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 > > > > > >Help make your TechAssist online repair tips > > >database better! Submit your fixes here: > > >http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips > > >To unsubscribe write to: > > >techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >with unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > > > > > > > > > >Help make your TechAssist online repair tips > > >database better! Submit your fixes here: > > >http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips > > >To unsubscribe write to: > > >techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >with unsubscribe in the subject line. > > > > > > > >Help make your TechAssist online repair tips > >database better! 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