This is my configuration for the 4.12 driver originally intended
by CL for the 563 "OmniCD", that I use on my 562B drive.  The 
driver included here has been modified so that it doesn't look
for the 563 model designation.  This is a DOS driver -- Windows
does not require any special driver for CD-ROM.  Just add the 
[MCI] CD Audio driver in the Control Panel to enable playing of 
audio CDs.  I was using the original 4.11 driver that worked on the
562B without trouble, and I'm not sure what advantages 4.12 has
over 4.11, but if it irks Creative Labs it makes me happy.

You can just load as a device, or loadhigh as DEVICEHIGH in the
CONFIG.SYS file.

DEVICE=C:\SB16\DRV\SBCD.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:220 /T:1 /S:D0 /N:1 /R

/D:MSCD001 is the device name that MSCDEX addresses in AUTOEXEC.BAT

/P:220 is the address of your SB card... this will probably be 
correct since 220 is the default address.  At this moment (I am
writing this at work) I don't know exactly what the other parameters
do.  But this works on my system and provides double-speed xfer and 
audio playback on CDs.

... then load MSCDEX.EXE from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file
(If you are using DOS 6.2, load this before SMARTDRV.EXE
and the CD-ROM will be read-cached since the drive will be
a valid DOS-device when SMARTDRV loads.)

C:\DOS62\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001 /M:16

(full documentation for MSCDEX is available elsewhere, but /M:16 is
the number/size of buffers for disc reads.)

As for the physical connection, pin 1 on each data connector is
clearly marked on the circuit board/connector.  This mark is either an 
arrow pointing to pin 1, or a "1" or sometimes "2" on the end where
pin 1 is.  The cable should be a straight-through ribbon cable -- no 
crossed wires.  The audio connector is tricky because the connectors are
very hard to find.  Your drive supplier should have provided the audio 
connection cable.  If not, let me know and I will make a diagram of the 
pin-outs.  You could either solder wires on, or make single-wire jumpers
since 3 and 4 pin headers in that size are rare.

NOW FOR THE DISCLAIMER:
I do not work for Panasonic, Matsushita or Creative Technologies and don't
represent them.  I did not write or modify the driver myself and cannot 
take responsibility for its performance, positive or negative.  I can only
say that I use the driver successfully as documented here.

good luck.

hughem@netcom.com (Internet Address)