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BrackMontgomery
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Alright guys, I need some help here. My buddy bought a new Dell E520 and when we try to format using a windows 98 disk it doesn't detect the CD Rom drive. The computer boots to the DOS prompt after giving us the error that no CD Rom drive is detected (and yes, the drive works fine).
Eventually we were able to format using the XP disk, but then the install process would give an error! We were able to circumvent this by changing a setting in the BIOS for the hard drive mode (it was a RAID setting). However, we still can't format with 98! Anyone ever deal with this motherboard and know what setting to use (the computer only has a default 160GB hard drive and nothing else) to get everything working right? I remember having to do something to my brother's to get it all working, but I can't remember what BIOS setting needs to be changed.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Eventually we were able to format using the XP disk, but then the install process would give an error! We were able to circumvent this by changing a setting in the BIOS for the hard drive mode (it was a RAID setting). However, we still can't format with 98! Anyone ever deal with this motherboard and know what setting to use (the computer only has a default 160GB hard drive and nothing else) to get everything working right? I remember having to do something to my brother's to get it all working, but I can't remember what BIOS setting needs to be changed.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!