Generally the CD-ROM driver installed from the bootdisk is generic, and does
work with most CD-ROM's.  I seem to recall seeing that PCTECH had a file
related to universal CD drivers.  Maybe you can have a friend make you a new
Win 98 bootdisk and add this file to it.  I just did a clean install of Win
98 on another drive using the CD-ROM drivers on a bootdisk I made from an
earlier install.  I have the most generic CD-ROM, a Mitsui 12min-24Xmax that
is 4 years old.  It worked fine with the CD drivers on the Win 98 boot disk.
Joel

-----Original Message-----
From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Antonia
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 3:25 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Install woes


William,
Try this site: http://support.packardbell.com/default.asp?1
There is an area for placing email about problems. I emailed a question and
received an helpful reply in less than 24 hours.
Antonia Julius

>-----Original Message-----
Behalf Of William Maher
>Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 1:51 PM

>the new ( necessary ) cd-rom driver is not on the 98 bootdisk.
>I have tried to find the necessary driver on the net with absolutely no
>luck. I cannot access any of the information from the computer because
>there is not an OS on the hard drive.
>I have have tried to do a clean install ( partition, format ) with no luck
>because, as I have mentioned earlier, the 98 bootdisk does not include the
>necessary CD-Rom driver (I am not even sure of the make of the CD-Rom is).
>What should I do?
>Is there a solution?
>This is all the information I have about her computer:
>Packard Bell Legend 2440
>Ser.# N069036717
>Phoenix Bios 4.04
>Agoura Release 1.17
>I have done the best I can and am at my wits end. Any information will be
>immensely valued.Thank you

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