Bad IDE Controller
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Original Message
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Name: Rick A.
Date: March 7, 2003 at 03:23:52 Pacific
Subject: Bad IDE Controller
OS: 95
CPU/Ram: 66Mhz / 32Mb
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Comment: Has anyone ever seen 1/2 of a IDE Controller Board bad??? I'm looking at an "Acer" PC for a friend...I formatted the HD and now it doesn't see the CD-Rom (CD might of not worked before the Format, don't know), I have tried several "Boot Disk" and I keep getting the following error "Unable to detect ATAPI CD-Rom Drive" "ATAPI IDE CD-Rom device drivers not loaded"...So I tried my "Boot Disk" on another 95 machine and they worked great...So I brought that CD-Rom and cable home to try on this "Acer" and I'm getting the same errors....But the HD is on the "Primary" side and I can do a DIR on the HD and see the Command.com file and the CD is on the "Secondary" side....That's why it looks like the secondary side is bad....Can this be?????
Thanks for all your Help
Rick A.
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Response Number 1
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Name: johnoh
Date: March 7, 2003 at 03:40:38 Pacific
Subject: Bad IDE Controller |
Reply: (edit)To check your premise of the mobo being the problem try unplugging both ide cables on the mobo and switching them.
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Response Number 2
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Name: Mark
Date: March 7, 2003 at 08:04:13 Pacific
Subject: Bad IDE Controller |
Reply: (edit)Your specs state '66MHz' can I take this to mean the processor is a 486? If so then the motherboard will not support an ATAPI cd-rom drive. When the boot disk tries to load the drivers it won't detect it.
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Response Number 3
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Name: possum
Date: March 8, 2003 at 03:19:31 Pacific
Subject: Bad IDE Controller |
Reply: (edit)If the CD-ROM is of the same vintage as the rest of the system, it may need specific drivers.
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Response Number 4
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Name: Rick A.
Date: March 9, 2003 at 09:10:29 Pacific
Subject: Bad IDE Controller
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Reply: (edit)Well, I fixed it...It was the secondary side of the IDE Controller card..I hooked the HD and CD to the Primary side and it worked Great.....Thanks for your Help....
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