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Don't ever connect an IDE CDROM to the proprietary connector which your present CDROM is connected to, it could spell big trouble. You may need to get a different cable for the harddrive with two connectors (plus the mainboard one) if your cable doesn't have two. You could also probably put the IDE CDROM on the secondary IDE as a master.
Try here:
CD-Rom Drivers
Scroll down to CD_DOS.EXE
these are the DOS drivers.
Ok try this Driver the file you want to download is 56XW95.exe, or 2XCDRIVE.exe Try the 2x first.
Download this file and install (start from a new fdisk and format.)
Try this "format C: /s" you can do this with any win9x boot disk, This will make you drive bootable. than install the cd-rom with the file you downloaded. If all goes right the next time you boot you should have a cd-rom load. If so type "md c:\Win9x" , than copy your win95 or win98 to this dir. than type "copy d:\win9x c:\win9x" install windows from this dir... Type= with out quotes ""
Good luck
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Had an old computer that would not load cd-rom without loading sound card drivers first then after a reboot load cd-rom drivers. The cd had to be run through the sound card in order to work.