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>Date:    Mon, 16 Mar 1998 11:46:49 -0600
>From:    Mary Wolden <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: [Q] HDD pb /Win95 & Asus P2L97
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>>Philippe wrote:
>>I have problems in the configuration below with Win95a
>>which runs all the HDD in slow MS-DOS compatibility mode. I don't know
>>why !!
>>Autoexec.bat & config.sys do NOT contain any real-mode driver !
>>Asus patch has been run for PCI detection with Win95.
>>Intel PIIX4 BusMaster driver can't be installed due to above problem.
>>
>
>If you installed the patch for PCI detection after the drivers were in
MS
>DOS compatibility mode, an entry will be in your registry which will
prevent
>the bm drivers from initializing.  If this is what has occurred you can
>check for the entry in your registry at the following key:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\IOS
>
>There will be a key with NO IDE or something like that    -  delete it
and
>reboot and your BM drivers should load.  Make sure that you back up
your
>registry before making any changes to it.

Las ! It is not so easy. No "NO IDE" key there & anywhere in the
registry.
Moreover, I fully disconnect the Quantum HDD (PIO4) (slave Primary) and
the
CD-ROM DW BCD24X (ATAPI) (Master Secondary). So, just remains the
Seagate HDD (UDMA2) (Master Primary).
Do you know what ? The problem still subsists.
Then without reconnecting anything, I tried to delete PCI IDE controller
then, after reboot,
the pb comes back. Then, I look in C:\WINDOWS\IOS.LOG:
The first two lines relates to the problem. They seem to relate to both
FAT16 partitions
of the remaining Seagate HDD and look something (I don't remember
exactly terms)
like this:
Unit 02 is configured to run with a real mode driver
Unit 03 is configured to run with a real mode driver
Then some lines about himem.sys, then some lines about ifshlp.sys and
setver.exe.

Those drivers are not present in CONFIG.SYS.
CONFIG.SYS just has a line for country & AUTOEXEC.BAT has a line SET
BLASTER=...
That's all !

In Device configuration, there are no driver attached to PCI IDE
controller,
and whenever I try to add either the Intel Bus Master or the Double
IDE/ESDI
controller driver, the system hangs.
There are absolutely no exclamation mark anywhere in Device
configuration.

All along those tests, I can always run (but slowly, of course !) all
drives attached (HDD, CDROM) without any pb.
Is there anything to do with BIOS 1.05 configuration ? PCI 2.1 mode is
enabled (even disabled, the pb subsists).
Any idea ?

Thanks for answer
Philippe