Installed XP and now CD/DVD drive is not recognised

[Martin]

Can someone please help. I cannot use my cd rom and I
cannot get into BIOS to set it up as a Promary slave
device....help

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Martin,

See if this helps

http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm, under section 8 - Problems - there is a
link to a patch that often resolves this problem

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[John Dingley]

Have you set the jumper on the cd rom itself to slave?

 

[Guest]

yes Jumper set by person who built PC. DVD worked
yesterday and it only stopped being recognised when I
installed Adaptec burn software and then removed it
because it wa snot compatible with XP. Help

 

[Guest]

Thank You. This did not hel;p unfortunately. Any other
help?

DVD worked yesterday and it only stopped being
recognised when I installed Adaptec burn software and
then removed it because it wa snot compatible with XP.
Help

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Tell me:

Does the drive show at the POST screen when the system is first booted?
Does it show in Windows Explorer?
Does it show in Device Manager?
If you insert a disk, does it spin up?
Power light on?

Considered trying System Restore? After all, that's what it's there for.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[jbekart]

what?

Thank You. This did not hel;p unfortunately. Any other
help?

DVD worked yesterday and it only stopped being
recognised when I installed Adaptec burn software and
then removed it because it wa snot compatible with XP.
Help