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.