Try BIOS update first, also download AMD chipset driver from AMD website.
If you still can't get 2nd IDE to work, change the mobo. I highly recommend
ASUS A7V (for stability, performance and overclock bility).

Jun Qian

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Watson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 1:10 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] AMD Base chipset problem


> Dear List
>
> I bought a Duron 700 and Giga-7IXE4 which have AMD 751
> north bridge and AMD 756 as south which is IDE controller and make me alot
of
> problem!when I install the CD rom Utility(amd chip driver)it make
> Hard Drive Controllers as AMD-756 Bus Master IDE Controller V1.32
>       Primary Bus master IDE Controller
>       Secondary Bus master IDE Controller
> when I restart my computer the system halted with bad noise from my CD-ROM
> (it is Acer)!!!!!!! I restart it safe mode and Disable the secondary Bus
Master
>
> controller and with some difficulty use my CR-Rom Driver(in config.sys)to
> run my cd-rom
> it is very uncommon that IDE Controller Driver just support Hard Disk!
> it is for 7-14-2000!
> buy now my hard are working well!
>
> I try to reinstall AMD chip Utility but it gave me an error that it has
been
> installed before!
> now I can use my CD-rom in Disable secondary Bus but it's speed is drooped
> badly and also I can't view the Hole name of file in windows!
> just the first 8 character(like DOS)!!!!!!!!!!
> MY OS is win 98 SE

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