Multiple ! flags for IDE controller devices? And CD-ROM problem

Installing an internal modem on my ThinkPad wrought havoc throughout my
drivers.

Now W98 SE doesn't recognize my CD ROM drive. It's not listed in
Device Manager.

Could this have anything to do with multple ! flags related to IDE
controllers? Here's what Device Manager shows:

Hard disk controllers:

-- Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
-- ! Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
-- ! Secondary IDE controller (single fifo)
-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller

My system has a single 4GB internal HD. I also use a USB external HD,
but the USB
connection isn't working either (but first things first--my immediate
priority is to restore
the CD ROM drive).

Thanks in advance.
--
John

"john" wrote in message
ups.com...
Installing an internal modem on my ThinkPad wrought havoc throughout my
drivers.

Now W98 SE doesn't recognize my CD ROM drive. It's not listed in
Device Manager.

Could this have anything to do with multple ! flags related to IDE
controllers? Here's what Device Manager shows:

Hard disk controllers:

-- Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
-- ! Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
-- ! Secondary IDE controller (single fifo)
-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller

My system has a single 4GB internal HD. I also use a USB external HD,
but the USB
connection isn't working either (but first things first--my immediate
priority is to restore
the CD ROM drive).

Thanks in advance.
--
John


boot into "safe mode" and delete these

-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller

reboot and let us know what happens ...

Are you sure that you didn't dislodge any of the ribbon cables, both at the
CD-ROM/HDD ends and/or the motherboard ends when you attempted to fit the
modem. Make sure that the plugs are firmly pushed home at BOTH ends of the
cables.

Mart


"john" wrote in message
ups.com...
Installing an internal modem on my ThinkPad wrought havoc throughout my
drivers.

Now W98 SE doesn't recognize my CD ROM drive. It's not listed in
Device Manager.

Could this have anything to do with multple ! flags related to IDE
controllers? Here's what Device Manager shows:

Hard disk controllers:

-- Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
-- ! Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
-- ! Secondary IDE controller (single fifo)
-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller

My system has a single 4GB internal HD. I also use a USB external HD,
but the USB
connection isn't working either (but first things first--my immediate
priority is to restore
the CD ROM drive).

Thanks in advance.
--
John

I need a clarification here. All the Thinkpads I have seen are laptop
computers.....exactly how did you install an *internal* modem in a laptop?
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"john" wrote in message
ups.com...
Installing an internal modem on my ThinkPad wrought havoc throughout my
drivers.

Now W98 SE doesn't recognize my CD ROM drive. It's not listed in
Device Manager.

Could this have anything to do with multple ! flags related to IDE
controllers? Here's what Device Manager shows:

Hard disk controllers:

-- Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
-- ! Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
-- ! Secondary IDE controller (single fifo)
-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller

My system has a single 4GB internal HD. I also use a USB external HD,
but the USB
connection isn't working either (but first things first--my immediate
priority is to restore
the CD ROM drive).

Thanks in advance.
--
John

"glee" wrote in message
...
I need a clarification here. All the Thinkpads I have seen are laptop
computers.....exactly how did you install an *internal* modem in a laptop?
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

The OP is probably referring to a PC Card modem,
which does fit inside the computer,
rather than being hooked up through a serial port.

Regardless of that, the problem is probably just
duplicate entries in Device Manager,
which puts the computer into compatibility mode,
which "hides" the CD-ROM" drive.

Haggis wrote:

boot into "safe mode" and delete these

-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller

reboot and let us know what happens ...

Thanks for the replies. I did what you suggest. When I boot again in
normal mode, these two device entries reappear:

-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller

and still no CD-ROM recognition.

--John

Remove the modem, start the computer in Command Prompt by
tapping the F8 key repeatedly during bootup, then type
"scanreg /restore" and restore a registry backup that was
created before the failed installation.

Ben

"john" wrote in message ups.com...
Installing an internal modem on my ThinkPad wrought havoc throughout my
drivers.

Now W98 SE doesn't recognize my CD ROM drive. It's not listed in
Device Manager.

Could this have anything to do with multple ! flags related to IDE
controllers? Here's what Device Manager shows:

Hard disk controllers:

-- Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
-- ! Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
-- ! Secondary IDE controller (single fifo)
-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller

My system has a single 4GB internal HD. I also use a USB external HD,
but the USB
connection isn't working either (but first things first--my immediate
priority is to restore
the CD ROM drive).

Thanks in advance.
--
John

Ben Myers wrote:
Remove the modem, start the computer in Command Prompt by
tapping the F8 key repeatedly during bootup, then type
"scanreg /restore" and restore a registry backup that was
created before the failed installation.

Been there, done that.

--John

1. Use one of these methods in case the NOIDE flag has been set.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=151911
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188480

2. Boot into Safe Mode, go into Device Manager. Remove ALL drives, ALL drive
controllers (except the "dual/single fifos" which can't be removed in Device
Manager), and the System device called "PCI Bus".

3. Physically disconnect any USB device(s), then remove all USB-related
devices in Device Manager.

4. Right-click the modem device, choose Properties, put in a check near the
button to "Disable in this hardware profile." Click OK. Do the same for any
other modem device (may have an "HCL enumerator" and/or sound devices that
were part of the modem installation.)

5. Look carefully for any devices which you know used to be installed but
which have since been uninstalled and Remove them.

6. Restart into Normal Mode and allow Windows to reinstall the devices. More
than one restart will be necessary.

7. If Device Manager in Normal mode now shows everything to be hunky-dory
and everything works, try re-enabling the modem device(s) by unchecking the
"Disable in this hardware profile" check box(s). Restart and see what
happens.

8. If everything is still OK, finish by reconnecting external USB hardware,
one by one.

9. Report back with the results, *please*. I've tried to keep this to a
minimum, but more drastic procedures may be called for.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"john" wrote in message
ups.com...
Installing an internal modem on my ThinkPad wrought havoc throughout my
drivers.

Now W98 SE doesn't recognize my CD ROM drive. It's not listed in
Device Manager.

Could this have anything to do with multple ! flags related to IDE
controllers? Here's what Device Manager shows:

Hard disk controllers:

-- Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
-- ! Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
-- ! Secondary IDE controller (single fifo)
-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller

My system has a single 4GB internal HD. I also use a USB external HD,
but the USB
connection isn't working either (but first things first--my immediate
priority is to restore
the CD ROM drive).

Thanks in advance.
--
John

"john" wrote in message
oups.com...
Haggis wrote:

boot into "safe mode" and delete these

-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller

reboot and let us know what happens ...

Thanks for the replies. I did what you suggest. When I boot again in
normal mode, these two device entries reappear:

-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller
-- ! Standard Bus Mastering IDE Hard Disk Controller

and still no CD-ROM recognition.

--John


did you check in the BIOS that both IDE channels are enabled ?

you may also need to reload the device specific drivers for you motherboard
controllers