Re: CDROM Installation problems

1999-05-19 Thread Laurent PICOULEAU
Hi, On Tue, 18 May, 1999 à 04:16:44PM -0500, Michelle Coelho wrote: [...] > The BIOS setup has provisions for 2 IDE drives, but when I set the second > to auto-detect, it can't sense the CDROm. > Also, the CDROM (Matsushita-Kotobuki) is 4x IDE CR-563-B. I don't think that CR-563-B are IDE device

Re: CDROM Installation problems

1999-05-18 Thread jean-Yves BARBIER
Hi again, Michelle, You'll find attached the most important file (html, s'cuses) I found using http://www.goto.com, searching: "matsushita kotobucki cr-563-b manual"; there's a lot of'em! -- "Jean-Yves BARBIER" [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Les choses ne sont pas toujours ce que l'on voudrait qu'elles so

Re: CDROM Installation problems

1999-05-18 Thread jean-Yves BARBIER
Michelle Maria Coelho wrote: > I bought the CDROm from an auction. The seller did not provide the > manual. There is just one IDE drive. > Aîîîe! Try to check your way, I'm gonna try mine! WE MUST find the manual, or at least the jumper settings! We'll keep in touch. JY -- "Jean-Yves BARBIER"

Re: CDROM Installation problems

1999-05-18 Thread Michelle Maria Coelho
jean-Yves BARBIER wrote: > > Michelle Coelho wrote: > > > > > Yes, the hard disk is auto-recognized by the BIOS when it it alone. > > > > So, now, check the manual about the CD-ROM jumpers (don't you have secondaries > IDE I/F?, check in the bios setup) > JY > -- I bought the CDROm from an aucti

Re: CDROM Installation problems

1999-05-18 Thread jean-Yves BARBIER
Michelle Coelho wrote: > > Yes, the hard disk is auto-recognized by the BIOS when it it alone. > So, now, check the manual about the CD-ROM jumpers (don't you have secondaries IDE I/F?, check in the bios setup) JY -- "Jean-Yves BARBIER" [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Les choses ne sont pas toujours ce q

Re: CDROM Installation problems

1999-05-18 Thread Michelle Coelho
On Wed, 19 May 1999, jean-Yves BARBIER wrote: > The position is different from one manufacture to another; even from one serie > to another! > > > Are you sure the CD-ROM doesn't need a second jumper to be set in slave mode? > Is your HD (alone) well auto-recognized by the bios? > Yes, the ha

Re: CDROM Installation problems

1999-05-18 Thread jean-Yves BARBIER
Michelle Coelho wrote: > > The BIOS setup has provisions for 2 IDE drives, but when I set the second > to auto-detect, it can't sense the CDROm. Uhu, quite old no? > I put the jumper in all 4 positions abd connected the CDROm to the first > IDE drive as slave to the hard disk, but in all cases t

CDROM Installation problems

1999-05-18 Thread Michelle Coelho
This seems to be more of a hardware problem thanan OS problem. My BIOS is very old, so all I see when the PC is powering up is just the amount of RAM, extended memory and some other stuff on the memory. No mention of the drives detected. The BIOS setup has provisions for 2 IDE drives, but when I se