Disk controller not loading, hard drive not seen

Hi!

Please, if there is anyone familiar with this problem ...

I do have IBM ThinkPad 570/Win98SE with Intel 440 chipset, and now after a
Windows repair "re-upgrade" round I have lost the Generic Disk Drive entry
from the Device Manager due to the IDE Controller loading problem.

I have already been loading the current "infinst_enu.exe" package from
Intel's pages and tried to update the Standard Bus Master IDE Hard Disk
Controller, but for some strange reason I have not been succeeding with this
so far ...

The machine is otherwise in all good working condition, on the net etc., but
the USB connection is reacting somehow but not working properly, and this IDE
controller and the hard drive seem not to be properly installed on Windows.

Could there be some problem on the Intel's drivers, or some .inf or .sys or
other small driver part missing, or maybe some problem on the mshdc.inf from
MS?


Best regards,

Pete V.

"PeteV" wrote:

Hi!

Please, if there is anyone familiar with this problem ...

I do have IBM ThinkPad 570/Win98SE with Intel 440 chipset, and now after a
Windows repair "re-upgrade" round I have lost the Generic Disk Drive entry
from the Device Manager due to the IDE Controller loading problem.

I have already been loading the current "infinst_enu.exe" package from
Intel's pages and tried to update the Standard Bus Master IDE Hard Disk
Controller, but for some strange reason I have not been succeeding with this
so far ...

The machine is otherwise in all good working condition, on the net etc., but
the USB connection is reacting somehow but not working properly, and this IDE
controller and the hard drive seem not to be properly installed on Windows.

Could there be some problem on the Intel's drivers, or some .inf or .sys or
other small driver part missing, or maybe some problem on the mshdc.inf from
MS?


Does your machine have a 3.5 inch diskette drive?

If so then boot it up with a Windows 98 Startup Disk (get one from
www.bootdisk.com if you don't have one already) and see if the hard
drive is readable from their.

If it is not then you have a hardware problem not a software one.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm

"Ron Martell" wrote:

"PeteV" wrote:

Hi!

Please, if there is anyone familiar with this problem ...

I do have IBM ThinkPad 570/Win98SE with Intel 440 chipset, and now after a
Windows repair "re-upgrade" round I have lost the Generic Disk Drive entry
from the Device Manager due to the IDE Controller loading problem.

I have already been loading the current "infinst_enu.exe" package from
Intel's pages and tried to update the Standard Bus Master IDE Hard Disk
Controller, but for some strange reason I have not been succeeding with this
so far ...

The machine is otherwise in all good working condition, on the net etc., but
the USB connection is reacting somehow but not working properly, and this IDE
controller and the hard drive seem not to be properly installed on Windows.

Could there be some problem on the Intel's drivers, or some .inf or .sys or
other small driver part missing, or maybe some problem on the mshdc.inf from
MS?


Does your machine have a 3.5 inch diskette drive?

If so then boot it up with a Windows 98 Startup Disk (get one from
www.bootdisk.com if you don't have one already) and see if the hard
drive is readable from their.

If it is not then you have a hardware problem not a software one.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm

Hi!

Thanks Ron for the hint, but sorry, the system and disk are working all
fine, the main problem is USB not working and another one the missing drive
in the Device Manager due to the disk controller prolem.

I have been tracing this so far somehow to some resource conflict on the
Intel 440 dependant drivers, but what may cause this problem ... bad Intel
drivers or maybe the Microsoft drivers involved in this same ...


Best regards,

Pete V.

Perhaps you should start your question over. Is the problem with the IDE
controller or the USB controller?
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"PeteV" wrote in message
...

"Ron Martell" wrote:

"PeteV" wrote:

Hi!

Please, if there is anyone familiar with this problem ...

I do have IBM ThinkPad 570/Win98SE with Intel 440 chipset, and now after
a
Windows repair "re-upgrade" round I have lost the Generic Disk Drive
entry
from the Device Manager due to the IDE Controller loading problem.

I have already been loading the current "infinst_enu.exe" package from
Intel's pages and tried to update the Standard Bus Master IDE Hard Disk
Controller, but for some strange reason I have not been succeeding with
this
so far ...

The machine is otherwise in all good working condition, on the net etc.,
but
the USB connection is reacting somehow but not working properly, and
this IDE
controller and the hard drive seem not to be properly installed on
Windows.

Could there be some problem on the Intel's drivers, or some .inf or .sys
or
other small driver part missing, or maybe some problem on the mshdc.inf
from
MS?


Does your machine have a 3.5 inch diskette drive?

If so then boot it up with a Windows 98 Startup Disk (get one from
www.bootdisk.com if you don't have one already) and see if the hard
drive is readable from their.

If it is not then you have a hardware problem not a software one.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm

Hi!

Thanks Ron for the hint, but sorry, the system and disk are working all
fine, the main problem is USB not working and another one the missing
drive
in the Device Manager due to the disk controller prolem.

I have been tracing this so far somehow to some resource conflict on the
Intel 440 dependant drivers, but what may cause this problem ... bad Intel
drivers or maybe the Microsoft drivers involved in this same ...


Best regards,

Pete V.

Hi!

OK, the problem was originally not getting the USB working at all, but, that
time there were no problems with the disk controller loading or hard disk
visibility, they were both seen all OK on the Device Manager.

But the status changed problematic as described previously after the Win98SE
re-installation and Intel 440 chipset driver update, disk controller not
anymore loading properly and hard disk vanishing from Device Manager, and
neither any success with the USB devices, they were noted there just
"unknown" ones, but surprisingly the USB controllers were both OK loaded.

Then I supposed all this shall have something to do with conflicting
resource allocations, but doing one manual resource allocation correction
didn't help, so, I came to the conclusion the updated drivers maybe are doing
something wrongly and that's why they do not load properly ...


Best regards,

Pete V.





"Jeff Richards" wrote:

Perhaps you should start your question over. Is the problem with the IDE
controller or the USB controller?
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"PeteV" wrote in message
...

"Ron Martell" wrote:

"PeteV" wrote:

Hi!

Please, if there is anyone familiar with this problem ...

I do have IBM ThinkPad 570/Win98SE with Intel 440 chipset, and now after
a
Windows repair "re-upgrade" round I have lost the Generic Disk Drive
entry
from the Device Manager due to the IDE Controller loading problem.

I have already been loading the current "infinst_enu.exe" package from
Intel's pages and tried to update the Standard Bus Master IDE Hard Disk
Controller, but for some strange reason I have not been succeeding with
this
so far ...

The machine is otherwise in all good working condition, on the net etc.,
but
the USB connection is reacting somehow but not working properly, and
this IDE
controller and the hard drive seem not to be properly installed on
Windows.

Could there be some problem on the Intel's drivers, or some .inf or .sys
or
other small driver part missing, or maybe some problem on the mshdc.inf
from
MS?


Does your machine have a 3.5 inch diskette drive?

If so then boot it up with a Windows 98 Startup Disk (get one from
www.bootdisk.com if you don't have one already) and see if the hard
drive is readable from their.

If it is not then you have a hardware problem not a software one.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm

Hi!

Thanks Ron for the hint, but sorry, the system and disk are working all
fine, the main problem is USB not working and another one the missing
drive
in the Device Manager due to the disk controller prolem.

I have been tracing this so far somehow to some resource conflict on the
Intel 440 dependant drivers, but what may cause this problem ... bad Intel
drivers or maybe the Microsoft drivers involved in this same ...


Best regards,

Pete V.

Check the IBM web site for the correct drivers for your system. Laptops
generally have proprietory hardware and the generic drivers that might work
for a desktop PC may not be the correct drivers for your Thinkpad. In any
case, even with desktop systems, you often have to get the correct drivers
from the motherboard manufacturer.

PattyL

"PeteV" wrote in message
...
Hi!

OK, the problem was originally not getting the USB working at all, but,
that
time there were no problems with the disk controller loading or hard disk
visibility, they were both seen all OK on the Device Manager.

But the status changed problematic as described previously after the
Win98SE
re-installation and Intel 440 chipset driver update, disk controller not
anymore loading properly and hard disk vanishing from Device Manager, and
neither any success with the USB devices, they were noted there just
"unknown" ones, but surprisingly the USB controllers were both OK loaded.

Then I supposed all this shall have something to do with conflicting
resource allocations, but doing one manual resource allocation correction
didn't help, so, I came to the conclusion the updated drivers maybe are
doing
something wrongly and that's why they do not load properly ...


Best regards,

Pete V.





"Jeff Richards" wrote:

Perhaps you should start your question over. Is the problem with the IDE
controller or the USB controller?
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"PeteV" wrote in message
...

"Ron Martell" wrote:

"PeteV" wrote:

Hi!

Please, if there is anyone familiar with this problem ...

I do have IBM ThinkPad 570/Win98SE with Intel 440 chipset, and now
after
a
Windows repair "re-upgrade" round I have lost the Generic Disk Drive
entry
from the Device Manager due to the IDE Controller loading problem.

I have already been loading the current "infinst_enu.exe" package
from
Intel's pages and tried to update the Standard Bus Master IDE Hard
Disk
Controller, but for some strange reason I have not been succeeding
with
this
so far ...

The machine is otherwise in all good working condition, on the net
etc.,
but
the USB connection is reacting somehow but not working properly, and
this IDE
controller and the hard drive seem not to be properly installed on
Windows.

Could there be some problem on the Intel's drivers, or some .inf or
.sys
or
other small driver part missing, or maybe some problem on the
mshdc.inf
from
MS?


Does your machine have a 3.5 inch diskette drive?

If so then boot it up with a Windows 98 Startup Disk (get one from
www.bootdisk.com if you don't have one already) and see if the hard
drive is readable from their.

If it is not then you have a hardware problem not a software one.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm

Hi!

Thanks Ron for the hint, but sorry, the system and disk are working all
fine, the main problem is USB not working and another one the missing
drive
in the Device Manager due to the disk controller prolem.

I have been tracing this so far somehow to some resource conflict on
the
Intel 440 dependant drivers, but what may cause this problem ... bad
Intel
drivers or maybe the Microsoft drivers involved in this same ...


Best regards,

Pete V.

I suspect the reference to USB is a red herring.

What process did you use for the re-installation? Was the disk formatted
for a clean install, or did you simply re-install over the top of the
existing system? Did you use the IBM installation disk, or a generic
Windows 98SE disk?

If the USB isn't a red herring then you may have a hardware problem.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"PeteV" wrote in message
...
Hi!

OK, the problem was originally not getting the USB working at all, but,
that
time there were no problems with the disk controller loading or hard disk
visibility, they were both seen all OK on the Device Manager.

But the status changed problematic as described previously after the
Win98SE
re-installation and Intel 440 chipset driver update, disk controller not
anymore loading properly and hard disk vanishing from Device Manager, and
neither any success with the USB devices, they were noted there just
"unknown" ones, but surprisingly the USB controllers were both OK loaded.

Then I supposed all this shall have something to do with conflicting
resource allocations, but doing one manual resource allocation correction
didn't help, so, I came to the conclusion the updated drivers maybe are
doing
something wrongly and that's why they do not load properly ...


Best regards,

Pete V.





"Jeff Richards" wrote:

Perhaps you should start your question over. Is the problem with the IDE
controller or the USB controller?
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"PeteV" wrote in message
...

"Ron Martell" wrote:

"PeteV" wrote:

Hi!

Please, if there is anyone familiar with this problem ...

I do have IBM ThinkPad 570/Win98SE with Intel 440 chipset, and now
after
a
Windows repair "re-upgrade" round I have lost the Generic Disk Drive
entry
from the Device Manager due to the IDE Controller loading problem.

I have already been loading the current "infinst_enu.exe" package
from
Intel's pages and tried to update the Standard Bus Master IDE Hard
Disk
Controller, but for some strange reason I have not been succeeding
with
this
so far ...

The machine is otherwise in all good working condition, on the net
etc.,
but
the USB connection is reacting somehow but not working properly, and
this IDE
controller and the hard drive seem not to be properly installed on
Windows.

Could there be some problem on the Intel's drivers, or some .inf or
.sys
or
other small driver part missing, or maybe some problem on the
mshdc.inf
from
MS?


Does your machine have a 3.5 inch diskette drive?

If so then boot it up with a Windows 98 Startup Disk (get one from
www.bootdisk.com if you don't have one already) and see if the hard
drive is readable from their.

If it is not then you have a hardware problem not a software one.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm

Hi!

Thanks Ron for the hint, but sorry, the system and disk are working all
fine, the main problem is USB not working and another one the missing
drive
in the Device Manager due to the disk controller prolem.

I have been tracing this so far somehow to some resource conflict on
the
Intel 440 dependant drivers, but what may cause this problem ... bad
Intel
drivers or maybe the Microsoft drivers involved in this same ...


Best regards,

Pete V.