First post, by mothergoose729
I am not sure how this happened, but all of my games that require a disk check have suddenly stopped detecting the disk. The DVD drive works just fine. I can install the game, put the disc back in the tray, and the game will run the autlauncher. Then I hit play, and it tells me to put in the correct CD ROM. For example, Carmaggedon 2, Legacy of Cain Blood Omen, and Commanche 3, among others. These games were working at one point on 95% the same computer without issues.
I have tried several IDE DVD drives, including one that was working on the same computer before. I have tried reformatting and reinstalling windows. I have tried resetting the bios to default settings. I have changed a couple of things in my hardware configuration from the last known working state, but none of these should have any impact on the optical drive...
Asus k8v-x se 754
Athlon 3400+ (previously working on an athlon 3000+)
Aureal Vortex 2 (previously working)
Yamaha YMF744 PCI (new addition)
512mb DDR 400 (previously working)
FX Quardo 2000 (previously working)
120gb SSD with IDE adapter (previously working)
I can't figure it out. Maybe the games expect the CD ROM to be on a particular IRQ or DMA? I can hear the drive make some skipping noises during the disc check but it always fails now. I have reinstalled windows 98 a couple of times sense then, but I don't know what setup step I would have missed. I have been using a retail copy of 98SE with the typical install options. Nothing fancy.