Primary IDE Controller Error

I've had a wetsern digital HD installed on my machine for a few years now.
All has worked fine until the other day. My two cd drives would not show up
in "my computer". After researching articles in here I ran fdisk and sys.com.
CD drives were recognized and functioning but now "D" drive doesn't work.
This is my WD HD. I have a yellow exclimation by my primary IDE controller.
When I try to open "My Computer" now, it briefly shows the flashlight icon
then freezes. The only way around this is unplugging power from the WD HD.
I've read articles about Noides and Bios upgrades but I'm wondering if any of
this is a result of running fdisk and sys.com earlier. And is there a way to
fix this so I can get into my WD HD. Thanks for the help!

try the secondary controller on the mothrboard

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"Mathers" wrote in message
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I've had a wetsern digital HD installed on my machine for a few years now.
All has worked fine until the other day. My two cd drives would not show
up
in "my computer". After researching articles in here I ran fdisk and
sys.com.
CD drives were recognized and functioning but now "D" drive doesn't work.
This is my WD HD. I have a yellow exclimation by my primary IDE
controller.
When I try to open "My Computer" now, it briefly shows the flashlight icon
then freezes. The only way around this is unplugging power from the WD HD.
I've read articles about Noides and Bios upgrades but I'm wondering if any
of
this is a result of running fdisk and sys.com earlier. And is there a way
to
fix this so I can get into my WD HD. Thanks for the help!

How do I switch it over to the secondary IDE?

"AlmostBob" wrote:

try the secondary controller on the mothrboard

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Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.activescan.com
Panda online AntiSpyware Scan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/spyware/test/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Cool Web Shredder http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before
use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters
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"Mathers" wrote in message
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I've had a wetsern digital HD installed on my machine for a few years now.
All has worked fine until the other day. My two cd drives would not show
up
in "my computer". After researching articles in here I ran fdisk and
sys.com.
CD drives were recognized and functioning but now "D" drive doesn't work.
This is my WD HD. I have a yellow exclimation by my primary IDE
controller.
When I try to open "My Computer" now, it briefly shows the flashlight icon
then freezes. The only way around this is unplugging power from the WD HD.
I've read articles about Noides and Bios upgrades but I'm wondering if any
of
this is a result of running fdisk and sys.com earlier. And is there a way
to
fix this so I can get into my WD HD. Thanks for the help!

| I have a yellow exclimation by my primary IDE controller.

Probably that needs tending to in Device Manager in Safe Mode. I hesitate to say what you must do in there. Anyway, show us the following...

(1) "START button, Run, MSInfo32". Use CTRL-Mouse to highlight relevant
info & the Edit menu to Copy it...

Windows-managed swap file on drive C (6458MB free)
Available space on drive C: 6458MB of 7979MB (FAT32)
Available space on drive D: 6232MB of 7979MB (FAT32)
Available space on drive E: 773MB of 2792MB (FAT32)
Available space on drive F: 7979MB of 7979MB (FAT32)
Available space on drive G: 7786MB of 7979MB (FAT32)
Available space on drive H: 7620MB of 7979MB (FAT32)
Available space on drive I: 6174MB of 6174MB (FAT32)

(2)
(a) "START button, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt"
(b) FDISK /Status
(c) Use the "MARK", outline text with mouse, "COPY" button to post the
results.

C:\FDISK /Status
Disk Drv Mbytes Free Usage
1 19092 8298 57%
C: 7996
E: 2798
2 38169 100% Full drive
D: 7996 One partition
F: 7996
G: 7996
H: 7996
I: 6187


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"Mathers" wrote in message ...
| I've had a wetsern digital HD installed on my machine for a few years now.
| All has worked fine until the other day. My two cd drives would not show up
| in "my computer". After researching articles in here I ran fdisk and sys.com.
| CD drives were recognized and functioning but now "D" drive doesn't work.
| This is my WD HD. I have a yellow exclimation by my primary IDE controller.
| When I try to open "My Computer" now, it briefly shows the flashlight icon
| then freezes. The only way around this is unplugging power from the WD HD.
| I've read articles about Noides and Bios upgrades but I'm wondering if any of
| this is a result of running fdisk and sys.com earlier. And is there a way to
| fix this so I can get into my WD HD. Thanks for the help!

Are the articles you tried...?...

• MS-DOS Compatibility Mode Problems with PCI IDE Controllers
(151911) - This issue can occur if your computer has an IDE controller that requires serialization between the primary and secondary IDE channels. The protected-mode drivers for these IDE controllers may not .... HWHDCTL winmedos osr 95 winmil winme win98 98 missing primary ide dual fifo
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/151911/en-us

• Troubleshooting MS-DOS Compatibility Mode on Hard Disks
(130179) - For additional information about how to troubleshoot NOIDE, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 151911 MS-DOS Compatibility Mode Problems with PCI IDE Controllers Make sure the protected-mode driver is not damaged.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/130179/en-us

....What happened with them, in more detail?


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Thanks or Good Luck,
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"Mathers" wrote in message ...
| I've had a wetsern digital HD installed on my machine for a few years now.
| All has worked fine until the other day. My two cd drives would not show up
| in "my computer". After researching articles in here I ran fdisk and sys.com.
| CD drives were recognized and functioning but now "D" drive doesn't work.
| This is my WD HD. I have a yellow exclimation by my primary IDE controller.
| When I try to open "My Computer" now, it briefly shows the flashlight icon
| then freezes. The only way around this is unplugging power from the WD HD.
| I've read articles about Noides and Bios upgrades but I'm wondering if any of
| this is a result of running fdisk and sys.com earlier. And is there a way to
| fix this so I can get into my WD HD. Thanks for the help!

I ran to Noide search in regedit and it came back with no results or values.

"PCR" wrote:

Are the articles you tried...?...

• MS-DOS Compatibility Mode Problems with PCI IDE Controllers
(151911) - This issue can occur if your computer has an IDE controller that requires serialization between the primary and secondary IDE channels. The protected-mode drivers for these IDE controllers may not .... HWHDCTL winmedos osr 95 winmil winme win98 98 missing primary ide dual fifo
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/151911/en-us

• Troubleshooting MS-DOS Compatibility Mode on Hard Disks
(130179) - For additional information about how to troubleshoot NOIDE, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 151911 MS-DOS Compatibility Mode Problems with PCI IDE Controllers Make sure the protected-mode driver is not damaged.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/130179/en-us

....What happened with them, in more detail?


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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
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"Mathers" wrote in message ...
| I've had a wetsern digital HD installed on my machine for a few years now.
| All has worked fine until the other day. My two cd drives would not show up
| in "my computer". After researching articles in here I ran fdisk and sys.com.
| CD drives were recognized and functioning but now "D" drive doesn't work.
| This is my WD HD. I have a yellow exclimation by my primary IDE controller.
| When I try to open "My Computer" now, it briefly shows the flashlight icon
| then freezes. The only way around this is unplugging power from the WD HD.
| I've read articles about Noides and Bios upgrades but I'm wondering if any of
| this is a result of running fdisk and sys.com earlier. And is there a way to
| fix this so I can get into my WD HD. Thanks for the help!

How do I switch to my secondary controller to get my WD HD to work properly
as reccomemded by the other post?

"PCR" wrote:

Are the articles you tried...?...

• MS-DOS Compatibility Mode Problems with PCI IDE Controllers
(151911) - This issue can occur if your computer has an IDE controller that requires serialization between the primary and secondary IDE channels. The protected-mode drivers for these IDE controllers may not .... HWHDCTL winmedos osr 95 winmil winme win98 98 missing primary ide dual fifo
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/151911/en-us

• Troubleshooting MS-DOS Compatibility Mode on Hard Disks
(130179) - For additional information about how to troubleshoot NOIDE, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 151911 MS-DOS Compatibility Mode Problems with PCI IDE Controllers Make sure the protected-mode driver is not damaged.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/130179/en-us

....What happened with them, in more detail?


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

"Mathers" wrote in message ...
| I've had a wetsern digital HD installed on my machine for a few years now.
| All has worked fine until the other day. My two cd drives would not show up
| in "my computer". After researching articles in here I ran fdisk and sys.com.
| CD drives were recognized and functioning but now "D" drive doesn't work.
| This is my WD HD. I have a yellow exclimation by my primary IDE controller.
| When I try to open "My Computer" now, it briefly shows the flashlight icon
| then freezes. The only way around this is unplugging power from the WD HD.
| I've read articles about Noides and Bios upgrades but I'm wondering if any of
| this is a result of running fdisk and sys.com earlier. And is there a way to
| fix this so I can get into my WD HD. Thanks for the help!

"Mathers" wrote in message
...

How do I switch to my secondary controller to get my WD HD to work
properly
as reccomemded by the other post?

Disconnect electricity, open the PC case, and
trace the data cables from the hard drives to the
circuit board. You will probably find there two
data cable sockets side by side. Just remove
your data cable connector, plug it into the other socket
on the circuit board, turn on power, and see
whether your drives are connected to the second
IDE controller.

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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

Please tell us what drives are connected to what controllers, and what drives are
master and slave on each controller. Also, how are the drives jumpered, as
master/slave, or Cable Select?
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Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
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"Mathers" wrote in message
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I've had a wetsern digital HD installed on my machine for a few years now.
All has worked fine until the other day. My two cd drives would not show up
in "my computer". After researching articles in here I ran fdisk and sys.com.
CD drives were recognized and functioning but now "D" drive doesn't work.
This is my WD HD. I have a yellow exclimation by my primary IDE controller.
When I try to open "My Computer" now, it briefly shows the flashlight icon
then freezes. The only way around this is unplugging power from the WD HD.
I've read articles about Noides and Bios upgrades but I'm wondering if any of
this is a result of running fdisk and sys.com earlier. And is there a way to
fix this so I can get into my WD HD. Thanks for the help!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Just run the program WD provides for checking the hard drive first. Check
their website. wdc.com or westerndigital.com Then, run with the flow here
after all is stated as good.
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Jonny
"Mathers" wrote in message
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I've had a wetsern digital HD installed on my machine for a few years now.
All has worked fine until the other day. My two cd drives would not show
up
in "my computer". After researching articles in here I ran fdisk and
sys.com.
CD drives were recognized and functioning but now "D" drive doesn't work.
This is my WD HD. I have a yellow exclimation by my primary IDE
controller.
When I try to open "My Computer" now, it briefly shows the flashlight icon
then freezes. The only way around this is unplugging power from the WD HD.
I've read articles about Noides and Bios upgrades but I'm wondering if any
of
this is a result of running fdisk and sys.com earlier. And is there a way
to
fix this so I can get into my WD HD. Thanks for the help!