Pioneer DR-UA124X CD-ROM Drive Disables IDE Port (188294)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q188294

SYMPTOMS

You may see an exclamation point in a yellow circle next to an IDE port on the Device Manager tab in the System Properties dialog box. When this occurs, you cannot gain access to the CD-ROM drive connected to the IDE port.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you have a Pioneer DR-UA124X CD-ROM drive installed in your computer. The Pioneer DR-UA124X CD-ROM drive's firmware causes this behavior to occur.

RESOLUTION

Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to open the Autoexec.bat file in the root folder of drive C. Look for a line containing "Mscdex.exe," and then remove the "REM" statement at the beginning of the line. Save the changes, quit the text editor, and then restart your computer.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/16/2004
Keywords:kbenv kbHardware kbprb KB188294
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