OK - sounds like you have an IDE conflict ongoing -
In Safe Mode Device Manager
How many IDE Master Controllers do you have going???
How Many Primary Controllers?
How Many Secondary Controllers?
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"Briandp" wrote in message
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In normal mode I found Conflicts with Primary IDE Controller (dual fifo)
and
Secondary IDE Controller (dual fifo) and PCI Communications Driver. I
then
went to Safe Mode and found no conflicts with the IDE or Communications
Driver, but did find the CD/DVD drives listed. I removed the CD/DVD
drives
and restarted. In normal mode I again found the same problems and no CD
/DVD
listed. I again went to Safe Mode and found all the above listed as
conflicts and no CD/DVD Drives listed. I removed all the conflicks and
restarted in normal mode and back to base one. Same conflicts and no
CD/DVD
drive.
When I use the boot disk the CD Drive loads just fine. It is also listed
in
the BIOS in the probler place.
Brianbp
"Noel Paton" wrote:
Probably nothing! 
Boot to Safe Mode - open Device Manager, and look in there for glitches
Remove ALL error-flagged items
remove ALL CD?DVD drives
reboot to Normal mode
post back with results
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"Briandp" wrote in message
...
I've been messing around with an old computer and decided to upgrade
the
operating system to Windows Me from Win 98se. The upgrade seemed to go
just
fine until I got back to the desk top after the upgrade was complete.
In
checking "My Computer" I found that the floppy "A" and Hard Drive "C"
were
present, but the CD Rom drive was missing and when I put a disk in to
read
it, it would not function. This is the same drive I used to do the
upgrade.
When I check the BIOS the drive is listed. What did I do wrong?