[OneKnight]

Win98 SE. Why would I get an "Invalid drive" when I click on my CD-ROM? I reformatted the HD and I just installed it (I started getting the same message with the old one). Thanks.

 

[OneKnight]

Good question!

Speedo:

Your question just made me laugh! (BUT, hey, it IS a valid question). CD is in. I have to drives (one CD-RW and the other a DVD-ROM). It is just the CD-RW that gives me problems. I got another cable and checked the drivers and IRQ's for conflits. Nothing. At the risk of sounding not-so-intelligent, what do you mean by indexing? Thanks.

 

[OneKnight]

Sorry for the delay. Incredibly busy here. Not net at home. The drive works fine. It seems my system is not detecting it (it does at boot up time). I will try swaping the DVD with the other. See if it does it. Thanks.

 

[OneKnight]

I am cool.

I welcome suggestions. As long as they have good intentions (i.e. stating the facts in a straightforward manner) I am OK.

It got worse. No IDE channel would work now (can't load windows and can only work on DOS). Can I start picturing myself dropping in a new motherboard?

 

[OneKnight]

Been, Done

Checked all connections. Cables sitting properly. Both channels not working. CD-ROM spins but still gives error about not being detected. Will check the pins on the drive and cable.

 

[OneKnight]

Back to work (I mean my real job).

Thanks for the info, twas (which I did not know). I will try this as soon as I can.