cd rom cannot detect disc in win98

i have one CD-ROM and one CD-RW Drivers, i am using WIN98

these 2 drivers can be detected by the main board properly. In WIN98 i
also can see their icons "E:" and "F:" inside "my computer", but when i

insert a disc they are both no response.


what problem with them?


thanks!

Go to control panel, system, device manager, CDRom, right click the drives
and select properties, Settings tab: see if Auto Insert is marked.

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"Nick" wrote in message
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i have one CD-ROM and one CD-RW Drivers, i am using WIN98

these 2 drivers can be detected by the main board properly. In WIN98 i
also can see their icons "E:" and "F:" inside "my computer", but when i
insert a disc they are both no response.


what problem with them?


thanks!

Nothing happens at all when you insert a CD-- no spin, no label in
Explorer's left pane added to the drive letter?

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q237948
Troubleshoot CD-R_W

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=218617
Troubleshoot CD-ROM or DVD-ROM

I guess, a first try would be...

(1) Boot to Safe Mode. (Hold F5 as you boot, or hold CTRL for the
Startup Menu, & select Safe Mode from that.)
(2) "START, Settings, Control Panel, System, Device Manager tab".
(3) Open the CD-ROM branch, by clicking it's plus sign.
(4) Highlight each drive in that branch, & click "Remove".
(Safe Mode may reveal the presence of a "ghost".)
(5) Close up, & boot to Normal Mode.

Hopefully Windows will find the correct drivers, & all will be well.
That would be best. Otherwise...

"Control Panel, System, Performance tab". Are you in "compatibility"
mode? That could be tough. Try this site, maybe...
http://cquirke.mvps.org/9x/doscompat.htm

And...
http://support.microsoft.com/default...79&Product=w98
Troubleshooting MS-DOS Compatibility Mode on Hard Disks
(130179) - The Performance tab in System properties shows that one or
more of the hard disks in your computer is using MS-DOS Compatibility
mode. MS-DOS compatibility mode may be in use either for the file system
or for virtual memory. You may receive the...

Also...

To see whether the CD-ROM is physically functioning, it can be run
independently of Windows...

Get a Startup Diskette from
http://www.bootdisk.com/ , if you don't already have one from "Control
Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Startup Disk tab". Take either one that
applies to your system. Test the Startup Diskette. Put the diskette in &
turn on the computer. Put in a CD and "DIR" the CD. That is, "DIR X:",
where "X:" is the CD-ROM letter. It will say which letter is the CD.
(Note: It may be necessary to enter BIOS Setup & set it to boot the
floppy drive above the hard drive.)

If the CD-ROM does work in DOS after the Diskette has boot, it is likely
there is a problem with the Windows 32-bit drivers or settings.


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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Nick" wrote in message
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| i have one CD-ROM and one CD-RW Drivers, i am using WIN98
|
| these 2 drivers can be detected by the main board properly. In WIN98 i
| also can see their icons "E:" and "F:" inside "my computer", but when
i
|
| insert a disc they are both no response.
|
|
| what problem with them?
|
|
| thanks!

what is the different between "protected mode" and "real mode"? what is
the meaning of them ?


thanks!

It isn't well described in that article I posted. So...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_mode
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_mode


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Nick" wrote in message
...
| what is the different between "protected mode" and "real mode"? what
is
| the meaning of them ?
|
|
| thanks!