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CD ROM drive not detecting.
Hello guys,
hope you can help me, as i want to get to the bottom of this.... i am running windows XP SP2, on a Pentium 4, 3.06 gig processor, 512 Ram. My CD drive isnt being detected. it doesnt show the drive when i click in ’My Computer’, i go to device manager and it doesnt show there, but the drive has power going to it as i can open and close it. i checked the BIOS and it is set to boot first, then floppy, then harddrive as usual. i have had the drive replaced twice thinking it was a dodgy cd rom, but it hasnt fixed it. when the technician comes round and replaces the drive it all works fine until i actually turn the computer off. the technician has left by then so i cannot show him the actual problem. i turned my computer off, unplugged the power cable going to the cd drive and plugged it back in then restarted my computer, the drive works again....until i switched off my computer and it disappeared again. the only way i can get it to show is by doing the above process (unplugging the power and plugging back in) although sometimes i will have the drive working after doing that process and then all of a sudden it will disappear whilst the computer is still on. Please i know its a long post and your probably bored of reading it, but ive tried to explain this the best i can, can anyone give me any advice as to why this might be happening, and the solution if possible. many thanks in advance for any replies. -- Posted using the http://www.hardwareforumz.com interface, at author's request Articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards Topic URL: http://www.hardwareforumz.com/Genera...pict59284.html Visit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: http://www.hardwareforumz.com/eform.php?p=300212 |
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"trigger55555" wrote in message news:7_300212_59fbaa1a612942fc8cab9e11cf64355b@har dwareforumz.com... Hello guys, hope you can help me, as i want to get to the bottom of this.... i am running windows XP SP2, on a Pentium 4, 3.06 gig processor, 512 Ram. My CD drive isnt being detected. it doesnt show the drive when i click in ’My Computer’, i go to device manager and it doesnt show there, but the drive has power going to it as i can open and close it. i checked the BIOS and it is set to boot first, then floppy, then harddrive as usual. i have had the drive replaced twice thinking it was a dodgy cd rom, but it hasnt fixed it. when the technician comes round and replaces the drive it all works fine until i actually turn the computer off. the technician has left by then so i cannot show him the actual problem. i turned my computer off, unplugged the power cable going to the cd drive and plugged it back in then restarted my computer, the drive works again....until i switched off my computer and it disappeared again. the only way i can get it to show is by doing the above process (unplugging the power and plugging back in) although sometimes i will have the drive working after doing that process and then all of a sudden it will disappear whilst the computer is still on. Please i know its a long post and your probably bored of reading it, but ive tried to explain this the best i can, can anyone give me any advice as to why this might be happening, and the solution if possible. many thanks in advance for any replies. -- Posted using the http://www.hardwareforumz.com interface, at author's request Articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards Topic URL: http://www.hardwareforumz.com/Genera...pict59284.html Visit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: http://www.hardwareforumz.com/eform.php?p=300212 try using one of the other power cables coming off your psu. There are normally a few spares within the system... |
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On 22 Jul 2005 00:36:20 -0400 As Andoids Dreamed Of Electric Sheep and
then trigger55555 wrote : Hello guys, hope you can help me, as i want to get to the bottom of this.... i am running windows XP SP2, on a Pentium 4, 3.06 gig processor, 512 Ram. My CD drive isnt being detected. Is it seen at the P.O.S.T screens(Power On Self Test)? Before the O/S loads? -- Free Windows/PC help, http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html |
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