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Jul 16, 2005, 11:56 AM
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| | | My CD Drive won't read CDs!
It just won't run any discs, It opens and closes, but refuses to read. I have had the problem for a while but It never really bothered me... Until I just tried to install Morrowind. Now it's personal, and needs to be fixed. My parents will not do anything about it because "it doesn't concern them, it's not their PC." If anyone has any Ideas or has experienced this, please help me fix it.
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Jul 16, 2005, 12:00 PM
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| Hmmm. maybe time to go shopping.... Does it showup in MyComputer? What is your OS?
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Originally Posted by Disgorge It just won't run any discs, It opens and closes, but refuses to read. I have had the problem for a while but It never really bothered me... Until I just tried to install Morrowind. Now it's personal, and needs to be fixed. My parents will not do anything about it because "it doesn't concern them, it's not their PC." If anyone has any Ideas or has experienced this, please help me fix it. | |
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Jul 16, 2005, 12:02 PM
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| Windows XP, and yes it shows up in My computer. | |
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Jul 16, 2005, 02:53 PM
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Pay to call ScottGem for advice ($.75/min) | If the drive came with your PC, then try going into Device Manager and removing the drive then rebooting and see if it will redetect it. If not, then it may be time for a replacement. | |
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Jul 17, 2005, 06:43 AM
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| WinMSD
Insert any CD. Open a DOS (Start>Run>CMD-OK) session.
Enter WinMSD at the DOS windows. Check Hardware Resources for possible hardware conflicts. Also, under Components, select CD-ROM, check all details (e.g, media loaded, name, status, driver.
If everything looks kosher, you are likely looking at faulty hardware
> Insert screwdriver & remove PC case, delete cd drive, insert replacement drive, reload PC case. Load CD driver, test CD and move on to the next problem..... 
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Originally Posted by Disgorge It just won't run any discs, It opens and closes, but refuses to read. I have had the problem for a while but It never really bothered me... Until I just tried to install Morrowind. Now it's personal, and needs to be fixed. My parents will not do anything about it because "it doesn't concern them, it's not their PC." If anyone has any Ideas or has experienced this, please help me fix it. | | |
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Jul 27, 2005, 03:07 AM
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| Have you tried using a CD lens cleaner? A dusty or smoky environment can cause problems reading the drive when the hardware is detected. You can get these cleaning kits from most PC shops (they usually are a CD with a small brush attached which wipes the lens as the cd spins). If this does not work, can you try the drive in another machine? | |
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Aug 8, 2005, 08:20 PM
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| Hi, im having the same problem! My computer just stopped reading all discs one day (not sure when, awhile ago though). I have cycled throught 5 differnt CD drives, and the last one worked for awhile, until today. Ive removed it form the drivers list and re-installed it, ive tried to blow the dust out, and ive tried to get into my BIOs to do all that stuff, but neither me or my computer savy freinds can get into the BIOs on my computer. I run Windows XP, and the CD drives i used are
HP CD-writer Plus Model:CR-4848TE
CD-rom drive (compaq) Model:LTN-486s
ROM-400-DELTA 52X IDE Model:OIP-CD52000A
CD-ROM READER Model:CDR-273
????(ive got this one in at the moment)
i hope this helps, and i help you can help, it appears that this is a rather large problem (google has lots of posts about it) and no-one seems to have an answer! | |
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Aug 9, 2005, 01:53 AM
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| Does Bios recognise drive
I know you can't get into the bios, but does it recognise the drive when booting, usually you can see a list of detected drives somewhere in the boot sequence. If the CD rom drive comes up in this list then you probably don't have to worry about the bios. If the drive doesn't however, you may have to get into the bios and set the detection to auto. My favourite technique for getting into bios is repeatedly pressing DEL or F2 as the computer starts (about once every second). Otherwise study the screen for instructions on how to enter bios. | |
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Aug 9, 2005, 05:27 AM
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Originally Posted by The Fooman Hi, im having the same problem! My computer just stopped reading all discs one day (not sure when, awhile ago though). I have cycled throught 5 differnt CD drives, and the last one worked for awhile, until today. Ive removed it form the drivers list and re-installed it, ive tried to blow the dust out, and ive tried to get into my BIOs to do all that stuff, but neither me or my computer savy freinds can get into the BIOs on my computer. I run Windows XP, and the CD drives i used are
HP CD-writer Plus Model:CR-4848TE
CD-rom drive (compaq) Model:LTN-486s
ROM-400-DELTA 52X IDE Model:OIP-CD52000A
CD-ROM READER Model:CDR-273
????(ive got this one in at the moment)
i hope this helps, and i help you can help, it appears that this is a rather large problem (google has lots of posts about it) and no-one seems to have an answer! | First, no one can get into the BIOS. The BIOS is a PROM chip that manages the interaction between the peripherals and the CPU. During the Boot process the BIOS reads settings stored on a CMOS chip. The CMOS is a low power RAM chip that uses battery power to maintain the data stored on it. Its the CMOS that you get into using the Setup option during boot. While some people refer to this as the BIOS, its incorrect.
Second, you don't say WHY you can't get into the CMOS. What happens when you try? How old is this PC? Did it come with Win XP? Is the CD on a spearate channel from any other drives?
Maybe more info will help us help you. | |
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Aug 11, 2005, 08:30 AM
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| Scott,
Whoa, backup dude, the BIOS not a PROM & it is accessible. By function, the BIOS is either EEPROM or Flash EEProm of which both are electrically programmable via pgm or keyboard ($debug) cmds. As the BIOS contains the initial I/O functionality (firmware) for the PC, the customized aspects of individual PC's (e.g., date, time, drive config, etc) are stored in a small (64 to 256 byte) "scratch" memory area, referred to as "CMOS". As you mentioned, it is programmable.
Dis'G,
There is little to no information regarding CD(s) in the BIOS or CMOS. It is the driver that is critical to CD functioning properly in Windows. Since windows see the CD drive(s), check/upgrade your CD drivers...
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Originally Posted by ScottGem First, no one can get into the BIOS. The BIOS is a PROM chip that manages the interaction between the peripherals and the CPU. During the Boot process the BIOS reads settings stored on a CMOS chip. The CMOS is a low power RAM chip that uses battery power to maintain the data stored on it. Its the CMOS that you get into using the Setup option during boot. While some people refer to this as the BIOS, its incorrect.
Second, you don't say WHY you can't get into the CMOS. What happens when you try? How old is this PC? Did it come with Win XP? Is the CD on a spearate channel from any other drives?
Maybe more info will help us help you. | | |
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