Win '95 had a habit of losing the CDROM drive, and the 'given' solution at
the time was to load real mode drivers.....
BTW It was a Microsoft issue, not a Compaq only issue.

Mike in Houston


"DEJ57" wrote in message
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Hey Dale - thanks yeah I did try a CMOS reset last night, and sure
enough, I got my hard drive back!

My top four list to fix weird PC problems.

Reboot
Re-install
Reset CMOS
Replace CMOS battery

Some other good suggestions have been offered about the lost CDROM....

Dale