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"IDE CONTROLLERS"
Name: Follow Up - Jim Date: April 29, 2000 at 01:23:59 Pacific
Comment:
i changed the pin on back of my CD-R to slave already, however, the cable from the CD-R to the motherboard connects to the secondary IDE-controller and i want to switch that as well, to the primary IDE-controller. do i have to reformat my whole hd if i do so??
Summary: Well, in win '98 this problem can be fixed using the following. IF it is an ide-controller problem : start > run > regedit once that comes up, do a search (under edit) for "noide" without quotes, onc...
Summary: I'm pretty new to computers and can use all the help I can get. The problem is--I upgraded to a new CD-ROM about a year or so ago, and it's run OK for the most part. However, there are performance pro...
Summary: remove the ide controller and reboot your machine. That will install the driver again and then try installing over the top if that doesn't fix your problem ...