I have no access to my cdrom in windows, can I accesss it in dos, and if so how do i do it, I no nothing of working in DOS.
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I have no access to my cdrom in windows, can I accesss it in dos, and if so how do i do it, I no nothing of working in DOS.
open the case up and make sure the it is plugged in correctly and firmly.
Suggest that you also check your jumper settings, if applicable.
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Cheers.
Sadler - Are the Cd-roms showing up in device manager(Right click my computer>>properties>>device manager)?
If they are... check to see if they have been assigned a drive letter...
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Hello Dere
1.) Does the CD-Rom show up in device Manager? Yes\No ?
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Yes cd-rom shows up in device manager, assigned letter D:, it just will not spin up lights will flash etc, nothing to with loose cables, can only think it is driver related.
When you say you can access your CD-ROM on DOS do you mean you can change to the CD's drive letter (D:\) or can you access data on the drive (do a DIR at the command prompt)?
If you get a message at the command prompt that says "Not ready reading drive D
Abort, Retry, Fail?" when you type "DIR" odds are it's not a driver problem it's a drive problem. CD-ROMs do go bad.
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If it doesn't work hit it with a hammer. If hitting it fixes it great! If it breaks, oh well it didn't work anyway.
Thats exactly what is showing Forest,didnt think it would be drive not even a year old.
Bit of a long shot here(but cheaper than a new CDRom!)
I had a problem with my cd in my old system and had some success clearing the problem by using a lens cleaner. This was an intermittant fault though. Ironically you need cd rom access to load the software !?
Hope this is useful
Gixer