I'll might still look some more but...
A) I can't find the BIOS I need
B) I'm thinking that a diffrent CD-RW or maybe even a DVD-RW drive would be better than risking my BIOS
I am sure another drive will work, I plan to buy a new one with the drivers, the Samsung CD-RW was a used drive that I...
I'll keep looking, but so far I'm unable to find an upgrade to my "phoenix BIOS 4.0 Release 6.0" even at phoenix's BIOS update page. I've noticed a lot of people in search of "phoenix BIOS 4.0 Release 6.1" though.
-UserJB
I went to Gateway.com and found this:
http://support.gateway.com/s/issues/151807090.shtml
I have not tried it yet, but I did download the file. This is for a SCSI, my PC uses an IDE hard drive.
I didn't find a BIOS update... on Gateway.com, I wonder if it can be found elsewhere? I'll look...
I took your advice, (G0AOZ)
"I suggest you boot up the machine with just this one drive on the secondary i/face, delete the drive in Device Manager, and invite it to Scan for Hardware Changes."
and...
Still no go!
The Drive makes a nomal spinning sound. Any and all Changes that I made in...
yes, and yes the CD-RW shows itself in both places and is listed by name... during post.
I'll need to check to see what the BIOS calls it I do know that the BIOS are set to AUTO Detect for both DVD-ROM and the CD-RW.
The CD-RW is listed in Device Manager by name too, and shows as a fully...
Anti-Spyware Blocker 4.81
Found At:
http://www.download.com/Anti-Spyware-Blocker/3000-8022_4-10383060.html?tag=lst-0-1
Looks good, I haven't used it yet but plan to.
-UserJB
can anyone give futher input?...
I am still in need of advice on the "how-to's & don'ts" of firmware or if the issue is a firmware problem.
Also, I cannot seem to locate a site that will list compatibillity facts on my two drives, any links would be greatly appreciated.
-UserJB
TO: G0AOZ,
the CD-RW doesn't work on this PC as slave or master even if it is the only drive hooked up, yet I know that the CD-RW drive is not faulty. Also the DVD-ROM works 100% on this PC. I am starting to wonder if this is a Firmware Issue.
and yes there is a posibility that the two...
Recently I began re-building an old Gateway PC, the PC included a "Toshiba dvd-rom sd-m1202" but, I wanted tos add a "samsung cd-r/rw sw-248f" as a slave. I set up my hardware and installed Windows 2000 Pro. When Windows finnished installing the DVD-ROM works great but if when I try to use the...
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