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CD ROM not working
HI Rick, Ok I went into Device Manager and as I think I've told you in the past there is no CD-ROM listed anywhere. I went into view devices by connection and under PCI Bus I have listed: Intel 82371ab/eb bus master IDE Controller Under that I have Primary IDE Contoller (dual info) Secondary IDE contoller (dual info) Under Primary IDE I have listed: Generic IDE Disk 7 The secondary IDE is not working because of BIOS setting but that is listed as a C: drive. So I think we're back were we started not knowing why I can't see or use my CD-ROM drive in WindowsME. Thanks Shelly |
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Shelly wrote:
HI Rick, Ok I went into Device Manager and as I think I've told you in the past there is no CD-ROM listed anywhere. I went into view devices by connection and under PCI Bus I have listed: Intel 82371ab/eb bus master IDE Controller Under that I have Primary IDE Contoller (dual info) Secondary IDE contoller (dual info) er, FIFO, actually Under Primary IDE I have listed: Generic IDE Disk 7 The secondary IDE is not working because of BIOS setting but that is listed as a C: drive. I think we found Waldo. Could you explain that a little more ? Rick |
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It may be worth booting to Safe Mode - and looking in Device Manager there.
If the CD-ROM exists, then Remove ALL entries for CD-ROM's there and reboot to Normal Mode- Windows will reinstall the drivers. OTOH, it may be that you've upgraded the system, and your attempted reinstall reset the BIOS somehow (was this from a System Recovery disk, or an MS CD?) -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp "Rick T" wrote in message ... Shelly wrote: HI Rick, Ok I went into Device Manager and as I think I've told you in the past there is no CD-ROM listed anywhere. I went into view devices by connection and under PCI Bus I have listed: Intel 82371ab/eb bus master IDE Controller Under that I have Primary IDE Contoller (dual info) Secondary IDE contoller (dual info) er, FIFO, actually Under Primary IDE I have listed: Generic IDE Disk 7 The secondary IDE is not working because of BIOS setting but that is listed as a C: drive. I think we found Waldo. Could you explain that a little more ? Rick |
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I think we found Waldo. Could you explain that a little more ? Rick . Rick, What do you mean we found Waldo? What would you like me to explain more? Shelly |
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Errr... um, nevermind "Waldo", but...
" The secondary IDE is not working because of BIOS setting but that is listed as a C: drive." That's what I mean... what do *you* mean by that? What message is coming from where ? There are two IDE cables, I'm assuming you have one that goes to the hard drive and one that goes to the CD. (?) Rick wrote: I think we found Waldo. Could you explain that a little more ? Rick . Rick, What do you mean we found Waldo? What would you like me to explain more? Shelly |
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Well I did start my computer in safe mode and I did have a cd rom listed there. I removed it and restarted windows to see if my windows would detect it and now nothing, it doesn't detect it nor does it show up in devices even under safe mode. Now I wish I never loaded windowsME and unfortunately I can't go back and with my cd-rom not working I can't load anything else. I don't know what to do now. Shelly |
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Not surprising if the IDE Channel is switched off in the BIOS - you need to
re-enable the channel in BIOS first! -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp "Shelly" wrote in message ... Well I did start my computer in safe mode and I did have a cd rom listed there. I removed it and restarted windows to see if my windows would detect it and now nothing, it doesn't detect it nor does it show up in devices even under safe mode. Now I wish I never loaded windowsME and unfortunately I can't go back and with my cd-rom not working I can't load anything else. I don't know what to do now. Shelly |
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Ok Noel what do you mean by the IDE channnel is switched
off in the BIOS? And how do I re-enable the channel in BIOS? I will go in and see what I can do but not sure which part of the set-up I should be looking in. And this would be causing my CD-ROM not to work? Cause now I can't see it in safe mode either after I removed them and windows still won't recognize it when trying to add new hardware. Shelly -----Original Message----- Not surprising if the IDE Channel is switched off in the BIOS - you need to re-enable the channel in BIOS first! -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) |
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from your own post....
"The secondary IDE is not working because of BIOS setting but that is listed as a C: drive. " Where did you find this information? - what's the EXACT wording? Usually to get into the BIOS, you tap either the DEL or F1 keys as the system boots (there's often a message 'Press F1 to enter Setup' or similar) Go in there CAREFULLY!! - and make sure that both IDE channels are switched on - and see if the BIOS is recognising the drives attached to them. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp "Shelly" wrote in message ... Ok Noel what do you mean by the IDE channnel is switched off in the BIOS? And how do I re-enable the channel in BIOS? I will go in and see what I can do but not sure which part of the set-up I should be looking in. And this would be causing my CD-ROM not to work? Cause now I can't see it in safe mode either after I removed them and windows still won't recognize it when trying to add new hardware. Shelly -----Original Message----- Not surprising if the IDE Channel is switched off in the BIOS - you need to re-enable the channel in BIOS first! -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) |
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Hithere,
Ok as far as the secondary IDE controller I talked about, I believe it was someone who told me to go into Device manager and look at my devices there. And under secondary IDE Contoller (dual info) Device type: Hard dis contollers Device Status: This device is not working properly because the BIOS in the device is reporting the resources for the device incorrectly (Code 9) Although I'm not sure this problem has anything to do with my CD-ROM not working. Could have something to do with another problem I'm having, which is I was told the computer has 4.0GB space but the computer is only reading 2.0GB. Anyways at this point that problems isn't my biggest concern. I need my CD-ROM to work or I can't use my computer properly. As you had mentioned to look under Safe mode and see if the CD-ROM is listed there and it was listed and I removed it as you said but when restarting windows I was still unable to get my computer to see my CD- ROM. I have tried loading new hardware and still nothing. Now even under safe mode I have no CD-ROM listed. Although in my BIOS or setup I do have CD-ROM installed. And as I've said in previous postings when I start the computer using the windows startup diskette and the windowsME Cd the CD will run and work. Well thanks for trying to help me because I appreciate it. Thanks Shelly -----Original Message----- from your own post.... "The secondary IDE is not working because of BIOS setting but that is listed as a C: drive. " Where did you find this information? - what's the EXACT wording? Usually to get into the BIOS, you tap either the DEL or F1 keys as the system boots (there's often a message 'Press F1 to enter Setup' or similar) Go in there CAREFULLY!! - and make sure that both IDE channels are switched on - and see if the BIOS is recognising the drives attached to them. -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...2001/Mar01/Mar 27pmvp.asp "Shelly" wrote in message ... Ok Noel what do you mean by the IDE channnel is switched off in the BIOS? And how do I re-enable the channel in BIOS? I will go in and see what I can do but not sure which part of the set-up I should be looking in. And this would be causing my CD-ROM not to work? Cause now I can't see it in safe mode either after I removed them and windows still won't recognize it when trying to add new hardware. Shelly -----Original Message----- Not surprising if the IDE Channel is switched off in the BIOS - you need to re-enable the channel in BIOS first! -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) . |
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