switched to scsi cdrom; windows pauses to look for atapi

[jonno]

I uninstalled my ide cdrom and installed a pretty plextor scsi unit. It works fine. however, when I boot up, Windows pauses as soon as it starts to load because it can't find the old drive. The old drive is no longer listed in system devices. How do I fix this?

 

[PowerJoe]

It's probably loading from CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT:
Start -> Run... -> "sysedit"
In config.sys, look for a line similar to "device=c:\cdrom\cdrom.drv /D:MSCD000", and add "rem" before it ("rem device=...&quot
In autoexec.bat, look for "mscdex /D:MSCD000", and add "rem" before it too

Reboot, enjoy

-PJ

 

[RobSan]

Also, be sure that you have removed the IDE CD device in STANDARD CMOS on an IDE Master or Slave channel. Having it set to AUTO instead of NONE will force the the issue you are having prior to reading the startup files.

Rob