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A system for the automatic identification and configuration of a computer peripheral uses an initialization program to send one or more query instructions to a peripheral device such as a CD-ROM drive. In response to the query instructions, the CD-ROM drive replies with data that can be used to uniq

A system for the automatic identification and configuration of a computer peripheral uses an initialization program to send one or more query instructions to a peripheral device such as a CD-ROM drive. In response to the query instructions, the CD-ROM drive replies with data that can be used to uniquely identify the model number or type of CD-ROM drive. The system then selects the appropriate software driver for the identified CD-ROM drive and loads the selected driver. The system can further verify proper operation of other peripheral devices, such as a hard disk drive, by using commands within the disk operating system. A floppy disk, or other computer readable storage media, contains the initialization program and a software driver file for every type of CD-ROM drive supported by the system. The system automatically identifies and loads the appropriate software driver without requiring the user to respond to technical questions related to the hardware.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A system for the automatic identification and configuration of a peripheral device, the system comprising:a plurality of driver files for operation of a plurality of different peripheral device types;a computer memory;a configuration file loaded into said computer memory and contain

[ I claim:] [1.] A system for the automatic identification and configuration of a peripheral device, the system comprising:a plurality of driver files for operation of a plurality of different peripheral device types;a computer memory;a configuration file loaded into said computer memory and containing computer commands to load said plurality of driver files;an initialization program to execute a query instruction, said query instruction including an identification request to the peripheral device;a response interpreter to interpret a response from the peripheral device, said response including identification data for the peripheral device to permit the selection of one of said plurality of driver files corresponding to the peripheral device type;a processor to alter said configuration file in said computer memory based on said identification data to thereby disable the loading of all of said plurality of driver files except said selected driver files; anda driver loader for loading said selected driver file.