win98A(new) does not see cd-rom-drive

The startup disk you are using may not have MSCDEX.exe driver in the setup files

See site listed by dowloading bootdisk from www.bootdisk.com or use another computer startup disk that has the MSCDEX.exe file on it

Hi Michael,

In my experiance, 95% of the time when W98 does not recognize the CD drive after installing Windows, the problem is that you need the IDE bus driver for the motherboard.

If you installed Windows from the CD, and are able to access the CD from DOS mode when you boot with the startup floppy, then, you need the IDE driver for the chipset on the motherboard.

I have seen this the most on ALI (Alladin) chipsets, but have had problems with other chipsets to.

Chas

The only thing I can add is an easy way to get the most updated driver for your cd rom is to look in your documentation for the brand of cd rom you have OR go to start then to programs then to accessories then to system tools then to system information and click on components then multimedia and it will show you the kind of cd rom you have. Then go to the manufacturers site and download the latest driver for your cd rom to a floppy disk then you will always have it if you need it again! Hope this helps!

i have now win98SE and expert 8551 still does not see the cdrom, i changed the drive and tested everything(cable included) on a second pc, cut the cable, started up etc. this board has a problem. former cd-rom was 2x onboard a sound-card. i think 2xin a petium 166 is a bad idea and changed to 8x/now 24x. i had other problems on a second(same) board. how can i delete/reinstall the ide-drivers if i do not have access to the cd where they are located. or, will they be deactivated still remaining in windows-folder? its a intel chipset. i used the same jumper settings in both. i changed processor(both intel). i had some problems with cyrix not working with a different board.
dma-channel is at dma1, maybe i should try dma3.
internal cache(write back or through is an issue) cpu pipeline a second one. smi-mode(dont understand) or normal mode.

Open up regedit and search for the value NOIDE and delete it and restart the pc, see if that helps you

Shaun

the noide-solution helped when there was ms-compatibility instead of 32-bit.
i did not yet try-but i will. i guess a 8x-cdrom will not be recognized. i will have to take a 12x min.i have changed the board. 8x will not be recognized here eighter but12x and better.

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