[H-GEN] IDE CDrom on a non-plugnplay
Luke Grant
skywalke at webexpress.net.au
Thu Apr 8 01:13:34 EDT 1999
(Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs "Luke Grant" <skywalke at webexpress.net.au>)
try removing the "auto" in favor of "none" in the bios......i have found
that some bios's will not detect a CD-ROM if it is looking for a HDD or sum
such thing on the IDE master/slave setting.
Luke
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Luke Grant
zzlgrant at uq.net.au , skywalke at webexpress.net.au
"You am the Eggman, They are the Eggmen, I am the Walruss"
"Goo goo goo-joob"
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-----Original Message-----
From: R B <louisxii at uq.net.au>
To: general at lists.humbug.org.au <general at lists.humbug.org.au>
Date: Thursday, 8 April 1999 14:55
Subject: Re: [H-GEN] IDE CDrom on a non-plugnplay
>(Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs R B <louisxii at uq.net.au>)
>
>A valid question, and not taken personally.
>All 3 CD settings :MA, SL, CS were tried.
>The Manual had been studied in detail. Possibly an unwise thing to do
>but I wanted to cover all foreseeable avenues, (read desparate and then
>some) so that I could say I got it going. Alas, not this time.
>The M/B is software configured via the BIOS. The ide controller is
>onboard (up to mode 4)
>Both ide channels are enabled, (no jumpers for this) set to Auto -mode
>setting I tried forcing mode 0, but still no detection. The BIOS has a
>"detect ide" menu option. I attempted some manual settings but not
>knowing what configuration of Hard drive it would want to see; that also
>failed.
>It seems the unit must be correctly regitered with the BIOS so that it
>can be accessed. Linux could not find it. The CD does work properly. I
>checked it back in the original machine and all is detected correctly.
>
>Ron
>
>Luke Grant wrote:
>>
>> (Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs "Luke Grant"
<skywalke at webexpress.net.au>)
>>
>> i know this is probably a silly thing to say....but i have seen it happen
>> often enought to warant it being said.
>>
>> (basicaly dont take it personaly)
>>
>> Are the jumper settings correct?
>>
>> Luke
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: R B <louisxii at uq.net.au>
>> To: general at lists.humbug.org.au <general at lists.humbug.org.au>
>> Date: Thursday, 8 April 1999 13:45
>> Subject: [H-GEN] IDE CDrom on a non-plugnplay
>>
>> >(Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs R B <louisxii at uq.net.au>)
>> >
>> >I am trying to get an 8x ide cdrom to be recognised on a 486 ASUS PVI
>> >486 SP3 M/B.
>> >It has been flashed up to the latest BIOS revision for non PnP M/B's but
>> >I still cannot get it to locate the CD. Not even on the Primary as the
>> >only connected unit set as Master.
>> >Most other combinations had also been tried.
>> >
>> >The M/B, I believe, will take one of the PnP EEPROM's but I cannot find
>> >one.
>> >
>> >Does anyone have any ideas or experience with this sort of situation or
>> >know moe about these EEPROMs?
>> >
>> >Thanks
>> >Ron
>
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