Re: HL-DT-ST-CD-RW GCE 8483 R/w Drive Problem

From: David H. Lipman (DLipman~nospam~_at_Verizon.Net)
Date: 08/26/04 

Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 19:22:37 -0400

Make sure you have the latest PCI-IDE drivers. Intel, right ?

See if there is a BIOS upgrade for the CDRW.

If the above fails, call Dell Tech Support again.

You'll get a different technician and almost guaranteed, a different reply.

Dave

"Werner Ganz" <wganz@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:MaOdne8be8np87PcRVn-iA@comcast.com...
| Got a new Dell Dimension 2400.
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| When I do a "shutdown" and then manually restart again the computer
| recognizes the CD R/W drive.
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| Whe I click the "restart' button right away, the computer restarts
| automatically, as it should, but doesn't regognize R/W drive. Dell says
| "Live with it". The only cure would be to do a complete system re-install.
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| Any opinions?
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