On Tue, 29 Dec 1998 19:55:08 -0500 Ian Carmichael
<[log in to unmask]> writes:
>Rick Glazier wrote:
(snip)
>> Have you removed stuff, and worked from "the ground up"?
>
>That's my next move, probably this weekend. Could it be the secondary
>IDE? I've just this moment noticed that right now Windows did not
>detect the master DVD drive on this channel. This has been an on&off
>problem since this situation first arose.

I "blew through" a problem sort of like this myself...
Either the Acer Site --- http://www.acerperipherals.com/
or the Adaptec Site  --- http://adaptec.com
says the aspi layer MUST be fully operational,
AND fully up to date. Adaptec has a test file (aspichk.exe) and even
a repair utility -- but to do the repair you must have one of their
SCSI cards. (I don't.) The alternative is a reinstall of Win9X,
or beat it back in and get lucky.
I lost my secondary controller through stupidity, but managed to
get it back PROPERLY through a stroke of good fortune with ASPI
intact. There is a ton of good troubleshooting info on both Sites.
I saved 24 files (20.4Megs - Patches and FAQ.htm s) over a period of
six days. For some versions of Win95, they also recommend the system
patches that are "quite old" by now. PS: My Acer CD-RW works great!!!
Good luck, and happy digging...
        Rick

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