So to reiterate: Send the error messages you are getting with both devices.
Is there a FDD listed in Device manager? When you go into Safe mode does it show duplicate FDD in the Device manager? ...

Ok one more time. Lets try it.

Go back to Device manager. Click on the Plus sign next to IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers. Right click and Remove the IDE ATA/ATAPI Bus master controller. Click on ok...

Do you have any additional Hardware connected to your Laptop? I would reccommend that you remove any addtional devices that you may have added since the purchase of your laptop.

Before I go...

You did not say it is a Flash drive read problem. Ok well Until I know exactly whats happening rather then guessing I will stop helping you. I only do this as a courtesey, you may want to talk to...

Kurohide,

Thank you. I have troubleshot PC and Laptops for 10 years. In my experience, this issue usually points to a connection issue or Motherboard problem.

It's good that you are still...

Cool. Sorry that your new Graphics card is now out.

Let me know if I can help you any further.

Well if the Bios is not detecting the HDD and you've checked the connection and it seems well seated, I would replace the IDE cable first. Make sure the jumpers are set to Master or Primary and try...

Ok sure David try this :-)

Sometimes you can find out by how the Bezel looks. The bezel is a metal piece. Do you see any way of taking off the network card?

Another way you can tell if it...

Go to Tools
Dial up connections and choose use existing LAN connection.

If it is getting past the post it would not be a Motherboard issue. System files I am leaning more towards, Possible device causing windows to restart. Possible startup program causing it to...

Wow, Missing a Shell32.dll aeh?

Not good. This is a very important file for your OS. Its like a fresh egg that has lost it shell and all the goo goes where ever it wants.

Before trying to...

Good Morning Kurohide :-)

If you are getting cannot detect HDD during a format. First check connections. They may have condensation that has caused the connector to get loose.
After checking...

The power cord for the power buttons are found usually on the very edge of the motherboard. Might be loose or condensation

Hope that helps :-)

Rue B 2s De

If it is an onboard network card the driver will automaticly load from the system files.

Try removing the Network adapter in device manager and restarting your system if it is onboard.
...

COOL :-)

Thanks Sam that made my day :-)

Let me know if I can help you further

Ok TMM599

The very first thing to do is take everything off your tower, Printers, Wireless keyboard, Wireless Mouse. You only want your PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard hooked up. Everything else needs...

Hey Ill.

Great thanks for the photo shots of your device manager and other Hardware. So the additional drive is no longer showing in your hard drive?

Also it only showed upto devices that...

What does your Device manager say? Does it list DVDRW under the CDROM/DVD catagory?
Do you see a list of other devices in Device manager?

Normally when there are issues with the post you should receive more beeps then 3.

Are you hearing additional beeps? You can search on the MB Manufacture for the BIOS POST BEEP CODES.

I am...

Yes you get that when you boot to a recovery console it will rename the drive letters.

When I worked on eMachines and Gateway most if not all restore cd and recovery consoles list themselves as...

You may have needed to point it to the right drive such as

FIXBOOT C:

It might have still been on the recovery console drive designated.

Ethernet as a boot device is great for...

What I would try is making sure that you still do not have the network adapter listed in Networking under the controll panel. If you have duplicate adapters you could have this problem. Remove both...

No SCRU

You shouldn't have dups.

Have a good one

RueB 2s De

I thought there was an option in Windows Messenger to restore files.

Heres some info about the application:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/wmsgrfaq.mspx

Ok you've got duplicates.

See how you listed three of each?

ATA Channel 0
ATA Channel 0
ATA Channel 0
ATA Channel 1
ATA Channel 1
ATA Channel 1

I would check that the cable is set to Master and the jumpers on the hdd are set to master.

Does this have Windows XP?

Sure Dewabo,

The ATA/ATAPI are the drivers for primarly the FDD/DVD and CDROM drives. the PCI Bus master controller handles these devices. You'll notice when you right click and remove the PCI...

I can't hurt except for the size of the cooling fan and if there is space to put it, is what I think

Have a good one

RueB

I noticed Mallard that you stated that you created a Partition. And GURU's Chaky and jbennet let me know if I am wrong on this one.
If you used FDISK it cannot create a NTFS partition. It will...

For this issue it is very simple.

I would not recommend to reformat on an issue like this.

First Restore BIOS to Default settings (only do this if you have not added any new video cards...

I'm so sorry getting a little rusty I just relized I said type /windows

You've got to type cd windows (Note the space between the d and w)
then cd command (make sure you put the space in...

Dewabo,
Also try to see if it a software issue before you throw your Possibly perfectly good CD to the already problematic Land fills.

Try removing the ATA/ATAPI Bus master controller. This...

Another suggestion as well. If you have a startup diskette you can boot to your Startup diskette in the Floppy, That way you do not need to change your BIOS Settings.

If you don't have the...

Opps sorry for the typo. AVI

This is an interesting topic Magic, I am just curious. By chance are you right clicking on a batch of highlighted files? Are they all the same format it... jpeg AIV

Is your flash drive AIV...

Does your system get past the post? Do you see Windows logo at all?
Do you have a nvidia nforce4 installed?

RueB 2s De

The way I would answer your question if I had pondered this myself is trying to right click on the Finder Bar to see if there is a property area of adding additional devices. Possibly pointing it to...

Yah DSCOTT305,

It could be a device or program that did not install properly.

The easiest way to resolve this issue it to disable some start up items.

First when your system starts tap...

Totally, You know eMachines and Gateway computers have a recovery console however they did not include the chkdsk or FDISK or
FIXBoot on some of them so its like I'm on auto pilot about the startup...

www.technet.com (http://www.technet.com) is wonderful. These are steps from Microsoft to help people in the Technical field to resolve issues

Try this it might help: ...