Intel App Accelerator are my CD-ROM drive

I recently installed the Intel Application Accelerator v 2.3.0.2160 after a
W98SE reinstall -- it makes a perceptible difference on my 450mhz/384mb RAM
machine. All was well after the repeated series of reboots needed to install
Windows etc. But after powering up this am, I noted that my internal CD-ROM
drive had vanished from Explorer and Device Manager. (Note that my external
CD burner is there and working fine.) A short search revealed that this was
a known bug with the Intel App Accel under W98, but only in previous
versions, and was apparently fixed.

Or not.

My BIOS reports the primary drive 0 & secondary drive 0 present (hd and
CDRW) but no secondary drive "1" if that matters.

As I prepare to scour the net for ideas, does anyone know the
cause/solution? THX JLJ

If the BIOS is not seeing the drive and you have it jumpered correctly and
the cables are OK, then its possible the drive died. Can you try it in a
different PC?

--
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



"JLJ" wrote in message
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I recently installed the Intel Application Accelerator v 2.3.0.2160 after a
W98SE reinstall -- it makes a perceptible difference on my 450mhz/384mb
RAM
machine. All was well after the repeated series of reboots needed to
install
Windows etc. But after powering up this am, I noted that my internal
CD-ROM
drive had vanished from Explorer and Device Manager. (Note that my
external
CD burner is there and working fine.) A short search revealed that this
was
a known bug with the Intel App Accel under W98, but only in previous
versions, and was apparently fixed.

Or not.

My BIOS reports the primary drive 0 & secondary drive 0 present (hd and
CDRW) but no secondary drive "1" if that matters.

As I prepare to scour the net for ideas, does anyone know the
cause/solution? THX JLJ

If the BIOS is not seeing the drive and you have it jumpered correctly and
the cables are OK, then its possible the drive died. Can you try it in a
different PC?

--
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



"JLJ" wrote in message
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I recently installed the Intel Application Accelerator v 2.3.0.2160 after a
W98SE reinstall -- it makes a perceptible difference on my 450mhz/384mb
RAM
machine. All was well after the repeated series of reboots needed to
install
Windows etc. But after powering up this am, I noted that my internal
CD-ROM
drive had vanished from Explorer and Device Manager. (Note that my
external
CD burner is there and working fine.) A short search revealed that this
was
a known bug with the Intel App Accel under W98, but only in previous
versions, and was apparently fixed.

Or not.

My BIOS reports the primary drive 0 & secondary drive 0 present (hd and
CDRW) but no secondary drive "1" if that matters.

As I prepare to scour the net for ideas, does anyone know the
cause/solution? THX JLJ

Hi JLJ,

See if this article helps you to resolve the problem:

Troubleshooting Issues with Devices Disappearing
http://www.intel.com/support/chipset.../cs-009286.htm

You have stated that your CDRW, the device recognized by BIOS as being on
the secondary controller, is an external device. Is it connected to the IDE
controller and just happens to reside outside the computer, or is it
connected via another port (eg., USB, Firewire)? I know that you're not
experiencing problems with that device, I just found it odd that the BIOS
was recognizing it as installed on the secondary channel, as I immediately
assumed (yes I know, don't say it! g) it would be a USB or Firewire
device.



Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

"JLJ" wrote in message
t...
I recently installed the Intel Application Accelerator v 2.3.0.2160 after a
W98SE reinstall -- it makes a perceptible difference on my 450mhz/384mb
RAM
machine. All was well after the repeated series of reboots needed to
install
Windows etc. But after powering up this am, I noted that my internal
CD-ROM
drive had vanished from Explorer and Device Manager. (Note that my
external
CD burner is there and working fine.) A short search revealed that this
was
a known bug with the Intel App Accel under W98, but only in previous
versions, and was apparently fixed.

Or not.

My BIOS reports the primary drive 0 & secondary drive 0 present (hd and
CDRW) but no secondary drive "1" if that matters.

As I prepare to scour the net for ideas, does anyone know the
cause/solution? THX JLJ

Hi JLJ,

See if this article helps you to resolve the problem:

Troubleshooting Issues with Devices Disappearing
http://www.intel.com/support/chipset.../cs-009286.htm

You have stated that your CDRW, the device recognized by BIOS as being on
the secondary controller, is an external device. Is it connected to the IDE
controller and just happens to reside outside the computer, or is it
connected via another port (eg., USB, Firewire)? I know that you're not
experiencing problems with that device, I just found it odd that the BIOS
was recognizing it as installed on the secondary channel, as I immediately
assumed (yes I know, don't say it! g) it would be a USB or Firewire
device.



Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

"JLJ" wrote in message
t...
I recently installed the Intel Application Accelerator v 2.3.0.2160 after a
W98SE reinstall -- it makes a perceptible difference on my 450mhz/384mb
RAM
machine. All was well after the repeated series of reboots needed to
install
Windows etc. But after powering up this am, I noted that my internal
CD-ROM
drive had vanished from Explorer and Device Manager. (Note that my
external
CD burner is there and working fine.) A short search revealed that this
was
a known bug with the Intel App Accel under W98, but only in previous
versions, and was apparently fixed.

Or not.

My BIOS reports the primary drive 0 & secondary drive 0 present (hd and
CDRW) but no secondary drive "1" if that matters.

As I prepare to scour the net for ideas, does anyone know the
cause/solution? THX JLJ