Bios/cmos

[jdunn]

On my Win98 computer the boot process stops after the DMI Data Pool is verified. I checked the BIOS and it says "Master- None" and there are no values in the cylinder and head columns. How do I reset the CMOS to recognize the Hard Drive and install the values

[Spider]

Hi jdunn,

Could you explain what was done to the computer before this
error showed up?

[jdunn]

Embarrassed to say attempted to install dual CD ROMS and a skinny wire from the power supply melted (insulation anyway). Took the CD ROMS out but it would not boot completely. It stopped after the DIM Data Pool was verified. Then I got a Disk error and it said insert the system disk. I checked the CMOS and saw all zeros in the cylinder and head columns and it said in the Drive menue: Master None. Attempted to get the default CMOS settings to load but no luck. Attempted to enter the values manually using the arrow keys but no luck. Could not slew over to the approiate column. I installed the IDE hard drive into another and it worked fine (booted up). I wanted to attempt to install the CMOS settings manually hoping the mother board chips are not fried. I thnk the drive controller is ok since the Hard Drive booted up in another computer.

[Spider]

The "skinny" wire from the CD-ROM is the sound output for the CD-ROM
it was obviously plugged into another pin point other than the sound pins.
The only other pins that size (two or three pins) are motherboard indicator
lights (like the hard drive light, power light). If this is what happened then
there is definitely damage to the motherboard.

If you connected the hard drive to another computer then this doesn't
have anything to do with "drive controller" on the motherboard where
the damage happened.

I think you can chalk that mobo up to experience.

[mike]

What make of BIOS?


In Bios look for "IDE HDD Auto Detect".
( you may need motherboard makers manual to find "Auto detect" in bios).

See if bios can auto detect HD.

"Save" the 'Auto detect ' info ,
and then exit bios.

Reboot.