[shadowcrx]

ok remember a while ago when i made that post about custom computers?

well mine is messed up and i don't know what the hell is wrong with it, neither of the cd drives will read, or the usb ports, or the audio device i have installed in it

when i open up my computer on it i can't even see the drives all i see is the floppy, windows installer won't load them /it says they may be corrupt

 

[baker_jeff]

right click on "My Computer" > Properties.

Click the "Hardware" tab at the top.

Click the button that says "Device Manager".

Do you see any listings with a Rex "X" or a yellow "?"" attached to them?

Report back.

 

[SETI20]

hmm...can't install drivers for devices you can't see.
My experience is if so many things go wrong all at once, you have a motherboard failure.

 

[shadowcrx]

there are yellow exclamation points

 

[baker_jeff]

there are yellow exclamation points

Beside which items?

 

[shadowcrx]

bolth my cd drives, and the audio device, and there is the ? beside my usbports

 

[baker_jeff]

Reinstall your chipset driver (motherboard)

 

[shadowcrx]

like take it all aprart? and put it back together?

 

[SETI20]

you COULD take all the cards out. But you should not have to.
Go to the website of the motherboard manufacturer, and get the latest drivers.

....altho windows itself should recognize all those items as native.

 

[baker_jeff]

like take it all aprart? and put it back together?

Haha no. Find out what motherboard you have, find the manufacturer's website, and download the driver for it to install. :wink:

 

[baker_jeff]

Grrr you beat me!

 

[SETI20]

I R bestest! onk onk onk! :lol:

 

[Ragnaarok]

I vote for mobo drivers too. Use the disk that came with the mobo, or go to the vendor site.

If they still don't work (has happened to me before), my cure all for windows is back up files, format, and install the mobo drivers right after you finish the windows install. make sure all your hardware is recognized and install drivers one by one for each peripheral.

If you do format, I'd recommend installing windows with just the basics, like one cd or dvd drive, the hard drive(s), and the video card in the case. Then add the other things one by one once the basics are up and running (and updated fully)

 

[shadowcrx]

easier said than done, this computer i am on isn't the one i am talking about, the other computer won't even recognize anything so i can't even get on the net to do that, and i have no idea what kind of mobo it is, i know its purple haha

 

[shadowcrx]

found the motherboard i have buuuuuttt.................... how the hell can i download it to the computer when it can't get on the interent and i can't upload it from a disc?

 

[shadowcrx]

heres the only page in english i could find for downloads for my mother board

http://www.fryssupport.net/dl_l4s8a2.cfm

any of those help me out?

the only thing i could find on the motherboard was

L4S8A2 REV:1.0

i have a pentium 4 in it if that helps anyone

and the problem codes for the drivers are28, 39

 

[SETI20]

ok so it doesn't even recognize the floppy drives, cd-rom and whatever?

You need to boot your PC, and go see in the BIOS if it even sees them at all.
(Usually pressing del, or alt when booting)

If the BIOS doesn't see them either it's effed.
If it does, you might want to try booting from the windows CD, and repair, or re-install.