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  1. bobtektip

    No CD-rom in windows 98 HELP !!!!!!! PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Thank goodness, my PC has been healed. Thanks to a Microsoft article that I had looked at, but failed to read it all until this morning (maybe I was more rested after a good nights sleep or just more desperate). ========================== Troubleshooting MS-DOS Compatibility Mode on Hard Disks...
  2. bobtektip

    No CD-rom in windows 98 HELP !!!!!!! PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I check bootlog and found that "edsi_506.pdr" failed to load. Thats why I'm failing, but whats the fix. Is there a way to tell whats missing corrupted? [000EDFAC] Initing esdi_506.pdr [000EDFAD] Init Failure esdi_506.pdr [000EDFAD] Initing esdi_506.pdr [000EDFAD] Init Failure...
  3. bobtektip

    No CD-rom in windows 98 HELP !!!!!!! PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    The PC that's having the problem is a Dell Dimension T500 with 512GB Ram, 2 hard files, DVD/CDrom, CD/CDW, Scanner, printer, etc. I downloaded the chipset for my PC and the problem remained. I downloaded and installed "DTC 1138/1138D PCI Parallel Express Driver (v1.1) for DOS". Since...
  4. bobtektip

    No CD-rom in windows 98 HELP !!!!!!! PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    The PC I'm having trouble with is a Dell Dimension XPS T500. I've got 512 RAM, 2 hard drives (20,30), dvd/dcrom, cd/cdw. I'm not sure I did it properly, but I downloaded and installed the chipset for my PC with no change in the problem. It was the only chipset in the download area for my PC: It...
  5. bobtektip

    No CD-rom in windows 98 HELP !!!!!!! PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I tried your suggestion ayjaycee and unfortunately it didn't work. I have a site that has some screen captures most of the process. Don't know if it helps or hinders: http://webpages.charter.net/rscurry/TekTipsImages/index.htm I don't know if the failure of the system to allow me to remove...
  6. bobtektip

    No CD-rom in windows 98 HELP !!!!!!! PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Excuse my reply post as I'm fairly new to this game, but I have the same problem. If I should have posted it differently, please let me know. This just happened with the last 2 weeks. I got a notification that my drives were operating in DOS compatibility mode. Device manager does show that...

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