[H-GEN] IDE CDrom on a non-plugnplay

[David Jericho]

(Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs David Jericho <davidj at amh.com.au>)

On Thu, Apr 08, 1999 at 01:42:00PM +1000, R B wrote:
> 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.

Does the manual actually state outright that it can drive an ATAPI cdrom?

I've had this problem with alicia (EISA dx4 100), regardless of IDE 
controller. The bios just ignores the cdrom which it has no concept of.

The only solution is to purchase a IDE controller with appropriate BIOS, 
or use a different type of cdrom.

-- 
David Jericho
          

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