reinstalling windows 2000 prof. after virus "IRQ bounce"

[terrie bryant]

I am trying to reinstall windows after it had a virus
named above. I can use the floppies and get to the part
where you put the cd in, but it fails because it says
there is no hard drive. I had the same problem on another
computer, and it let me install windows 98, but not 2000.
Is there some setting that got changed or something I need
to do?

 

[Dave Patrick]

You didn't mention the drive controller (possibly SCSI, ultra DMA, raid, or
ATA100), but you may need to boot the Windows 2000 setup disks or CD-Rom and
*F6* very early and very important (at setup is inspecting your system) in
the setup to prevent drive controller detection, and select S to specify
additional drivers. Then later you'll be prompted to insert the manufacturer
supplied Windows 2000 driver for your drive's controller in drive "A"

If you wait and then S to specify additional drivers, then it may be too
late as Windows 2000 Setup at this point may have already assigned the
resources your drive's controller is wanting to use.