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- Missing Cd Drive
- Windows successfully loaded the device driver for this hardware but cannot find the hardware device. (Code 41)All of a sudden i have no cd drive can anyone help me solve this problem.For some reasom devicemanager says i have 2 cd drivesGeneric Dvd-rom scsicdrom deviceQsi Cdrw/dvd sbw-242 Dell Latitude...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell Latitude D800, snow_boarder_55@...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-04
- Reinventing the term "Thumb Drive"
- A common issueI've actually found this to be a common issue with MANY manufacturers floppy drives nowadays. Whether its an oem system or third party hardware, the floppy drives are just pieces of grabage nowadays. I think, they think, that since we arent going to use it except maybe to...
- Tags: CDROM, CDROM DRIVE, floppy disk, floppy drive, mib.2945@..., hardware, USB flash drive
- Discussion threads 2007-02-22
- CD ROM ICON
- I have a dell laptop which i have not use for sometime now, when i boot it up i sow my cd rom drive icon change into a floppy disk B drive, i want to no what to do to get my cd rom drive icon back, thank youEnoch.
- Tags: CD-ROM, boakyeek75@...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-16
- cd rom drive
- I have a computer that used to be an office computer therefore no cd rom drive was in it and it used to run win.NT. I wiped the drive clean but I have a problem installing a cd rom drive that I bought .. Toshiba XM6102B. by the way...
- Tags: CD-ROM, CD-ROM drive, headsett@...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-08
- Install 3rd hard drive in Dell 4600
- I'd like to install a 3rd hard drive into my Dell 4600. The hard drive I'm installing is a Western Digital IDE. It looks like I should be able to install 4 drives total. I'm confused about how to configure the primary/secondary and master/slave s
- Tags: hardware, don.winn@..., hard drive, cable, new Hard Drive, CD Drive, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-12-26
- lost DVD/CD drive
- What to do if it says DVD/CD drive is disabled, and when I'm trying to enable it, mesage says - Windows can not enableDepends if this is a new installation or an existing oneIf it;s new and a drive had been added remove both and check the jumper
- Tags: hardware, eta1973@..., IDE, reBOOT, CD Drive, Microsoft Windows, DVD
- Discussion threads 2006-12-25
- CD drive opens and closes spontaneously
- I have an old computer, a Dell Dimension T500, 512mb RAM, Win XP Pro, with a CD/DVD combo drive, another CD burner. The CD burner opens and closes spontaneously and irregularly. What might cause this and what can I do to correct it?
- Tags: hardware, capri, spontaneously, CD Drive, CD
- Discussion threads 2006-12-23
- Gateway PC with CD drive Stuck open
- I have a Gateway desktop pc (circa 2001) with a CD drive that will not shut. Any help would be appreciated.Most likely, the gear train for the CD tray is jammed or broken.Realistically, your best option is to replace the drive.You can find CD-ROM drives for under $20 and...
- Tags: CD-drive, kenrankin@..., hardware, CD Drive, Gateway Inc., Gateway PC, PC
- Q&A 2006-09-03
- CD drives not recognized
- I am rebuilidng a an old dell dimension xps t550 with an award bios. I tried to install 3 different cd writers and the system doesn't recognize then during boot up/post. I have switched the IDE cables and tried swapping them between the IDE controller on the mb, but...
- Tags: Development tools, IDE, BIOS
- Q&A 2006-08-22
- CD drive doesn't work
- I have an old Dell Pentium 2 (200Mhz MMX) running Win98SE. I was looking at a CD I bought at a garage sale and as it was loading its introductory multimedia display I decided not to keep it and hit the escape button, the display stopped and I ejected the...
- Tags: CD-drive, CD-ROM, marcson98, hardware, CD Drive
- Q&A 2006-06-21
- CD-RW CD-ROM Drives not recognized!
- I just replaced the 40-pin connector cable for my CD-ROM and CD-RW drives. Now the DEVICE MANAGER recognizes the CD-ROM drive incorrectly ... and does not recognize the CD-RW drive at all. BEFORE replacing ribbon cable... Device Manager reported the following under CDROM:MATSHITA DVD-ROM SR-8586 (6/8/2000)SONY CD-RW CRX230E (6/8/2000)AFTER...
- Tags: cable, CD-ROM drive, CD-RW, hardware, JohnBarbChuck@...
- Q&A 2005-12-11
- Corrupted IDE cables?
- Maybe one you can help me...My brother just bought a new motherboard, power supply, and graphics card to upgrade his system. We installed the new components without much trouble and the computer booted fine. However, about an hour later as we were finishing up installing new drivers, the monitor suddenly...
- Tags: cable, gammyun@..., hardware, IDE, IDE cable, motherboard
- Q&A 2005-11-10
- my cd drives wont work
- i put a cd in the f drive and it wont read it my e drive has not worked for some time but since i had another drive i didnt worry about it but now they both do not work please help thanks alotin advanceTry to disconnect the e drive...
- Tags: E Drive, hardware, lmmsnastygrl, optical drive, patch management
- Q&A 2005-10-27
- PC Hardware
- What exactly is a CD-W drive? I can't seem to read CD's from the drive. Tried uninstalling and re-installin, still can't read. Tried installing another CD drive I was then able to read. Am I only suppose to write to this kind of Cd drive?I think...
- Tags: brilandaod@..., CD, CD Drive, CD-drive, CD-RW, disk, hardware, PC
- Q&A 2005-09-29
- CD drive failure analysis
- CD-RW CRX160E Sony drive in Dell Optiplex GX1150 seems to have failed. Will not read or write CD-R, CD-RW with data or music CD. These CDs play ok in another GX150. Device manager shows drive is working properly. Drivers uninstalled and reinstalled. Using Win XP...
- Tags: analysis, CD, CD-RW, DVD, fgan, hardware, Sony Corp.
- Q&A 2005-08-10
- IDE Cable Problem
- My hard drive won't power on if I plug the IDE cable into the cd drive. I can run the computer without any cd drive, but I need to use the cd drive. I tried using a different IDE cable, but it still won't work.I generally use separate...
- Tags: cable, CD, CD Drive, hard drive, hardware, IDE, IDE cable, skullkrusher250@...
- Q&A 2005-03-17
- Missing CD Rom
- I recently had to clean up a xindows XP Pro machine laden with Spyware. Somewhere in this processs the operating system stopped recognizing the CD Rom drive. Device manager shows that the driver is missing or corrupt. The drive is an LG CED8083B. There are no Windows XP drivers avaialable...
- Tags: CD, CD-ROM, Daygo_171, hardware, IDE, IDE driver
- Discussion threads 2005-01-19
- cannot detect CDROM drive in WIN98
- I replace a faulty CDROM drive with a new one but the PC cannot detect the new CDROM drive. What are the things I should check?thanks and regards,Don't think you really should have to load dos level drivers in W98 to get a CD to be "visible". Have you checked...
- Tags: BIOS, CD, CDROM, choywg@..., hardware, Microsoft Windows 98
- Q&A 2004-10-11
- Use the System Recovery Utility to restore Windows 98 after a hard disk meltdown
- If you support Microsoft Windows 98 clients on your network, some of your users may have older hardware in their systems. Older hardware is more prone to failure; this especially applies to older hard disks—though even today’s reliable hard disks fail on occasion. How do you restore Windows 98 and...
- Tags: backup, CD-ROM, CD-ROM drive, disk, Greg Shultz, hard drive, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 98, System Recovery Utility, Windows 98 Startup Disk
- Technical articles 2003-02-13
- Get IT Done: Use the System Recovery Utility to restore Windows 98 after a hard disk meltdown
- Restore a Windows 98 computer with the System Recovery UtilityIf you support Microsoft Windows 98 clients on your network, then some of your users may have older hardware in their systems. Older hardware is more prone to failure, and older hard disks in particular—though even today’s reliable hard disks fail...
- Tags: Operating systems, Get IT Done, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows, startup disk, System Recovery Utility, Windows 98 Startup Disk, CD-ROM, CD-ROM drive, hard drive
- Technical articles 2002-11-11
