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Re: Compatibility Mode/HD (single fifo)

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From: Roger Loeb
Date: Fri, 06 Sep 1996 00:00
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Ok, if it's not a virus, which I don't think it is, here are two proposed
solutions, I would like to know WHICH one of them works.

The first:
Look at Q151911 in the Microsoft Knowledge base, (www.microsoft.com/kb) and
delete the NOIDE entry from the 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CURRENTCONTROLSET\SERVICES\VXD\IOS Registry key. 
Then reboot Windows95 and see if that solves the problem.  You have a CMD
controller, so that is right on the money.  This should work.

IF IT DOESN'T, TRY THIS:
Get a copy of the WIn95 CD-ROM.  In the \drivers\system\pci folder there is
a PCIIDE.VXD file.  Copy it to the hard drive somewhere easy to get at
later (like c:\).
Boot into Safe Mode (very important) by pressing F8 at the Starting
Windows95...blurb at the beginning of the boot procedure.  Then select safe
mode.  In safe mode, remove all of the Hard Disk Controllers from the
device manager (control panel:system).  Then, rename the pci.vxd in the
\[windows]\system directory to pci.old.  Then copy the pciide.vxd into the
\[windows]\system folder, BUT RENAME IT to PCI.VXD.  Reboot in normal mode.
 It will probably take a few boots to re-detect all of the hardware.

-Rog2

Joel Hopper <hopper@flash.net> wrote in article
<01bb9b2a$132145e0$80010b0a@joeldesktop.teknowlogy.com>...
Could be a virus.  Win95 goes into compatibility if anything "gets between"
it's drivers and the hardware (from what I can tell).  I have had this
problem and after all else, I did a virus scan and found the Form virus.



Dave Quecke <djQuecke@worldnet.att.net> wrote in article
<MPLANET.322d2d94djQuecke989684@netnews.worldnet.att.net>...
> Just when you think things are running smooth.
> 
> I have no idea how I did it but Win 95 is running all HD and CD-ROM in 
> compatibility mode.
> 
> It is not related to Autoexec or Config as I checked it all.
> 
> Even booted with a two-line config, files & buffers and only a path 
> statement in Autoexec.
> 
> BUT!!!  My hard drive show yellow in System Manager
> I don't recall the entries saying this before but it now reads:
> 
> Hard disk controllers
> 	CMD PCI-0640 PCI to IDE Controller
> 	Primary IDE controller (single fifo)
> 	Secondary IDE controller (single fifo)
> 
> Any help out there??
> 
> Thanks dj
> 
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From: "Roger Loeb" <rog2@execpc.com>
Subject: Re: Compatibility Mode/HD (single fifo)
Date: 1996/09/06
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