windows 98 or hardware??

first off what is ATAPI??
then heres the problem when i turn the computer on a screen pops up telling me the SEC slave drive is ATAPI incapatable and to continue press f1 what is the problem and how do i fix it??
another problem that im not sure but may be related is the DSL connection hooks up at 24 kbps download and 102-425 kbps upload could this be related the ATAPI thing??
and what is an SEC slave drive??

ATAPI is a term normally used with cd rom, cdr, cdrw, magnetic/optical
floppy drives. ATA is the spec for ide.

The secondary slave is not responding to the bios during interrogation. If
it works in windows, don't sweat it.
"hellbatman" wrote in message
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first off what is ATAPI??
then heres the problem when i turn the computer on a screen pops up
telling me the SEC slave drive is ATAPI incapatable and to continue press f1
what is the problem and how do i fix it??
another problem that im not sure but may be related is the DSL connection
hooks up at 24 kbps download and 102-425 kbps upload could this be related
the ATAPI thing??
and what is an SEC slave drive??

ATAPI =3D "Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface"
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/cd/confATAPI-c.html


SEC =3D "Single Edge Contact"
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/cpu/char/packSEC-c.html

The problem is that your new SEC drive is not compatible with the way =
you have it hooked up. The "slave" part just means that you have it =
plugged into a standard IDE channel and rigged to be the slave drive. =
(IDE channels can support two drives, Master and Slave.) I don't know =
the sure answer to this question, other than it's my impression that the =
SEC drive needs it's own special type of controller/connection to =
perform properly. You don't mention whether or not it functions after =
you finish loading Windows.

You'll probably find the rest of your answers at http://PCGuide.com, =
too, or in the manufacturer's documentation for your SEC drive.

No, the DSL problem has nothing to do with the other issue. You need to =
ask your DSL provider for help. Set it up again. Those numbers sound all =
wrong. At least, that 24 kbps download one does. Are your downloads =
really that slow? Your upload speed sounds normal.

--=20
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP for Win9x
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"hellbatman" wrote in message =
...
first off what is ATAPI??
then heres the problem when i turn the computer on a screen pops up =
telling me the SEC slave drive is ATAPI incapatable and to continue =
press f1 what is the problem and how do i fix it??
another problem that im not sure but may be related is the DSL =
connection hooks up at 24 kbps download and 102-425 kbps upload could =
this be related the ATAPI thing??
and what is an SEC slave drive??

SEC has nothing to do with the subject. Read your link a bit. more.
"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
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ATAPI = "Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface"
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/cd/confATAPI-c.html


SEC = "Single Edge Contact"
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/cpu/char/packSEC-c.html

The problem is that your new SEC drive is not compatible with the way you
have it hooked up. The "slave" part just means that you have it plugged into
a standard IDE channel and rigged to be the slave drive. (IDE channels can
support two drives, Master and Slave.) I don't know the sure answer to this
question, other than it's my impression that the SEC drive needs it's own
special type of controller/connection to perform properly. You don't mention
whether or not it functions after you finish loading Windows.

You'll probably find the rest of your answers at http://PCGuide.com, too, or
in the manufacturer's documentation for your SEC drive.

No, the DSL problem has nothing to do with the other issue. You need to ask
your DSL provider for help. Set it up again. Those numbers sound all wrong.
At least, that 24 kbps download one does. Are your downloads really that
slow? Your upload speed sounds normal.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP for Win9x

"hellbatman" wrote in message
...
first off what is ATAPI??
then heres the problem when i turn the computer on a screen pops up
telling me the SEC slave drive is ATAPI incapatable and to continue press f1
what is the problem and how do i fix it??
another problem that im not sure but may be related is the DSL connection
hooks up at 24 kbps download and 102-425 kbps upload could this be related
the ATAPI thing??
and what is an SEC slave drive??

My *serious* bad! I was tired, and my brain somehow started at SATA =
(Serial ATA) and ended at SEC by some obviously convoluted train of =
searches.

Obviously, OP is talking about SECondary Slave. And it may very well be =
OK after it finishes booting, but I'd want to fix the situation. A HDD =
shouldn't be slaved to a CD drive. Knowing what the rest of the drives =
are would help sort it out.

--=20
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP for Win9x
=20
"Lil' Dave" wrote in message =
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SEC has nothing to do with the subject. Read your link a bit. more.
"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
ATAPI =3D "Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface"
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/cd/confATAPI-c.html
=20
=20
SEC =3D "Single Edge Contact"
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/cpu/char/packSEC-c.html
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The problem is that your new SEC drive is not compatible with the way =
you
have it hooked up. The "slave" part just means that you have it =
plugged into
a standard IDE channel and rigged to be the slave drive. (IDE channels =
can
support two drives, Master and Slave.) I don't know the sure answer to =
this
question, other than it's my impression that the SEC drive needs it's =
own
special type of controller/connection to perform properly. You don't =
mention
whether or not it functions after you finish loading Windows.
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You'll probably find the rest of your answers at http://PCGuide.com, =
too, or
in the manufacturer's documentation for your SEC drive.
=20
No, the DSL problem has nothing to do with the other issue. You need =
to ask
your DSL provider for help. Set it up again. Those numbers sound all =
wrong.
At least, that 24 kbps download one does. Are your downloads really =
that
slow? Your upload speed sounds normal.
=20
--=20
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP for Win9x
=20
"hellbatman" wrote in message
...
first off what is ATAPI??
then heres the problem when i turn the computer on a screen pops up
telling me the SEC slave drive is ATAPI incapatable and to continue =
press f1
what is the problem and how do i fix it??
another problem that im not sure but may be related is the DSL =
connection
hooks up at 24 kbps download and 102-425 kbps upload could this be =
related
the ATAPI thing??
and what is an SEC slave drive??
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