CDROM Drive

Unable to open CDROM drive, PC won't recognize Drive D.

No pinhole to open the drive either, PC is HP and very
old, perhaps 6 years or more.

How can we get pc to recognize drive and how can we open
it. Do we have to boot up in safe mode to do this? Do we
have to reinstall Win 98?

And another problem with Lexmark printer, out of date and
not supported. Can we remove it from system and re-
install it, unable to locate original CDROM to install
(plus we can't open the drive), can we download from
Lexmark site and re-install?

Thanks in advance.

Don

It appears the drive has failed. Pull the drive from another computer and
try it in your friend's PC.

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"DonR" wrote in message
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Unable to open CDROM drive, PC won't recognize Drive D.

No pinhole to open the drive either, PC is HP and very
old, perhaps 6 years or more.

How can we get pc to recognize drive and how can we open
it. Do we have to boot up in safe mode to do this? Do we
have to reinstall Win 98?

And another problem with Lexmark printer, out of date and
not supported. Can we remove it from system and re-
install it, unable to locate original CDROM to install
(plus we can't open the drive), can we download from
Lexmark site and re-install?

Thanks in advance.

Don

You can get a NEW CD-ROM Drive
AT:http://www.tigerdirect.com/

Good luck.

And Ron's probley right about the Drive.It could have
faild. What can couse a CD-ROM drive to fail is HEAT,DIRT
and DUST(that can couse over heating),Moter burnd up,
The IDE cable connected backwords,or just being old and
used a lot.

C

PLEASE read Info below.

Western Digital-200GB-Special!
Sensational ATA-100 EIDE HD Just for $89.99
Go to:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...rchTools/item-
details.asp?EdpNo=423018&Sku=THD-2000JB%20P
^For more information.^

For information on installing W98, go to:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html
or go to:
http://www.waynescomputerworld.com/cleaninstall.html
^ Also tells you how to Formate/Reformate your Hard Drive
for Reintallation(s.)^ Or upgrades.

But if you DON'T have a boot disk go to: www.bootdisk.com

Need a NEW Hard Drive or NEW computer Parts or Computer
stuff.GO TO:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/

Looking for your Driver name or file &/or software GO
TO: http://www.driverguide.com/

Still don't know the name or manufcturer of your
driver.On your driver, look for a sticker
with an FCC ID number. Then go to this site to determine
the manufacturer of your card.
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid/help.html#drivers

Are you looking for RAM memory for your PC but still
can't find the right memory.
GO TO: www.crucial.com

Are you wanting 2 or more Operating Systems on your
computer? Go To:
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/bingcomments.html

If you have read this far then you know were to go for
computer parts.
Thankyou for reading this.

Have a good day.

C





-----Original Message-----
Unable to open CDROM drive, PC won't recognize Drive D.

No pinhole to open the drive either, PC is HP and very
old, perhaps 6 years or more.

How can we get pc to recognize drive and how can we open
it. Do we have to boot up in safe mode to do this? Do we
have to reinstall Win 98?

And another problem with Lexmark printer, out of date
and
not supported. Can we remove it from system and re-
install it, unable to locate original CDROM to install
(plus we can't open the drive), can we download from
Lexmark site and re-install?

Thanks in advance.

Don


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