Title: | PC Users Conference |
Notice: | Welcome! Introduce yourself in 2.* |
Moderator: | MPGS::SCHWARTZ |
Created: | Wed Sep 09 1992 |
Last Modified: | Tue May 20 1997 |
Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
Number of topics: | 351 |
Total number of notes: | 1240 |
I didn't want to do it but I can't figure this one out on my own I had WFWG on my pc. I installed an ISAPPORT SCSI controller and everything seemed to go well. I had an internal SCSI hard drive and an internal SCSI CDROM. I didn't have the right cable so I only put the CDROM on the SCSI BUS. Then I upgraded my system to WIN95 (I wanted to use the CDROM for the upgrade). Everything still worked fine. Then I got a cable that would allow me to connect both the CDROM and the hard drive to the SCSI controller. Nothing broke! But I can't figure out how to assign a drive letter to the SCSI hard drive. The system sees the drive but I can't access it because it hasn't got a drive letter. Oh I'm gona feel stupid when I find the answer to this one! I tried to do it with the system device manager window and it would not allow me to enter the drive letter. The doc that came with the controller gives no help. I've followed the step by step but no luck. The last step says enjoy using the controller with Windows95 but I'm not having any fun yet! :-) Thanks, Dave S
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348.1 | CHEFS::KERRELLD | To infinity and beyond... | Mon Apr 14 1997 04:42 | 9 | |
re.0: I've played this game with IDE devices - why should SCSI be different ;-) Try disconnecting the CDROM and remove it from the device mangler and then re-boot. If it works then add back the CDROM. Also check your startup files (if you still have them - they are not needed for WIN95) or just rename them - very often CDROM software is loaded at startup. Dave (usual disclaimers) | |||||
348.2 | Okay I could try that | NEWVAX::DSMITH | Wed Apr 16 1997 08:56 | 23 | |
re.1: Thanks for the hints. This all seems a little silly but it is win95 and a lot of things don't make much sense to me, so I'll try what you've suggested. Although, my biggest fear about doing this is that I won't be able to add the CDROM back after I remove it from the device manager. The CDROM is not there when I boot to DOS but is there when I exit my DOS screen and win95 has started. So, I guess that win95 startup is where devices get drive letters, other than A and C. I hope I don't have to got through this every time I add something to my external SCSI bus. Thanks again, Dave S |