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Old May 6th 04, 10:04 AM
Barrie
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Default MS-dos compatibility mode & lost CD drive

My hard drive & partitions all read as MSDOS
compatibility mode, and the CDRW/DVD drive is not shown
in Windows 98SE, so I cannot access it. (It was the H:
drive).
This happened after trying to install a USB mobile disk
driver. I have uninstalled the driver to see if that
would resolve the problem, but this did not work.
I have also checked the internal cables - there are no
loose wires.
Any help would be greatly appeciated. Thank you.
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Old May 6th 04, 01:25 PM
Ron Badour
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Default MS-dos compatibility mode & lost CD drive

See if the information in the following knowledge base articles helps. The
four articles at the top are the most relevant and they will probably
contain the solution. The articles start getting more specialized as you go
down the list.

W95/98 Troubleshooting MS-DOS Compatibility Mode on Hard Disks 130179
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=130179

W95/98 Large IDE Hard Disk May Run In Compatibility Mode 175629
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=175629

W95 MS-DOS Compatibility Mode Problems with PCI-IDE Controllers 151911
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=151911

W95/98 Troubleshooting Floppy Disk Drive Problems in Windows 131690
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=131690

W95 MS-DOS Compatibility Mode When Booting from Removable Disk 163317
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=163317

W95 Packard Bell Legend Hard Disk Using MS-DOS Compatibility Mode
[Q135024135024
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=135024

W95 Drives Use MS-DOS Compatibility Mode with Iomega Zip Drive 136742
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=136742

W95 MS-DOS Compatibility Mode on National Semiconductor Controller 153164
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=153164

W95/98 FAT32 Using Compatibility Mode with OnTrack Disk Manager 152701
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=152701

W95/98 Mh32bit.386 Device Driver Causes MS-DOS Compatibility Mode 137405
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=137405

W98 Performance/MS-DOS Compatibility Mode Issues with VIA Busmaster 242607
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=242607


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Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
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Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Barrie" wrote in message
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My hard drive & partitions all read as MSDOS
compatibility mode, and the CDRW/DVD drive is not shown
in Windows 98SE, so I cannot access it. (It was the H:
drive).
This happened after trying to install a USB mobile disk
driver. I have uninstalled the driver to see if that
would resolve the problem, but this did not work.
I have also checked the internal cables - there are no
loose wires.
Any help would be greatly appeciated. Thank you.



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Old May 6th 04, 02:08 PM
Barrie
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Default MS-dos compatibility mode & lost CD drive

Thank you. I have already looked at some of these, but
will try the other articles when I get home from work
this evening.
Regards, Barrie.

PS The driver I tried to install was for a Twinmos mobile
disk(not sure if that is relevant). The CD is a Lite-on
CDRW/DVD combi.

-----Original Message-----
See if the information in the following knowledge base

articles helps. The
four articles at the top are the most relevant and they

will probably
contain the solution. The articles start getting more

specialized as you go
down the list.

W95/98 Troubleshooting MS-DOS Compatibility Mode on Hard

Disks 130179
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=130179

W95/98 Large IDE Hard Disk May Run In Compatibility Mode

175629
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=175629

W95 MS-DOS Compatibility Mode Problems with PCI-IDE

Controllers 151911
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=151911

W95/98 Troubleshooting Floppy Disk Drive Problems in

Windows 131690
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=131690

W95 MS-DOS Compatibility Mode When Booting from

Removable Disk 163317
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=163317

W95 Packard Bell Legend Hard Disk Using MS-DOS

Compatibility Mode
[Q135024135024
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=135024

W95 Drives Use MS-DOS Compatibility Mode with Iomega Zip

Drive 136742
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=136742

W95 MS-DOS Compatibility Mode on National Semiconductor

Controller 153164
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=153164

W95/98 FAT32 Using Compatibility Mode with OnTrack Disk

Manager 152701
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=152701

W95/98 Mh32bit.386 Device Driver Causes MS-DOS

Compatibility Mode 137405
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=137405

W98 Performance/MS-DOS Compatibility Mode Issues with

VIA Busmaster 242607
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=242607


--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"Barrie" wrote in

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...
My hard drive & partitions all read as MSDOS
compatibility mode, and the CDRW/DVD drive is not shown
in Windows 98SE, so I cannot access it. (It was the H:
drive).
This happened after trying to install a USB mobile disk
driver. I have uninstalled the driver to see if that
would resolve the problem, but this did not work.
I have also checked the internal cables - there are no
loose wires.
Any help would be greatly appeciated. Thank you.



.

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Old May 7th 04, 09:27 AM
Barrie
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Default MS-dos compatibility mode & lost CD drive

Turned out it was the VIA busmaster chipset. Everything
now working, after downloading new driver from Viatech.
Many thanks for your help. Regards, Barrie

 




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