[TechAssist] Re: Question about computer

Hello Richard.
I your case may be you already have C,D.. by some reasons your computer
fails to detect the drive. My case Is after install win98 the os does not
detect cd drive (D)
even though I install Win98 from this cd drive.
Dang
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Golden <reldong@xxxxxxxxx>
To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 1:47 AM
Subject: [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
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>> > >
>> > >----- 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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