[TechAssist] Re: Question about computer

I've had this problem ,after i checked,cmos,cable,etc,
go to safe mode,device manager,delete all drives,and
controllers,and all yellow! rebooted and everthing
came back, 98 set it back up.scary but worked for me
lots of times.
richard


--- Lawrence Tucker II <kc4iai@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Did I miss something? Have any adjustments, at all,
> been done to the 
> hardware? Did this CD ever show up and work? If this
> is a new install, it is 
> possible to reverse the data cable and not have the
> drive work and no error 
> message will appear. It is possible to hit the data
> cable and dislodge it 
> causing the same problem. Same is true of the power
> cable.
> 
> Either your emergency boot disc or the 98 installed
> software should have 
> discovered the hardware and installed the minimum
> driver. A valid emergency 
> boot disc has a generic CD ROM driver that is
> intended to allow you to load 
> Windows from a CD.
> 
> To test power to the CD ROM put in an audio CD and
> use earphones to 
> determine that the Drive is good. If that works pull
> and replace the data 
> cable. The red stripe should go toward the power
> plug but if it is backwards 
> on the motherboard or card it will have to be
> reversed to work.
> 
> 
> >From: "tom lee" <t8872695@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Question about computer
> >Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 17:33:46 -0800
> >
> >
> >Hello Clint.
> >My computer shows type of cd drive atapi ide on
> bios bootup routine as
> >secondary, also primary hard drive.
> >After bootup to windows 98 .It shows IDE controller
> (FIFO) with yellow 
> >mark.
> >on both primary ,secondary
> >at device manager.I use win98 SEcond edition. do I
> need update driver for
> >higher version?and where I can get it. Do you have
> tool that I can help me
> >to install cd drive to win98?. I can purchase it.
> >DANG  TVCR
> >PS may be my windows needs good IDE controller .My
> computer has AWARD
> >MODULAR BIOS 4.51pc.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: TechAssist Admin.
> <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 12:30 AM
> >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Question about computer
> >
> >
> > >
> > >Is it showing up in the BIOS or on the first BIOS
> boot up
> > >screen?  First be sure it is jumpered correctly
> (either
> > >master, slave or cable select) and the cable is
> good.  IF you
> > >are positive it is jumpered correctly and the
> cable is good,
> > >try it on another controller.  If it is a master
> now, try it
> > >as a slave on the other controller, etc.  If it
> still is not
> > >showing up in the boot up screen, it's bad.  If
> you are
> > >saying it was OK in the BIOS & boot up screen,
> and you did
> > >install windows from it...then what brand/model
> of
> > >motherboard do you have?  What are the drives
> setup on this
> > >computer?  Any yellow marks in the device
> manager?
> > >-Clint
> > >
> > >God Bless Us All
> > >Clint Hamilton, Owner
> > >http://OrpheusComputing.com
> > >sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >Fax: 209-882-9602
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> > >techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "tom lee" <t8872695@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 1:05 PM
> > >Subject: [TechAssist] Question about computer
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Hello friends.
> > >I install windows 98 for my computer . I succeed
> and go to
> > >the process. but
> > >one thing is
> > >it does not have D drive. I click my computer
> icon  It show
> > >only A,C but no
> > >D,it suppose
> > >CD rom drive.I use a floppy disk That I bought It
> help me
> > >boot up and give
> > >me the way
> > >that I can use D drive to setup windows98 .But
> after setup It
> > >does not
> > >include D drive.
> > >Any body know how to do it help me . please.  TIA
> > >DAND TVCR
> > >
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