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Why doesn my CD-ROM or second IDE hard drive work with Windows 95?

April 26, 2017CD-ROM IDE Windows 95

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Why doesn my CD-ROM or second IDE hard drive work with Windows 95?

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Two known issues involve CD-ROM or secondary hard drives: 1) Older versions of Windows 95 or Windows 98 may not correctly recognize the Intel® 82801AA ICH IDE controller used on Intel® desktop boards, causing the BIOS to disable the secondary IDE channel. This can result in IDE devices, such as CD-ROM drives, not being detected or disappearing after the system is rebooted. A utility is available to update the MSHDC.INF file and resolve the issue. As a temporary work-around, the CD-ROM can be installed on the primary IDE channel until the INF update utility has been run. 2) Windows 95 or Windows 98 may fail to recognize a CD-ROM drive that does not comply with the ATAPI specification.