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- GX110 CD drive
- I recently got a Dell Optiplex GX110 computer so I can convert it to a Linux box. It has a Pentium 3 processor. It came with no CD drive, so I inserted one.My question is, how do I get it to recognize the drive?Things I've tried:- BIOS drive settings- Add...
- Tags: BIOS, Network technology, themaestroofemail@..., cable, CD-ROM drive, CD, IDE
- Discussion threads 2007-09-22
- CD drives won't recognize in My Computer
- HelloMy computer won't recognize the CD drives. They won't show up in My Computer, but they do show up in Device Manager with yellow triangles and '!'. I've tried:right-click>update driver;right-click>uninstall, shut down, disconnect IDE cabl
- Tags: software, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, registry, CD, computer, IDE, rico_romance@...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-10
- 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 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
- DVD RAM DRIVE
- Could someone explain to me what DVD Ram drive means. I have installed a lot of DVD drives and never come across this problem before.Problem is Computer has one LG DVD Drive and one LG CD rom drive. Both have power but do not read any discs. In My computer...
- Tags: LG Electronics Inc., disc, DVD-drive, DVD-RAM, DVD-ram Driver, shantie@..., LG DVD, LG DVD Drive, CD-ROM, CD-ROM drive, computer, IDE
- Q&A 2006-04-30
- new power supply - Drives won't power up
- A friend of mine called me today to tell me her Win XP PC sudddenly stopped working. She had DLed a Windows update last night, restarted it, and it shut down after 10 min. It did this twice and broght her to the "do you want to start in safe...
- Tags: cable, CD-drives, IDE, IDE cable, oltclan4@..., PC, power supply
- Q&A 2005-12-17
- 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
- installing window 98
- hi,i like to install window 98 ,but my cd room is not support it.is there away to install .i have try boot window 98 cd and choosed the option install without cd support ,but it still said that i have not insert the cd room yet.any suggestion would be appreciatTry...
- Tags: CD-ROM, IDE, lukele1200@..., Microsoft Windows 98, window, windows
- Q&A 2005-07-06
- 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
- using of two hard disc
- procedure, how to configure/install, use a two hard discIf the disks are going to be on the same ribbon cable set the jumper on one to master, put the end of the cable on this one, set the second to slave, on the other connector of the ribbon cable. Format...
- Tags: cable, disc, hard drive, IDE, jumper, marlon_balido@..., motherboard
- Q&A 2005-03-17
- CD drive problems
- Hi,I use LG cd writer and LG cd rom drives on the same PC. Since the cd-rom drive is not working anymore, i decided to unplug it from the system. However, after unplugging it, the system only shows 128mb RAM while I use 256mb (2 x 128mb). Is there a...
- Tags: CD, CD-ROM, highnezz@..., IDE, ide channel
- Q&A 2005-03-04
- 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
- IDE CONTROLLERS
- IDE CONTROLLERSAfter five hours on this computer I am still getting nowhere. I put a new Seagate 40gig hard drive in it approx 2 months ago, it was returned to me yesterday due to explorer.exe error messages. I tried re-installing windows 98 but after installation same message. Formatted and resinstalled...
- Tags: BIOS, computer, hard drive, IDE, motherboard, shantie@...
- Q&A 2005-01-14
- CD Rom and CD Burner Drives are Missing
- I thought I was upgrading my Acoustica burner software today and it promted me to uninstall my previous program. I did that, but now when I go into My Computer, there is no cdrom drives! I have a G drive and an H drive which are both missing....
- Tags: BIOS, CD, CD burner, CD-ROM, IDE, Microsoft Windows, software, twentynineroses@...
- Q&A 2004-11-07
- CDROM DRIVE NOT WORKING
- I have p-4 system with 40gb hdd. i have one IDE cdrom drive connected to the secondary of the IDE PORT. Suddently i stopped working . In Device manager exlamatory mark apprears on the CDRIVE device. Drive specification not available for the drive. I want to solve this problem...
- Tags: Development tools, IDE, CD-drive
- Q&A 2004-10-12
- Troubleshooting a newly installed CD drive
- A newly installed CD drive that doesn't function is a rare but frustrating event. It's better to examine these common CD-drive installation problems and their quick fixes before you lose your cool over a lifeless CD drive.Installing a CD drive is rather simple—usually. But even with seemingly straightforward installations, there’s...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Brien M. Posey MCSE, CD-ROM drive, CD-ROM, IDE, CD
- Technical articles 2001-10-03
- IDE CD drive installation guide
- Whether you're installing a basic CD-ROM drive, a CD-RW, a CDR, or a DVD-ROM, this document can help. This article offers straightforward, easy-to-follow instructions for installing a standard IDE version of one of these devices.In my earlier article "Teach your end users CD basics," I showed you how to select...
- Tags: Development tools, Brien M. Posey MCSE, IDE, CD-ROM drive, CD, IDE Controller
- Technical articles 2001-09-26
Additional Resources
- DVD ROM Installation
- How do I install a DVD Rom in a computer with 2 CD Roms? My PC doesn't recognize the installation.You can have up to 2 IDE drives per controller. If you have 2 CD roms and 2 hard disks, you system is full.How many hard disks do you have?Hi,Purchase and...
- Tags: CD-ROM, CD-ROMS, DVD-ROM, eddiemonr@..., hard drive, hardware, IDE
- Q&A 2005-04-15
- Getting a sata drive to work?!?
- ok here is the deal, I have a msi mobo and it has an onborad sata. I have a cd-rom hooked up through ide as well. Now when i boot the computer the bios does not detect the sata drive i have installed, it detects the cd-rom just fine. Now...
- Tags: Construction, Consumer electronics, bencaston@..., CD-ROM, window, Native Ide, sata
- Discussion threads 2007-09-24
- Compaq CD ROM will not read
- Have a Compaq Deskpro SFF. The CD ROM is recognized when system is booted from boot disk. Will not boot from a CD ROM or load WIndows XP when booted from installation disk. Any ideas? I think I may need to load specific CD drivers but I am not sure.This...
- Tags: cable, CD, CD-ROM, Compaq Computer Corp., hardware, mctazman2, Try
- Q&A 2005-12-22
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