Setup - CPQCM.sys missing

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq (More info?)

Hello folks,

Rod in 2002 posted a message which describes my problem exactly:
>>I am trying to access the setup utility from floppys created by
downloading from the compaq web site. This is on a deskpro 2000
5233mmx. There is no diagnostic partition on the hard drive. When I
load the utility and enter setup I get the message:

>>Compaq plyg and play device not found
Problem: cpqcm.sys is not loaded or is the incorrect version.
Probable cause: Computer setup cannot run without this driver.
Effect: Verify that the line DEVICE=(path)CPQCM>SYS is present in
config.sys, athat the drive and path are correct, and that CPQCM.SYS
is correct version.

>>I checked on the 1st f10 setup diskette and could not find this file,
nor is it in the floppy's config.sys file.
I have some experience with these compaqs, but have never encountered
this problem. Does anyone out there know anything about this?

Anyone familiar with this problem?Neil

 

[kocakelle]

I think you know more than me, but I'll tell my story anyways hoping that it helps.
I had more or less same problem, my compaq is also deskpro, with partition being erased. I downloaded the same file and had same message.
After searching for hows of cpqcm.sys I gave it all up and decided that it was hopeless.
Than I did the followings:
1. By hitting F10 many times I was able to boot with a W98 boot diskette.
2. I copied W2000, I386 to HD, and launched winnt.exe from HD.
3. Sure enough PC got stuck during the reboot of installation.
4. Than I simply replaced the HD with another HD which had Ubuntu 7.04, Feisty already installed, which ran.
5. I changed the HDs again, and the installation of W2000 picked up where it was stuck.
6. Now I have the old Compaq pre-setup screen and W2000 runs OK.

Note: as I mentioned since you seem to know much more than me, I gave the essentials but I'd be happy to furnish details if necessary. Also, I havent had to time to find the files to run correction of the problem in W2000 envirenment to know that too asks the impossible, namely cpqcm.sys

Respectfully,
Koca Kelle

 

[Que]

Seems to be an audio driver. If you can't get the file, maybe you can turn off the onboard audio in the bios, and run setup without it?