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Secondary IDE controller problem
Running Win98 on a PIII 450 with 64 MB RAM, I cannot see the CD drive.
This is strange for many reasons, not least of which. I installed the OS from a CD! The CD drive is visible to the BIOS, and works well if I boot to DOS with the Win98 floppy. In Windows there is a problem with the Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo) – “The device is either not present, not working properly or does not have all the drivers installed (Code 10)�. I tried updating the driver, but Windows reported that it already had the best one. I tried deleting the whole Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller (from device manager) and rebooting, and both primary IDE and secondary IDE controllers seemed to reinstall properly, but the problem was still there. To pre-empt a question, I am using the Secondary IDE controller because the computer case is so badly designed I cannot get the CD drive on the same cable as the hard drive. I’d be grateful for any thoughts or advice on this one. |
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Check to make sure the cable is seated all the way into the Drive and the MB slot. Is the cable not turned upside down at one end? Where is the jumper set? It might have come loose. There should be a jumper diagram on the back of the drive. Post back. "Jonno" wrote: Running Win98 on a PIII 450 with 64 MB RAM, I cannot see the CD drive. This is strange for many reasons, not least of which. I installed the OS from a CD! The CD drive is visible to the BIOS, and works well if I boot to DOS with the Win98 floppy. In Windows there is a problem with the Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo) – “The device is either not present, not working properly or does not have all the drivers installed (Code 10)�. I tried updating the driver, but Windows reported that it already had the best one. I tried deleting the whole Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller (from device manager) and rebooting, and both primary IDE and secondary IDE controllers seemed to reinstall properly, but the problem was still there. To pre-empt a question, I am using the Secondary IDE controller because the computer case is so badly designed I cannot get the CD drive on the same cable as the hard drive. I’d be grateful for any thoughts or advice on this one. |
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Thank you for your reply poatt. However I can confirm that the cables are
properly seated and the jumper settings on the drive correct. As I said, the drive works perfectly well at the BIOS level and in DOS. Only Windows has a problem with it. "poatt" wrote: Check to make sure the cable is seated all the way into the Drive and the MB slot. Is the cable not turned upside down at one end? Where is the jumper set? It might have come loose. There should be a jumper diagram on the back of the drive. Post back. "Jonno" wrote: Running Win98 on a PIII 450 with 64 MB RAM, I cannot see the CD drive. This is strange for many reasons, not least of which. I installed the OS from a CD! The CD drive is visible to the BIOS, and works well if I boot to DOS with the Win98 floppy. In Windows there is a problem with the Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo) – “The device is either not present, not working properly or does not have all the drivers installed (Code 10)�. I tried updating the driver, but Windows reported that it already had the best one. I tried deleting the whole Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller (from device manager) and rebooting, and both primary IDE and secondary IDE controllers seemed to reinstall properly, but the problem was still there. To pre-empt a question, I am using the Secondary IDE controller because the computer case is so badly designed I cannot get the CD drive on the same cable as the hard drive. I’d be grateful for any thoughts or advice on this one. |
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When you removed the controllers, did you do so from Safe Mode? Sometimes
entries show up in Safe Mode that are not present in Normal Mode. If all else fails, buy a longer ribbon cable. -- 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 "Jonno" wrote in message ... Running Win98 on a PIII 450 with 64 MB RAM, I cannot see the CD drive. This is strange for many reasons, not least of which. I installed the OS from a CD! The CD drive is visible to the BIOS, and works well if I boot to DOS with the Win98 floppy. In Windows there is a problem with the Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo) - "The device is either not present, not working properly or does not have all the drivers installed (Code 10)". I tried updating the driver, but Windows reported that it already had the best one. I tried deleting the whole Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller (from device manager) and rebooting, and both primary IDE and secondary IDE controllers seemed to reinstall properly, but the problem was still there. To pre-empt a question, I am using the Secondary IDE controller because the computer case is so badly designed I cannot get the CD drive on the same cable as the hard drive. I'd be grateful for any thoughts or advice on this one. |
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