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SMART for Hard Disks CHÍPSET FEATURES: Top Performance some USB stuff AGP Fast Write PnP/PCI CONFIGURATION: PnP OS Installed Reset Configuration Data INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS: Enhance ATAPI Performance MPU-401 I thought you could know if any of these disabled options have to do something with the porblem. Actually, when my brother installed Win98, it was working fine, and then he installed WinXP and he didn't try the '98 again. And so he blamed me that I have messed it up while installing drivers, but he wasn't there to see that even the mouse was not working when I first started it . So I suppose that the dual boot is the problem. |
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PnP/PCI CONFIGURATION:
PnP OS Installed If I understand you correctly, you're saying that "PnP OS Installed" is disabled? If so, that's what Brian was talking about. You want to enable that item. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User "DRAGLYAR" wrote in message news I didn't find PlugnPlay feature in the BIOS. Here are some things that I found disabled and didn't know what they are used for: SMART for Hard Disks CHÍPSET FEATURES: Top Performance some USB stuff AGP Fast Write PnP/PCI CONFIGURATION: PnP OS Installed Reset Configuration Data INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS: Enhance ATAPI Performance MPU-401 I thought you could know if any of these disabled options have to do something with the porblem. Actually, when my brother installed Win98, it was working fine, and then he installed WinXP and he didn't try the '98 again. And so he blamed me that I have messed it up while installing drivers, but he wasn't there to see that even the mouse was not working when I first started it . So I suppose that the dual boot is the problem. -- DRAGLYAR |
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What Gary said. Enable "PnP OS installed".
Also let's get this straight. The video card you are using ( or attempting) is either in a PCI or AGP slot. Check in the BIOS to see if there is a setting for selection of video use as PCI or AGP. If the card is in a PCI slot then that is what the selected use should be, otherwise if it is in the AGP slot, then it should be set to AGP. AFAICT but not 100% sure, the MPU-401 may be onboard video. If it is as I suspect then make sure it is disabled. -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "DRAGLYAR" wrote in message news Brian A. Wrote: Do you by any chance have Plug n Play disabled in the BIOS? -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 I didn't find PlugnPlay feature in the BIOS. Here are some things that I found disabled and didn't know what they are used for: SMART for Hard Disks CHÍPSET FEATURES: Top Performance some USB stuff AGP Fast Write PnP/PCI CONFIGURATION: PnP OS Installed Reset Configuration Data INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS: Enhance ATAPI Performance MPU-401 I thought you could know if any of these disabled options have to do something with the porblem. Actually, when my brother installed Win98, it was working fine, and then he installed WinXP and he didn't try the '98 again. And so he blamed me that I have messed it up while installing drivers, but he wasn't there to see that even the mouse was not working when I first started it . So I suppose that the dual boot is the problem. -- DRAGLYAR |
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Thanks Gary. Guess I should have specified that.
-- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... PnP/PCI CONFIGURATION: PnP OS Installed If I understand you correctly, you're saying that "PnP OS Installed" is disabled? If so, that's what Brian was talking about. You want to enable that item. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User |
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"Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message
... AFAICT but not 100% sure, the MPU-401 may be onboard video. If it is as I suspect then make sure it is disabled. MPU-401 is MIDI. I usually disable it, but it's seldom been an issue. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User |
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While that's a common format for that option, it isn't the only one. OP
provided excellent feedback. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User "Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message ... Thanks Gary. Guess I should have specified that. -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... PnP/PCI CONFIGURATION: PnP OS Installed If I understand you correctly, you're saying that "PnP OS Installed" is disabled? If so, that's what Brian was talking about. You want to enable that item. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User |
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Here are the other settings in the same menu in BIOS: VGA Boot from AGP PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled PCI Slot1 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot2 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot3 IRQ Priority Auto Also one of the hardware in Win98 not yet installed well is some Advanced Configuration And Power Interface. It says it could not load the driver for it because the computer is reporting two ACPI.SYS bus types. It says I need to update my BIOS?!?(I have a very recent version of my BIOS). Cuold be this the main problem of all? |
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Well, having two ACPI busses reported is definitely a problem. You might
have a problem due to the BIOS update you say is recent. You might also try "Update ESCD" setting in the BIOS. It's usually in the PCI Setup section. This will force BIOS to re-enumerate hardware. You enable it, save and restart. Aside from that, at this point I'd be looking in Device Manager in Safe Mode (must be in Safe Mode) to see what your hardware profile looks like. Don't remove anything just yet. Just review it and note down any devices that are reported but which you know are no longer present, and report any devices for which there is more than one entry. We want to know how many of what items are duplicated. It's important not to remove the video adapter in Safe Mode. Just review and report for now. Only other thing I can suggest at this point is to boot to Normal Mode, then change the video adapter to "Standard VGA", restart, and then try reinstalling the proper drivers. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User "DRAGLYAR" wrote in message news Yes, I enabled it. But now everything goes the same: Win98 says that I don't have a RADEON 7000, and the setup of the RADEON drivers says I don't have it, too. Here are the other settings in the same menu in BIOS: VGA Boot from AGP PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled PCI Slot1 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot2 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot3 IRQ Priority Auto Also one of the hardware in Win98 not yet installed well is some Advanced Configuration And Power Interface. It says it could not load the driver for it because the computer is reporting two ACPI.SYS bus types. It says I need to update my BIOS?!?(I have a very recent version of my BIOS). Cuold be this the main problem of all? -- DRAGLYAR |
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There is Reset Configuration in the PCI settings. I started it, but the setup program of the RADEON driver doesn't find the videocard again. Here is a list of all hardware in the device manager that doesn't look usual to me: _NEC DVD_RW - a DVD recorder that was removed long ago CD-RW CDR-2440MB - my current CD recorder DVD - my current DVD ROM LITE-ON LTR-24102B - my current CD recorder (again!), but with another brand - the model is the same, these are some varying brands TEAC CD-540Ex2 - my current CD ROM Disk Drives: 2xGENERIC IDE DISK TYPE47 - two times! 2xGENERIC NEC FLOPPY DISK - two times! Display adapter: RADEON 7000 SERIES - the display driver that I installed manually 2xStandard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller - two times! Some Parallel and serial cables - I don't have any? 2xCTX VL700 - My monitor - two times! Standard PS2 Mouse Driver () - I think that this is not working, I'm using some other drivers Network adapters: Dial-up Adapter - I uninstalled the dial-up modem long ago Existing Ndis2 Driver - an attempt of mine to setup my LAN Card Gameport Joystick - I don't have one System Devices: -some of them are reported with problems in Normal mode ACPI Direct memory Access controller Numeric Data processor Plug And Play Software Device Enumerator Processor Support Programmable interrupt Controller System board System CMOS/real time clock System Speaker System Timer |
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Key clue: You have Yellow Exclamation Marks ("Bangs") on System devices in
Normal Mode. This tells me that you need to reinstall the motherboard drivers. Since the rest of the hardware tree is built upon the motherboard, you'll also need to reinstall the rest of the drivers. This also may be why the video card isn't recognized, since the hardware it's connected too isn't operating properly. A complete reinstall of the hardware tree is usually accomplished by deleting the ENUM key in HKLM in the Registry. If you don't understand what I just said, it's time for you to find a more experienced person to assist you. This procedure may go well, with few if any hitches, or it may bog you down in loops that are difficult to get out of, situations that may require more expertise than you have. Unfortunately, reinstalling the *entire* hardware tree can be just a bit tricky. In fact, it's precisely with the video card that problems usually arise, since Win98 is somewhat adamant about having the proper video drivers installed before it will install anything else, even though some of those "else" items need to be installed first. One way around this possibility is to Cancel any attempt to install the video drivers until you can get into Windows and run the appropriate setup programs for the motherboard and then the video (and later the rest). The other way around this Catch-22 is to use Device Manager in Safe Mode to remove *everything* except video (and the two FIFO's that can't normally be removed), then restart and let things reinstall. This may or may not get you around the video nag Not sure how you ended up this way, but the key to success in this kind of situation is research,, research. Make *certain* you have all of the proper drivers installation apps ready to go when needed. Many drivers installation files are simply a set of a few files packaged in ZIP files or self-executing ZIP files (EXE's that unpack a set of files to a temporary folder.) Make sure those files are all unpacked into readily accessible folders that you can point to during device installations. Others drivers installation apps (typically video and sound, printers, scanners, etc.) will need to be installed later after you manage to attain a normal Desktop. One tool that can help you identify hardware (there are others) is Everest Home Edition from http://www.lavalys.com/ Note that I'm not certain, but it seems to me that Everest sometimes reports whatever Windows tells it to report, and may not properly identify components. It may be necessary to physically look at components for model numbers, etc., refer to the manufacturers' websites. Is yours a major brand computer? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User "DRAGLYAR" wrote in message news Gary S. Terhune Wrote: Well, having two ACPI busses reported is definitely a problem. You might have a problem due to the BIOS update you say is recent. You might also try "Update ESCD" setting in the BIOS. It's usually in the PCI Setup section. This will force BIOS to re-enumerate hardware. You enable it, save and restart. Aside from that, at this point I'd be looking in Device Manager in Safe Mode (must be in Safe Mode) to see what your hardware profile looks like. Don't remove anything just yet. Just review it and note down any devices that are reported but which you know are no longer present, and report any devices for which there is more than one entry. We want to know how many of what items are duplicated. It's important not to remove the video adapter in Safe Mode. Just review and report for now. Only other thing I can suggest at this point is to boot to Normal Mode, then change the video adapter to "Standard VGA", restart, and then try reinstalling the proper drivers. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User When I updated the BIOS, it was done by a program and BIOS downloaded from the manufacturer's website. And it was done long after this problem was present. There is Reset Configuration in the PCI settings. I started it, but the setup program of the RADEON driver doesn't find the videocard again. Here is a list of all hardware in the device manager that doesn't look usual to me: _NEC DVD_RW - a DVD recorder that was removed long ago CD-RW CDR-2440MB - my current CD recorder DVD - my current DVD ROM LITE-ON LTR-24102B - my current CD recorder (again!), but with another brand - the model is the same, these are some varying brands TEAC CD-540Ex2 - my current CD ROM Disk Drives: 2xGENERIC IDE DISK TYPE47 - two times! 2xGENERIC NEC FLOPPY DISK - two times! Display adapter: RADEON 7000 SERIES - the display driver that I installed manually 2xStandard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller - two times! Some Parallel and serial cables - I don't have any? 2xCTX VL700 - My monitor - two times! Standard PS2 Mouse Driver () - I think that this is not working, I'm using some other drivers Network adapters: Dial-up Adapter - I uninstalled the dial-up modem long ago Existing Ndis2 Driver - an attempt of mine to setup my LAN Card Gameport Joystick - I don't have one System Devices: -some of them are reported with problems in Normal mode ACPI Direct memory Access controller Numeric Data processor Plug And Play Software Device Enumerator Processor Support Programmable interrupt Controller System board System CMOS/real time clock System Speaker System Timer -- DRAGLYAR |
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