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XP is suddenly not recognizing my CD-RW at all. It seems to be working properly, it opens and spins when discs are in it, but neither XP nor any of my programs will acknowledge it. My DVD-ROM died a couple of weeks ago, and XP still recognized it, so I don't know what the problem could be.
Someone help me to stop hating life.
i had the same problem a few months back, don't know what caused it though. long story short, the only way i got XP to recognize my CD-RW again was to reformat. if there's an easier way, i'd like to know too.
ASPI drivers from Adaptec, download them and install..
http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/3000-2098-10219041.html
I tried that, and it didn't seem to work. I assume I just have to open aspiinst and let it install and then reboot, which I did, and still no CD-RW drive.Quote:
Originally Posted by JMET
Did you try removing it from your hardwar profile and restarting?
It isn't in my hardware profile.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShineAqua
All I've done is removing it and reinstalling it while XP was on to see if it would pick up on it. It didn't.
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Originally Posted by ShineAqua
Good idea....
Is it recognized in your bios?
Not sure. How do I check?Quote:
Originally Posted by JMET
When you first start up the pc the first screen will say to hit Delete, F2 or something to that affect to enter setup...
If that would be the Primary Master, then yes, but it looked like that might be my HD.Quote:
Originally Posted by JMET
My computer did that this summer, too... I cant remember how I fixed it... but it just started working one day.
Damn, XP blows.
And right when I had some time to burn some CDs I've been meaning to burn. Feh. So, no one else has any suggestions, or am I fucked since it isn't on my BIOS?Quote:
Originally Posted by diffusionx
Have you tried rolling back the OS a few days back til when it was working?
Can't you run a diagnostic and repair from the control panel? Also try reinstalling windows over windows without reformatting. It's a poor mans fix but it works well enough. I had some issue recently with my PC where it would only open up in safe mode, I did that and now it's working fine enough for me to burn stuff off my HD and reformat. BTW we got Rachel a new PC today. :( The last of the parts she needs come in a few days. I want one too, I'm fucking sick of a my 700mhz Athlon and a dying HD.
Rich: Don't you actually have to create a save for that though? I don't think it does that by itself.
Windows automatically sets aside a certain amount of disk space so it can once a day put a roll back time.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShineAqua
And reinstalling Windows without reformatting = dumb. :)
If your not seeing the drive in the bios and its a newer motherboard then its prolly funked..
It's probably in the BIOS somewhere, I don't remember my CDRW/DVD being on the main page of the BIOS, but rather a sub page. Even if it's not installed correctly, as long as it's connected to a power supply, the BIOS show it. Since we obviously don't know his mobo's interface, noone can really help him with the BIOS, though.
It would be in the same place where he saw his hard drive. :)
like I said it's a good quick fix, not a permanent solution.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich
Alright, well, I restored, and no I have a second DVD-ROM drive, G:....
Um, so, is my CD-RW fucked? I hope it's just that, since I can get it replaced easily...
Depends on the MOBO.Quote:
Originally Posted by JMET
My BIOS had the HDDs and Peripheral drives on different pages.
One of the wires may have also come lose connecting it to the MOBO.
I have never seen a motherboard that had the auto detect for the hd's and cd drives in a different place.
What model mobo is this?
This is interesting...
Heh, it's an Asus, I can't recall the model number at the moment. There was a page for the HDDs, and a page for the others (cdrw/dvd/floppy), but there may have very well been one with all of them on it. It's been months since I've been in my BIOS. My PC boots too fast to even get to the BIOS. (20 seconds from power on to having TNL open)
Go back and check again, then tell me what you found. ;)
AFX do you have a second PC in the house?
Yeah.Quote:
Originally Posted by ShineAqua
I know this is a bitch but pull the RW out and see if it works in the other one, at the very least it'll help you figure out where the problem is.
Eh, fuck it, I'll just take it into work tomorrow and let them deal with it. Bah.
one thing you might want to try first is to go to the device manager, and delete everything under IDE controlers. Then reboot, windows will re-install the ide controller drivers, I had this issue a while back on a PC at work...