From: William Van Tuyl (wvantuyl_at_mynewroads.com)
Date: Tue Feb 26 2002 - 08:30:34 EST
If you can copy and paste all the below info to your browser Microsoft
will give you plenty of articles to look at.
http://search.support.microsoft.com/search/nlsearch.aspx?Queryc=MS-DOS+Compatibility+Mode+&Query=MS-DOS%2520Compatibility%2520Mode%2520&KeywordType=ALL&Titles=false&Product=w98&Catalog=LCID%3d1033%26CDID%3dEN-US-KB%26PRODLISTSRC%3dON&numDays=&maxResults=&REF=true&PrevQuery=&prevkeywords=&srchstep=
I have had this problem and Troubleshooting MS-DOS Compatibility Mode
on Hard Disks Q130179) gave me the answer.
Lots of luck,
Bill
> m311w_at_juno.com wrote:
>
>
> Hi All:
>
> I just received a 560x, when it first got to me. It had no
> operating system,
> (someone did a "sys C:" so it would boot to Win95 prompt. I flashed
> the
> bios to the latest. Then did the "initialize". The I proceeded to
> install Win98.
> It seemed to go OK, but In device manager Under -Disk Drives-
> only the
> generic NEC Floppy Disk is shown, No hard drive at all. Under
> -Hard Disk
> Controllers- the Primary IDE controller Has a yellow exclamation
> point.
> In PROPERTIES the device status shows " This device is either not
> present,
> not working properly, or does not have all the drivers installed.
> (Code 10.)
> Try upgrading the device drivers for this device." It passes all
> the self
> tests on the IBM setup page. Does it require special drivers? I'm
> lost
> with this one. It works in Dos compatibility mode. This was a
> fresh install,
> but it seems like bad drivers. Why would Win98 have corrupt
> drivers?
> I also have a 560 with Win95 it has no problems. This was Win98
> first
> Edition, I also tried Second Edition same problem. Any one else
> run into
> this? Any way to cure this problem? TIA
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Ross [mailto:ross_at_math.hawaii.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 3:14 AM
> To: THINKPAD_at_CS.UTK.EDU
> Subject: [TP560X, maybe others] Windows Update warning
>
> Today I visited Windows Update to see what was new for my W98SE
> system.
> It offered me a new driver for the Intel bus master HD controller on
> the
> system, and in a moment of temporary insanity and uncharacteristic
> trust, I gave the go-ahead .
> DO NOT DO THIS!
>
> The driver is (a) not compatible with the Thinkpad, (b) sends your
> drive
> system into compatibility mode, and (c) is nearly impossible to
> remove
> (all the usual tricks, eg expunging driver database and deleting the
> devices in the device manager in safe mode, don't work).
> Fortunately,
> Windows Update stores backup information deep in a subdirectory, and
> while they include no documentation as to how to actually restore
> the
> backup drivers, I was able to figure it out after considerable
> effort.
>
> I expect this 'improved' driver will be suggested for many ThinkPads
> of
> the era. Keep away from it!
>
> - David R.
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