Re: Lost CD

Thanks for your reply
It was ok untill I installed the latest " In CD" upgrade from Nero
I have Un-installed all of the drivers and makes no difference
The drive is recognised in the BIOS. the Devices manager and on screen
but will not read a disk
I have Un-Installed the drive and XP has re-installed but still No Go



"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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lshawks wrote:
My computer recognises the CD Drive but I am unable to Read or
Write to it
Any Help appreciated

Recognizes the CD Drive could mean a lot of things.

- Do you see it in the System BIOS (before any OS is loaded)?
- If *not*, are the jumper settings correct?
- Are there any bent pins or loose cables/connections from it to the
controller/power?

- Do you see it as a drive letter in Windows?
- If *so* - can you read ANY CDs - even original store-bought STAMPED
(not burned) ones?
- If *not* - have you recently installed/uninstalled any cd writing
utilities or the likes?

- What is the make/model of the drive?
- Is it capable of writing to CDs?
- Do you have the latest firmware for it?

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