Dimenson 4700 problems

Question

Well Ive had my 4700 for nearly a year now and had no problems with it till i had a unexpected crash and had to re-format my hard drive and install windows again now when ever I switch it on i get a   Diskette drive 0 failure message with the options of pressing F1 or F2  now if I push F1 it loads windows up, and i proceded to go through all the disks I was given to reinstall my programes.  But now wen I try to install my broadband it tells me Ive no Ethernet cable ports even tho theres one pluged in to the back of my computer!!   Have I just missed a driver or doing something wrong? any help would be great.   thanks

rickmktg · Answer

@surfer_bloke wrote:

Well Ive had my 4700 for nearly a year now and had no problems with it till i had a unexpected crash and had to re-format my hard drive and install windows again now when ever I switch it on i get a

Diskette drive 0 failure message with the options of pressing F1 or F2 now if I push F1 it loads windows up, and i proceded to go through all the disks I was given to reinstall my programes. But now wen I try to install my broadband it tells me Ive no Ethernet cable ports even tho theres one pluged in to the back of my computer!!

Have I just missed a driver or doing something wrong? any help would be great.

thanks

Did you install the Chipset driver? Did you install the ethernet driver?

surfer_bloke · Answer

I think so but just to make sure where would I find them ? on the V.9X/56K DATA/Fax modem software disk (which ive installed the whole disk but it says it has drivers on it) or the Dell Dimension Resource Disk ?

rickmktg · Answer

@surfer_bloke wrote:

I think so but just to make sure where would I find them ? on the V.9X/56K DATA/Fax modem software disk (which ive installed the whole disk but it says it has drivers on it) or the Dell Dimension Resource Disk ?

All drivers are under the Product Support tab above, then Downloads. The modem software would NOT include the network driver.

mdeck09 · Answer

Hello. If you're looking for the chipset drivers, go here, these are what you're looking for. http://ftp.us.dell.com/chipset/R79695.EXE

surfer_bloke · Answer

Ok thanks guys Ive downloaded those drivers and i can find my ethernetpoets :) but im still getting the diskette drive 0 failure at start up.  Any ideas on this ?

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