Sony, TEAC, Matsushita, and Mitsumi all used the Standard IDE interface back
in '93. If the machine is older than 4-5 years, it won't have UDMA/33
anyway. Not a big thing since ATAPI was standardized around that time so
the machine (if IDE) will handle the newer CD-ROM's...they're backwards
compatible to that point.
(Forwarded this email to the offtopic list)
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Roger Heim
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 7:54 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: RE: RE: off topic: computer help needed
If the computer is 5 years old the CD may not be IDE or SCSI (remember the
Sony proprietary interface?) Or it may attach to the sound card (if there
is one) and that usually requires drivers from the sound card mfg.
Also, unless that computer has 32MB of memory or more Win98 is gonna run dog
slow. Probably also doesn't have an Ultra33 (at least) interface.
I know it's real easy to spend someone else's money, but you need to think
about why you are upgrading the os (what do you need it to do that you can't
do in Win 3.1)? The computer may not have enough steam to run Win98 and
whatever apps you need.
Roger
(no sig; different computer)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of The Man From Utopia
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 8:31 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: RE: off topic: computer help needed
>
> sorry for using dml space for this but a resource is a
> resource and i need help.
>
> the scenario: upgrading a 95 nec computer from windows 3.1
> to windows 98
>
> the problem: it won't do it.
> the solution?: i tried it in windows. i tried it in dos. i
> formated drive c and tried in dos again. i tried with
> a win 98 boot disk. win 98 disk keeps trying to install its drivers
> for the cd rom onto the computer and they don't work but that's not
stopping
> it from wiping the functioning drivers from the machine.
> the questions?:a friend mentioned defragging and formatting
> drive c any value in that.
> another suggested that perhaps the cd rom wasn't in a 32 bit format?
> a web site mentioned a bios update was necessary(nec is out of
> buisness though) what do i do now?
> would this be way easier to do this in to stages win 3.1-95-98?
Does this machine has a standard IDE CD-ROM or a SCSI CD-ROM? Open the
machine and look at the data cable going to the CDR. If it has a 36 pin
connector it is IDE, if it is a 50pin then it is SCSI. What exactly is
happening??? Are you getting error messages when the drivers are loading or
when you are trying to access the CDR or is it not reading the CD at all??
Older CD-ROM drives have a problem reading multi-session CD's or CD's that
were created either at speeds higher than 1x or in CD-XA format(BTW what
speed is the CD-ROM drive???). NEC bought out Packard Bell years ago. Both
NEC and PB computers sucked big time. It is possible that the CD drive has
crapped out on you too.
Greg
95 DSCC v6 5spd
Rahway NJ
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