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To: Jack Russell who wrote (19782)	5/14/2001 11:25:46 PM
From: shadowman	Respond to of 110652

ST, You might want to try this? It refers to W95 but the procedure would be the same for W98. philly.com The most likely explanation for a CD-ROM gone AWOL is a corrupted or missing driver. To get it back, you'll have to make use of Windows' plug-and-play capabilities. First, go to Start/Settings/Control Panel. Click on System. When the System Properties window opens, click on the plus sign to the left of the CD-ROM line, then highlight the reference to your CD-ROM. Click on the Remove button, close System Properties and reboot. When Windows restarts, its plug-and-play utility will recognize the drive and, from Windows' already installed database of information, will conjure up a new driver for the player. The caveat here, though, is that you should dive into this process only if your computer is a brand-name machine using brand-name components. If it isn't - and especially if the player is an off-brand - Windows 95 may not have the right driver. If you have an early edition of Windows 95, first update it to Service Release 1 because that service release added a lot of drivers for peripherals. You might also consider upgrading to Windows 98, because it does a better job of detecting and installing non-plug-and-play devices. Otherwise, get in touch with the company that sold you your machine and have it supply the drivers you will need to get your CD up and running again. And be prepared for the possibility that the CD player is simply broken and needs to be replaced.

To: Jack Russell who wrote (19782)	5/14/2001 11:46:58 PM
From: shadowman	Respond to of 110652

STrinque, Remember I said might? If you haven't done it yet, you might want to try one of mr.mark's favorite approaches first... a simple reboot

To: Jack Russell who wrote (19782)	5/15/2001 12:22:16 AM
From: Graystone	Respond to of 110652

Playing again eh ? or The C What If you were in playing in the machine BIOS (Setup) you may have disabled the secondary IDE interface. I presume you have tried the three finger salute. You said the machine doesn't recognize your drives, where are they not recognized ? If they are missing from the POST then you have either uncabled, unplugged or disabled the interface they are connected to, the chance of both drives failing at the same time is small. Other ways to screw up a secondary IDE port include adding new devices, tweaking settings you have never seen before and ignoring the "Are you sure ?" messages from the Evil Empire. Check your CMOS settings to make sure that both IDE ports are enabled, if you were working inside the case for any reason, check the ribbon cable connections to your drives, if you added a new device, take it out.

To: Jack Russell who wrote (19782)	5/16/2001 3:21:53 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

steve have you resolved this problem? if not, here is something to look at. i believe that graystone alluded to this in his response, but i'll go ahead with these detailed steps anyway.... (from an emailed windows tip).... ****************************** "CD-ROM Problems And Windows 98 Many people have reported a problem with their CD-ROM drives after installing Windows 98. Many CD-ROMS are dual channel IDE (Integrated Device Electronics) devices. Windows has a special setting you need to set in order to accommodate these devices. Try this fix if you experience the problem: - Select Start, Settings, and Control Panel; then double-click System - Select the Device Manager tab - Double-click the Hard Disk Controllers branch to expand it, select your IDE controller, and then select Properties - Select the Settings tab - In the Dual IDE Channel Settings box, select Both IDE Channels Enabled, and then click OK (2 times), and restart your computer" ***************************** let us know :) mark