Suggest you start a new thread--"How do I add SB16 CDROM support to
Startup disk?"

I used to know, and I'm sure many others here still do.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

"ssb" wrote in message
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Trying to install windows.

First problem had been that floppy wouldn't recognize startup disk --
changed out floppy and cable, now get thru startup.

Problem now is that the CD is not operating, so I can't load Windows
install
CD. The CD drive is running off a Sound Blaster 16 card. Since it
won't run
from the generic drivers startup installs, am assuming I need to load
manufacturer drivers. Have downloaded an 'update' driver file. Need
to know
how to get those files loaded w/ startup disk.


"PCR" wrote:

I'm not sure what this thread is about. Do you want to install Sound
Blaster or all of Windows?

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"ssb" wrote in message
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| OKAY................... Things are much better but still need some
help.
|
| I exchanged floppy drive and cable and startup disk now works
fine.
Problem
| is that CD runs off Sound Blaster 16 sound card and apparently
won't
operate
| with generic drivers on startup disk. I've downloaded SB16
'update'
drivers
| (hope that doesn't turn out to be problem). How do I get these
loaded
w/
| startup disk?
|
|
|
| "PCR" wrote:
|
| Here is what I have for that...
|
| Enter BIOS Setup & jot down your settings.
|
| You must press a key at boot to enter BIOS Setup. If you don't
know
the
| key to press, try "Esc" at the manufacturer's logo. Then, the
key to
| press to enter BIOS setup will show up. Quickly press it. For
this
| Compaq, it is F10.
|
| In BIOS, use TAB & the arrow keys to navigate, & ENTER to
select.
(Well,
| there may be a legend showing your keys are different.)
|
| While in there, you'd better go through all the menus & jot down
the
| settings. If they are not set to defaults, and somehow, someday,
they
| are cleared, all these settings will have to be input again.
|
| ......Quote of Candlin about...............
| ......keystrokes to get to BIOS Setup....
| Usually DEL, but F1, F2, F10 are also common.
|
| Other keystrokes which might work a
|
| AMI BIOS: Del key during the POST
| DTK BIOS: Esc key during the POST
| Award BIOS: Ctrl-Alt-Esc
| Misc BIOS: Ctrl-Esc
| Phoenix BIOS: Ctrl-Alt-Esc or Ctrl-Alt-S
| IBM PS/2 BIOS: Ctrl-Alt-Ins after Ctrl-Alt-Del
|
| If all else fails, shut down, power off, unplug the keyboard,
| and power up again, as some older systems will default
| to the CMOS Setup if a keyboard is not found.
| .......End of Quote............................
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "PattyL" wrote in message
| ...
| | Just thought that I'd mention that I tested holding the F10
key
during
| the
| | boot on the three systems we have here and on the laptop and
one
| desktop,
| | there was no effect. The systems booted normally.
| |
| | On the other desktop (an HP), it started the system recovery.
Oops!
| When I
| | cancelled the system recovery, I did get a message to press
the F1
to
| run
| | setup or F10 to run recovery.
| |
| | So your theory that holding the F10 key should initiate the
BIOS
setup
| is
| | not valid on all systems.
| |
| | PattyL
| |
| |
| | "Hugh Candlin" wrote in message
| | ...
| |
| | "PattyL" wrote in message
| | ...
| | Something that I like even better than unplugging the
keyboard
is
| to lay
| | your forearm across the keyboard pressing down several keys
at
| once.
| | Generally (if the boot is getting that far), you will get a
| Keyboard
| | error
| | message that tells you what key or key combination to press
to
| enter
| | setup
| | or F1 to continue. In this case, you actually can do it.
g
| |
| |
| | I would have suggested that, but, as I recommended,
| | he held down the F10 key while the PC booted.
| |
| | That should have at least initiated the BIOS Setup program,
| | and, failing that, should have given him a keyboard error.
| |
| | It did neither, suggesting that your "method" would not have
| | worked either, even though there is nothing wrong with it.
| |
| | PattyL
| |
| |
| | "Hugh Candlin" wrote in message
| | ...
| |
| | "ssb" wrote in message
| |
...
| | Held the F10 but didn't get anything different, not even
the
2
| beeps.
| |
| | Power it off.
| |
| | Unplug the keyboard.
| |
| | Power on again.
| |
| | See if you get the infamous
| |
| | "Keyboard not found. Press F1 to continue" message.
| |
| | Think about installing a fresh CMOS backup battery.
| |
| |
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