CD drive and USB problems

jandjbtx · 12-14-2008, 04:17 PM

I have an old Compaq Presario 1900 notebook running Windows 98, which has not been used in almost a year. Since I last used it, the CD drive has stopped working, and there is no longer an icon (E drive) for it. Also, new hardware, such as a usb drive, is not recognized when it is plugged in. A program which I attempted to install told me that the driver was missing, but I have been unable to find a driver for either the CD drive or the USB system. Compaq has been of little help. Any assistance will be appreciated.

**blah789** · 12-14-2008, 08:39 PM

I see the drivers for your laptop here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...product=95452#
but I don't see anything related to USB nor chipset.

CD drives normally don't require drivers. The controller they're attached to (SATA or ATA - in your case ATA since it's so old) do.

They don't even mention the specs so I'm not sure about which chipset drivers you would need. I just see from an ebay search that it seems to be a Pentium III 500.
You can try the Intel chipset identification utility:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/filt...s=17&submit=Go!

If you go to device manager, do you see any exclamation points?

12-14-2008, 04:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
jandjbtx Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1 OS: Win 98	CD drive and USB problems I have an old Compaq Presario 1900 notebook running Windows 98, which has not been used in almost a year. Since I last used it, the CD drive has stopped working, and there is no longer an icon (E drive) for it. Also, new hardware, such as a usb drive, is not recognized when it is plugged in. A program which I attempted to install told me that the driver was missing, but I have been unable to find a driver for either the CD drive or the USB system. Compaq has been of little help. Any assistance will be appreciated. Last edited by jandjbtx; 12-14-2008 at 04:18 PM. Reason: Left out punctuation

12-14-2008, 08:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
blah789 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,329 OS: Windows 2000 SP4 and Windows XP SP3	Re: CD drive and USB problems I see the drivers for your laptop here: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...product=95452# but I don't see anything related to USB nor chipset. CD drives normally don't require drivers. The controller they're attached to (SATA or ATA - in your case ATA since it's so old) do. They don't even mention the specs so I'm not sure about which chipset drivers you would need. I just see from an ebay search that it seems to be a Pentium III 500. You can try the Intel chipset identification utility: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/filt...s=17&submit=Go! If you go to device manager, do you see any exclamation points?