Device Driver Not Found after formatting C

CHeden · #1 November 26th, 2004, 11:43 PM

After formatting C:, I tried to boot up with "floppy disc with CD support", however I get a message "Device Driver not found" MSCD0001. No valid CDROM device drivers selected". so the CDROM can't read the Windows 98 CD and finish loading Windows. How can I get the correct CD ROM driver loaded onto my startup floppy?
Thanks

**degsy** · #2 November 26th, 2004, 11:45 PM

Welcome

Download this file to your desktop
http://ephemeral-designs.com/downloads/boot98c.exe
Run the file and it will prompt for a floppy disk.
This will create a startup disk.

Boot from the disk and it will set your CD-ROM as drive R.

To start the setup type
r:\setup.exe

CHeden · #3 November 26th, 2004, 11:51 PM

Obviously, the problem computer cannot do the download. Can I dowload and run this file on my other computer without danger to make the start-up disc for my problem computer?

CHeden · #4 November 27th, 2004, 12:05 AM

Tried to run from new startup floppy, but now getting "No drives found, aborting installation". Device Driver not found "BANANA".

**degsy** · #5 November 27th, 2004, 04:32 AM

Does the BIOS detect the CD-ROM?

CHeden · #6 November 27th, 2004, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by degsy

Does the BIOS detect the CD-ROM?

Apparently not. Only Drive A is listed in Standard CMOS SETUP.
Shouldn't there be a Drive C at least listed? This hard drive was originally partitioned into C and D drive, with a 5 1/4 drive in B, floppy in A and the CDROM in E. This whole mess started after I formatted only drive C, intending to format D later or at least set up the partition again after a clean wash. Have not be able to start up since then.

**degsy** · #7 November 27th, 2004, 04:56 PM

If the BIOS or POST screen is not detecting the devices then you have more indepth problems.

Did you change any hardware or cables when partitioning the drive?

CHeden · #8 November 27th, 2004, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by degsy

If the BIOS or POST screen is not detecting the devices then you have more indepth problems.

Did you change any hardware or cables when partitioning the drive?

Have not altered hardware in any way. A few other notes:
During the initial DOS start-up sequence, right before "PCI device listing....." command line, there is a table of all drives and it lists CD-ROM, Mode2 as the sec. slave disk. Only Drives A and B are actually listed as drives in the text above.

CHeden · #9 November 27th, 2004, 05:32 PM

I forgot to note in my previous post that under the PCI device listing" table,
only two devices are listed:
IDE Controller
and
Display Controller.

After that, it starts
"Verifying DMI pool data......
Boot from ATAPI CD-ROM: failure....."

"Invalid System Disk"
Replace the disk, etc....

(I changed BIOS startup sequence to CDROM,A,C for this test)

**degsy** · #10 November 27th, 2004, 05:40 PM

I'm not sure of the problem if the Boot Disk did not work.

Was this the first problem you've had with the CD-ROM?

You could try changing the CD-ROM to Secondary Master.
It would mean chaning the Jumper and possible the Cable connection.

CHeden · #11 November 27th, 2004, 06:07 PM

Degs,
Thanks for your help. One final question: the CD-ROM is an older quad-speed unit, but was working perfectly. is it possible the universal driver in the boot disks do not work with this device? i.e. Can i change the CD-ROM driver in the boot disk to another that is compatible with my device?
Thanks,
Craig

**degsy** · #12 November 27th, 2004, 07:00 PM

The driver on the boot disk is generic.
It should work with all.