[ddmcw]

My old CD-ROM was not working - had an ! point on device driver and would not open. Since it was 3 years old I went and bought a new CD-RW and installed it. I am having problems when booting. I get the msg Device Driver not found CDROM001. I think the problem is either with my AUTOBAT.exe or CONFIG.sys file. I tried reintsalling the old driver and updating those files as directed but that did not help. I am guessing this was my problem all along and I didn't need a new CD-RW what do I do now?

AUTOBATCH.exe looks like this

c:\windows\command\mscdex.exe /D:cdrom001 /M:12

Config.sys looks like this

Device=C:\CDROM\CDROMDRV.SYS /CDROM001 > nul


How do I know what these are suppose to be set at? Also when I look at device manger the CD-ROM isn't even listed? When installing the new MADDOG 52X- CD_RW it stated to delete all the devices under CD-ROM but I think I may have deleted the CD-ROM. Can it get any worse?

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Welcome ddmcw

Try changing those lines to remarks, by adding "REM " before the text (i.e. REM c:\windows\command\mscdex.exe /D:cdrom001 /M:12). See if that helps. Those lines aren't needed with Windows 98.

[admin]

Welcome ddmcw

Try changing those lines to remarks, by adding "REM " before the text (i.e. REM c:\windows\command\mscdex.exe /D:cdrom001 /M:12). See if that helps. Those lines aren't needed with Windows 98.

[ddmcw]

Thank you for the advice. I updated AUTOBAT.EXE and commented out the line as you suggested. I no longer receive that error message however when I look under device manger the CD-ROM has an ! point and states Device Status - this device is either not present, not working or does not have all the drivers installed. It is also my old driver MITSUMI CD-ROM contoller with double speed. Because I kept getting this err msg I recently purchased the Mad Dog Multimedia 52x CD-RW Donimator, replacing the Mitsumi.

In the Quick Troubleshooting guide for Mad Dog it states to Boot in Safe Mode and remove the old drives. I did that earlier but that did not work either (that was before I removed that line of code out of Autobat.exe). What would you suggest is my next line of defense? Should I try it again now that Autobat has been updated?

[admin]

Did you also comment out the config.sys line? (REM Device=C:\CDROM\CDROMDRV.SYS /CDROM001 > nul) If not, please do so.

If that's done and it still shows an error, try uninstalling the CD-ROM drive from the device manager, and then rebooting. The hardware wizard should detect the new drive, and install the drivers.

[ddmcw]

Ok, Thanks again for the advice. I commented out the statement in Config.sys and rebooted. The CD-Rom was still in error. I Went in to Device Manager and deleted the CD-ROM. When I rebooted and looked into Device Manger no CD rom existed. If I try to use the "wizard" to install new hardware it doesn't recognize any. If I Manually do it I don't have the drivers for Mad Dog so therefore cannot install it. When I do to Mad Dod web site they do not have drivers for there CD-RWs. Any other help would be most appreciated.

[Havetools]

This sounds like an IDE drive or Sata1 you will have to make it master or slave drive I know when I ha Sata and IDE CD rom Drives were not Sata only IDE then When Sata 2 and three came out it solved the Prob. now you need to run the cdrom on its own ribben it will set its own IRQ

Edited by Havetools, 14 August 2016 - 09:41 PM.