[TechAssist] Re: Question about computer

  • From: "Chaz" <chaz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 20:25:45 -0600

Tom:

Did you not get my email answering this and what and HOW to do about 
updating your driver?

Chaz
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From:                   "tom lee" <t8872695@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:                     <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject:                [TechAssist] Re: Question about computer
Date sent:              Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:30:05 -0000
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> 
> Hello Clint.
> The mother board is china made. WINBOND    , VIA chipset.
> The detail of IDE controller has ! yellow said error code 10 ,
> "this device is not present, or not working properly,or does not have
> all drivers installed. Try upgrading device driver for this device."
> I do not know what to do from here. I have standard cd . and win98 is
> installed from
> this cd drive.does machine need driver if cd drive is standard.?
> Dang
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechAssist Admin. <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: TechAssist <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 8:02 AM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Question about computer
> 
> 
> >
> >Yes, it can.  In short, this is how (in the BIOS) the choice
> >is made if one wants to boot from the CDROM drive.  Also on
> >the first BIOS menu entry (1st on most, 2nd on a few) CDROM
> >drives as well as other optical or laser devices (LS120, etc)
> >show up there.
> >
> >Tom, you still do not mention the motherboard brand or model.
> >If this is an Intel chipset board, you usually do not need
> >any drivers for it (as far as the IRQ routing, IDE
> >controllers, Bus mastering, etc. goes).  If it is a non Intel
> >chipset board (SiS, VIA, ALi, etc), you usually do need
> >drivers for these mentioned above.  If you have removed the
> >yellow marked devices from the DM and restarted and windows
> >still puts yellow marks there, you either need drivers or
> >it's an IRQ problem.  The yellow marks will either be a ? or
> >an !.  I forget which, but one is a driver problem and the
> >other is a resource (IRQ) conflict.
> >
> >To find out which, highlight the device(s) with the yellow
> >mark then look at the properties and it will state there what
> >the problem is.  Then you go from there.  If it states a
> >driver, then you know what to do.  If it states a resource
> >conflict, there are 3 things you can do.  One, go into the
> >BIOS under the "PnP settings" (for Award) and what ever the
> >entry "PnP OS..........yes/no" is set to, change it to the
> >other, then restart.  Change this back and forth from yes and
> >no a few times and restart.  This will in many cases fix the
> >conflict.  If this does not, another way is you have to
> >uncheck the box 'automatically detect settings' at this prior
> >area mentioned above in the DM (device manager) in one of the
> >tabbed areas.  Sometimes this area is grayed out and you
> >cannot uncheck or check this box, or sometimes it is absent
> >all together.  This means of course you cannot change the IRQ
> >setting from within windows.  if you are able to change it,
> >most of time when you attempt to pick a number from 1-15, it
> >will tell you if that # is available or not.  Remember most
> >IRQ's can be shared, and some cannot be shared.  For
> >instance, most mice are IRQ 3, most video cards are IRQ 11
> >(on my PC, 11 is also my DSL modem).  To see a list of IRQ
> >assignments, go to 'system information' and expand 'hardware
> >resources'.  Then you can click the appropriate areas at the
> >left margin for IRQ info, (shared, conflicts, settings,
> >forced, etc).
> >
> >If you are not able to set an IRQ from within windows, then
> >there is the 3rd way.  Go in the BIOS under the PnP area
> >and put the 'resources controlled by' to 'manual' if it is
> >set to 'auto', or auto if it is manual.  If you set it to
> >auto, it will assign IRQ's.  If you set it to manual, you'll
> >just have to pick what's available by trial and error until
> >you find one that works.  You can free up IRQ's there,
> >then they will be available in windows, so windows then
> >can theoretically reassign IRQ's and get rid of the yellow
> >marks (of course only if the yellow mark is an IRQ conflict).
> >You can also rearrange your PCI/ISA cards to possible
> >free up an IRQ.
> >-Clint
> >
> >God Bless Us All
> >Clint Hamilton, Owner
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> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Richard Golden" <reldong@xxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 8:30 PM
> >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Question about computer
> >
> >
> >
> >some one tell me if i'm wrong on this?
> >I don't think you can see if your cd is on in cmos?
> >your computor detected it on setup,your setup disk
> >turned it on? and now you have problem on primary
> >drive (yellow !) and no cd, I think its there ,
> >just delete and reboot let win 98 find them????
> >
> >ps do you have same cable connected to both hd&cd
> >if you do and hd is in middle and cd is on the end of
> >cable,try them the other way?
> >good luck richard
> >
> >--- tom lee <t8872695@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> 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
> >> >> > >sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> > >Fax: 209-882-9602
> >> >> > >TechAssist Administration
> >> >> > >http://tech-assist.org
> >> >> > >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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> >
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