I am puzzled when you say that the ZIP sits between the
computer and the printer. Do you mean that you have a
parallel port ZIP in series with a parallel port printer?
If so, my own experience with such setups is that either
the printer will work OR the ZIP will work, but not both.
Try an internal ZIP, or a USB ZIP.
As for the CDROM problem, I agree with one of the previous
posts, strip the system to PC, monitor, keyboard, and
mouse. No external USB, parallel, firewire, SCSI, etc
devices. Then debug the CDROM problem. I am assuming a
common interal ATAPI CDROM. If it is external, how is it
connected and with what else on the same wire?
>-----Original Message-----
>I've seen lots of threads about missing CD and DVD
drives. I have the same
>problem, and my Zip drive is gone, too.
>
>I've tried the "Doug Knox" fix; I tried the "AUMSA" fix;
I wiped my HD clean
>and reinstalled XP; I replaced the ribbon cable from the
MB to both my CD
>drives; I've upgraded the BIOS (neither drive is found in
there either);
>I've tried the "upper and lower filters" registry fix
from MS's knowledge
>base, but nothing fixes this!
>
>Neither of the CD drives show up in the BIOS, which I've
flashed to the
>latest version. I noticed also that my Zip drive is gone
as well, but the
>printer works. Since the Zip sits between the printer
and the computer, it
>seems that all those cables are fine.
>
>What can I do to make these drives work again???
>
>
>.
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