Windows 2K Upgrade not recognizing hard drive

[Matt Raymond]

I upgraded from a CD-Rom from Windows 98, after restarting
in Windows 2000, the computer fails to recognize a "mass
media device" and gives me a blue screen indicating I need
to restart (which doesn't fix the problem).

Any ideas?

 

[Dave Patrick]

You didn't mention the drive controller (possibly SCSI, or ultra DMA, or
ATA100, or raid, or serial ATA), 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.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


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| I upgraded from a CD-Rom from Windows 98, after restarting
| in Windows 2000, the computer fails to recognize a "mass
| media device" and gives me a blue screen indicating I need
| to restart (which doesn't fix the problem).
|
| Any ideas?

 

[Guest]

The F6 option works perfectly. I had to copy the driver
files from CD to floppy and it worked for my ATA133 IDE
controller card.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Glad to hear it. Thanks for the feedback.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


| The F6 option works perfectly. I had to copy the driver
| files from CD to floppy and it worked for my ATA133 IDE
| controller card.