This may give you some ideas, at least: I've replaced the original 2x
CDROMs on a couple legacy PB's with IDE's and was able to disable the
sound card modem installation, but I don't remember how - seems like
Device Mgr or maybe BIOS, or both. With CD's as cheap as free after
rebate why keep the old 2x anyway? Cheap sound cards are also around used
and new for as little as free after rebate, too, then you can remove the
whole darn multipurpose card.

Jack Payton

On Mon, 19 Mar 2001 07:29:07 -0800 Kyle Elmblade <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> John's response here is correct.  However, I have cheated this
> situation
> before.  I disconnected the original CD and connected a regular IDE
> CD to
> the system (I had to pull it off my main machine) leaving the sound
> card in.
> I loaded Windows using the IDE CD drive, then when I had it loaded
> and
> stable I removed my IDE drive and put the proprietary one on it.
> Windows
> recognized the drive and got it working.
>
> This will not always work, but it's worth a shot.
>
> Kyle Elmblade
> Distinct Computer Solutions
> [log in to unmask]
> -
> ---- Original Message -----
> From: "John Chin" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 3:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] When a CD Rom is connected to sound card
>
>
> > At 01:31 PM 03/18/2001 Stephen Hager wrote:
> > >
> > >       I am in posession of a Pac Hell Legend 100CD (P-66
> > >24Mb Ram,428 Mb. HD, seperate sound and modem cards.)
> > >Windows is badly corrupted  ... Boot disks always fail
> > >to find the CD. It is attached to the sound card....
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > You have a PC of a vintage where cdrom drives on sound cards were
> > proprietary, and needed a unique software driver or interface or
> both.
> What
> > is the make and model of your cdrom and sound card?
> >
> > Download the cdrom documentation and drivers from the cdrom drive
> maker.
> Go
> > to the cdrom maker's web site, else PB, or try driverzone.com....
> You may
> > also have to load the sound card drivers with a switch to enable
> the
> > onboard cdrom interface.
> >
> > You have to get real mode (DOS) drivers loaded if you are
> re-installing
> > windows, then load the win drivers.
> >
> > HTH...
> >
> > John Chin

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