Pulling my hair out

lilseth2k4 · 10-10-2004, 01:09 AM

Somone has givin me a computer, and ive thought of everythign i can to fix it but it will just not work!!!!

I first formatted it, put in a win 98 boot disk and cd hoping i could simply install that way, but the cd drive is not being recongnized(It says it wasn't found),i thought somthing was wrong with the hardware, and the cd drive was not plugged in the ide plug.BAM another problem, there are 3 ide connecters:

The 1st one is the standard ide connecter its on the mobo
The 2nd one is on the video card
The 3rd is on the mobo but it is shorter

the floppy ide fits in the 3rd, and i put the hardrive on in 2nd and in the 1st i put the cd rom.

But now the it wont even but to the windows 98 disk and also it is getting a hardrive error

elf · 10-10-2004, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by lilseth2k4

But now the it wont even but to the windows 98 disk and also it is getting a hardrive error

huh?

Do you know what type of motherboard you have? There should be 2 regular IDE slots, and 1 short one. Regular ones for HDD and cd-roms, short one for floppy.

If there aren't 2 regular IDE slots, you can connect the floppy to the same IDE ribbon as the HDD (I think)

**kodi** · 10-10-2004, 03:15 AM

From what you have posted above,The first is the one you connect the Hardrive to on the end with the jumper set to master and then connect the CD to the middle with the jumper set to slave.If you don't know what the jumpers are post back.
Forget the second for now and the third by your description should be the floppy ,this connects to the floppy with a smaller ribbon cable than the HDD cable.

Volt-Schwibe · 10-10-2004, 03:20 AM

ok, that ide socket on your video card is for a multimedia DVD rom only.

in fact, that whole setup has got to be a 486 of some sort, i almost doubt it will even be worth fixing. (video cards havent had DVD ports on them for 7 years at least, and motherboards with only one ide port is about 6 years old or older.)

lilseth2k4 · 10-10-2004, 11:05 AM

I plugged the hardrive into the 1 standard ide slot on the mobo
I plugged the floppy into the smaller slot on the mobo
and i plugged the cd rom drive into slot on the video card.

I still get a hardrive configuration error.What is the problem?

**kodi** · 10-10-2004, 02:20 PM

What is the wording of the error message?
Plugging the CD ROM into the soundcard will only let it play audio and not read data,plug it into the second connnection on your ribbon cable attached to the Harddive if there is one there.

elf · 10-10-2004, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by WaltSide

ok, that ide socket on your video card is for a multimedia DVD rom only.

According to walt the IDE slot on your video card is specifically for a multimedia dvd rom...not a cd-rom.

The ribbon with your harddrive should have another connection which you should be able to connect to the cd-rom

lilseth2k4 · 10-10-2004, 04:12 PM

but it doesnt. And shouldnt the hard drive be working though?

10-10-2004, 01:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
lilseth2k4 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 15 OS: XP	Pulling my hair out Somone has givin me a computer, and ive thought of everythign i can to fix it but it will just not work!!!! I first formatted it, put in a win 98 boot disk and cd hoping i could simply install that way, but the cd drive is not being recongnized(It says it wasn't found),i thought somthing was wrong with the hardware, and the cd drive was not plugged in the ide plug.BAM another problem, there are 3 ide connecters: The 1st one is the standard ide connecter its on the mobo The 2nd one is on the video card The 3rd is on the mobo but it is shorter the floppy ide fits in the 3rd, and i put the hardrive on in 2nd and in the 1st i put the cd rom. But now the it wont even but to the windows 98 disk and also it is getting a hardrive error

10-10-2004, 03:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,397 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit My System	From what you have posted above,The first is the one you connect the Hardrive to on the end with the jumper set to master and then connect the CD to the middle with the jumper set to slave.If you don't know what the jumpers are post back. Forget the second for now and the third by your description should be the floppy ,this connects to the floppy with a smaller ribbon cable than the HDD cable. __________________ Brian

10-10-2004, 03:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
Volt-Schwibe Asst. Manager, Automotive Forums; HJT Trainee Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Behind you, watching you as you type. Posts: 7,372 OS: Click "My System" to view details My System	ok, that ide socket on your video card is for a multimedia DVD rom only. in fact, that whole setup has got to be a 486 of some sort, i almost doubt it will even be worth fixing. (video cards havent had DVD ports on them for 7 years at least, and motherboards with only one ide port is about 6 years old or older.) __________________ <signature> TSF is funded by our Admin's pocket, care to help? Power Tip: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. New Members: Creating a single new thread in the correct section is the best way to assure your thread will receive a reply. </signature> Last edited by Volt-Schwibe; 10-10-2004 at 03:21 AM.

10-10-2004, 02:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,397 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit My System	What is the wording of the error message? Plugging the CD ROM into the soundcard will only let it play audio and not read data,plug it into the second connnection on your ribbon cable attached to the Harddive if there is one there. __________________ Brian

10-10-2004, 11:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
lilseth2k4 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 15 OS: XP	I plugged the hardrive into the 1 standard ide slot on the mobo I plugged the floppy into the smaller slot on the mobo and i plugged the cd rom drive into slot on the video card. I still get a hardrive configuration error.What is the problem?

10-10-2004, 04:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
lilseth2k4 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 15 OS: XP	but it doesnt. And shouldnt the hard drive be working though?