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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / Disks / File System / May 2004MS-dos compatibility mode & lost CD drive
My hard drive & partitions all read as MSDOS compatibility mode, and the CDRW/DVD drive is not shown in Windows 98SE, so I cannot access it. (It was the H: drive). This happened after trying to install a USB mobile disk driver. I have uninstalled the driver to see if that would resolve the problem, but this did not work. I have also checked the internal cables - there are no loose wires. Any help would be greatly appeciated. Thank you. See if the information in the following knowledge base articles helps. The four articles at the top are the most relevant and they will probably contain the solution. The articles start getting more specialized as you go down the list. W95/98 Troubleshooting MS-DOS Compatibility Mode on Hard Disks 130179 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=130179 W95/98 Large IDE Hard Disk May Run In Compatibility Mode 175629 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=175629 W95 MS-DOS Compatibility Mode Problems with PCI-IDE Controllers 151911 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=151911 W95/98 Troubleshooting Floppy Disk Drive Problems in Windows 131690 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=131690 W95 MS-DOS Compatibility Mode When Booting from Removable Disk 163317 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=163317 W95 Packard Bell Legend Hard Disk Using MS-DOS Compatibility Mode [Q135024135024 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=135024 W95 Drives Use MS-DOS Compatibility Mode with Iomega Zip Drive 136742 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=136742 W95 MS-DOS Compatibility Mode on National Semiconductor Controller 153164 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=153164 W95/98 FAT32 Using Compatibility Mode with OnTrack Disk Manager 152701 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=152701 W95/98 Mh32bit.386 Device Driver Causes MS-DOS Compatibility Mode 137405 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=137405 W98 Performance/MS-DOS Compatibility Mode Issues with VIA Busmaster 242607 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=242607  SignatureRegards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo > My hard drive & partitions all read as MSDOS > compatibility mode, and the CDRW/DVD drive is not shown [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > loose wires. > Any help would be greatly appeciated. Thank you. Thank you. I have already looked at some of these, but will try the other articles when I get home from work this evening. Regards, Barrie. PS The driver I tried to install was for a Twinmos mobile disk(not sure if that is relevant). The CD is a Lite-on CDRW/DVD combi. >-----Original Message----- >See if the information in the following knowledge base articles helps. The [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > >. Turned out it was the VIA busmaster chipset. Everything now working, after downloading new driver from Viatech. Many thanks for your help. Regards, Barrie |
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