![]() According to some the disk for Legend 20CD is disk 170210, PBMMCS10R3 or R4 for the proper. It looks to me that this information is not in jist with whats going on.įrom Mark59 on 07/16/01 09:32 AM EDT: I also changed all the drive letter references to the same letter lL and still not working. USA You need a slightly newer PB Restore CD. LH c:\windows\command\mscdex.exe /m:mtmideo1/m:mscd0001 /m:20 /s /l:q I have switched cables.įrom Mark59 on 07/16/01 09:14 AM EDT: In config.sys the line says.ĭevice=c:\pbtools\gscdrom.sys /d:mscd0001 Packard Bell Format Numbers NeXT NeXT Veteran Member Joined Messages 7,808 Location Kamloops, BC, Canada 1 While not entirely necessary, if you are using a Master CD to restore a mid-90's Packard Bell system it prompts you at one point for a format number. The cd rom is seen in bios and found during windows boot but does not show up in DM or in My Computer. My sister uses a Packard Bell (with no CD-ROM), and wanted me to format her HDD, because she had a virus (small annoying thing that wouldnt stop sending out emails) and basically wanted the whole thing cleared. All jumpers wherever I install it are correct. The hard drive on Primary will see the HD but will not see the cd rom if I put it as slave. The cd rom will not work in windows 95B or in dos.I have switched cd roms with a known good one and still it wont work. My problem is trying to run the PB restore disk.I understand PB uses proprietary IDE controllers and I need to reinstall. I have a Packard Bell computer in my shop that has two yellow exclamation points in DM on IDe 1 and IDE 2.The system is running W95B. The following is from the previous ? to update anyone interested. None of the directories lists anything that looks like the place to start. I tried setup, install and run and nothing. With theW98 boot disk I am able to read the PB restore Cd but am unable to run it. Bell Laboratories, Western Electric engineers worked out ways to assemble all. Starting to get discouraged and thinking I might have to go out and buy a Windows 95 CD, it occurred to me that I should try the Packard Bell Master Restore Diskette Ver 3. PROBLEM, The packard bell restore diskett in the A:drive wont find the Cd and will not proceed with the restore using the CD. When I went to reinstall Win95 I discovered that the PuterGeek boot disk didnt work with the Packard Bell CD which contains Windows 95 within it. I replaced the original Cd with a known good one and it is found with the W98 boot disk. I used the W98 boot disk and it found the CD. ![]() This number consists of eight digits, for instance 20000004. In a previous post I was given an answer that worked. Examples: Master CD 6709880304 (the part number is 6709880304) Master CD 67098803xx (the xx can stand for any two digits) Format number The format number determines the language, the software package, and the hardware drivers installed on a particular computer. I have a PB system running W95 and the CD would not run. ![]()
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