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post #1 of 18
11/27/05 at 5:41pm
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Hi,
One of my pc's is not seeing the zip drive and cd rom anymore.It shows up on cmos but not on "My computer". I checked the cables twice. Any thoughts?.Thanks.
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post #2 of 18
11/27/05 at 5:49pm
Any exclamation marks next to the devices in Device Manager? Do they show up in device manager?
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post #3 of 18
11/27/05 at 6:00pm
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Yes.I was going to reload some drivers but the cd quit working.
I have these:
primary ide controller(duel fifo)
" " " (single fifo)
secondary ide controller (single fifo)
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post #4 of 18
11/27/05 at 6:07pm
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Originally Posted by jrf
Yes.I was going to reload some drivers but the cd quit working.
I have these:
primary ide controller(duel fifo)
" " " (single fifo)
secondary ide controller (single fifo)
those three have yellow exclamation marks next to them?
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post #5 of 18
11/27/05 at 6:09pm
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Yes. Could that be the problem? FYI,It is running in Win.98
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post #6 of 18
11/27/05 at 6:11pm
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They also pop up if I go to add remove hardware screen
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post #7 of 18
11/27/05 at 6:13pm
Yeah that's definately a problem. There should be no yellow exclamation marks in device manager, especially on those. Typically in device manager, you can just remove the devices from DM, restart and it will automatically re-install the devices. However, because those three are highly critical I don't know if it'll allow you to do that. When you go into the properties for each what are the error messages? Can you try to re-install any drivers or whatnot?
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post #8 of 18
11/27/05 at 6:15pm
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I can't install without cd rom support can I? Unless maybe from the internet. It is going into safemode now.
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post #9 of 18
11/27/05 at 6:18pm
The naming of the IDE controllers also suggests the generic MS drivers instead of the proper chipset drivers. What motherboard/machine model are you running?
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post #10 of 18
11/27/05 at 6:20pm
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It's a 750 duron sys.Homebuilt.This is a biz computer in my home.I hope I don't have to reformat.
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post #11 of 18
11/27/05 at 7:25pm
Load CPU-Z on it, click to the mainboard tab and let me know what it says, specifically under "chipset"
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post #12 of 18
11/27/05 at 8:51pm
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Ok,sorry it took so long.I had to take the hard drive and put it in this computer in the removable case.That is the only way to get it to run right.I downloaded cpu-z and installed it onto the other drive and it says:

under chipset:
sis 730 02
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post #13 of 18
11/27/05 at 9:52pm
Try here: http://www.sis.com/download/

IN the first window click "chipset drivers", then "IDE Driver", then the appropriate OS you are using.

Just for clarity, did you run CPU-Z on the machine you are having trouble with, or just on the hard drive from that machine in a different computer? From your previous statement, it sounds like you took the HDD out and put it in another computer. You must get the chipset information from the machine from which you are having trouble. If nothing else, if the problem machine will at least POST, there should be some chipset information on the POST screen. Or, if you are goign into it anyway to remove the HDD, snap a pic of the mobo if you have a digital cam and post it.
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post #14 of 18
11/27/05 at 11:23pm
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http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:...7-830xlm&hl=en
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post #15 of 18
11/28/05 at 9:29am
Good deal ... grab the IDE drivers from the site I metioned above. It wouldn't hurt to grab the other chipset drivers also.
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post #16 of 18
11/28/05 at 10:20pm
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That site no longer works.I got tired of messing with it and took it to the shop
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post #17 of 18
12/1/05 at 1:36pm
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WEll I still don't have it fixed.I loaded the drivers but it still is not finding the zip drive and cd rom.It sees them in bios but not in device mgr.It isn't running in safe mode anymore so that is fixed.I have a friend looking into it for me.The pc store was ripping me off telling me I had all kinds of problems when I knew better.It runs fine other than not having those drives.Any other suggestions other than reformating?Thanks.
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post #18 of 18
12/17/05 at 3:51am
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Update

Well I found out my hard drive was fried. Just installed a new Maxtor and I'm backup and running.
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