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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 ... 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 |
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OK just when you thought it was safe....things keep getting weirder.
So after a couple of days (and not touching anything) the CD-ROM starts being detected again, but can't read anything (nasty mechanical noises when I access the drive). I removed the data cable from the drive, and everything's OK. Picked up the bigfoot drive, and it died in my hands while it was running. Now nothing gets it spinning again. Strange because I've been holding it while it's been on a lot over the past weeks! Replaced the bigfoot with a newer quantum, all fine, except now it won't even boot from floppy. It seems to start, takes a few chugs of the fdd heads, and just stops, light stays on, PC goes nowhere, with no on-screen output. Subsequent CMOS resets have no effect. Getting crazy with this now...am I missing something obvious, or is it time to try a new controller? JP "Mike Calkins" wrote in message m... My bathroom is pretty small, but I can just imagine. Kudos, Dale! CDROMs usually don't have a drive type. They are detected on boot, and the windows drivers take over. Check the cable and the jumper settings, if the bigfoot is jumpered for cable select, and the CDROM is jumpered for cable select, try putting both on the primary controller. Scanning the HD for virii would also be in order..... Mike in Houston |
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