Inaccessible Boot Device & CD Drive Faliure

[GolemdS]

I had logged in to my laptop running Windows 2000, but it was too low on batteries and it shut down. When I charged it a bit and started it up, it did the standard Windows 2000 loading sequence, and then goes to a blue screen error.

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*** STOP: 0x0000007B (0x81667030, 0xC0000032, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
I didn't move the hard drive. It tells me to run CHKDSK /F, but I can't (due to windows not starting). I also can't format or use boot CDs due to the CD drive not working.

It is an IBM ThinkPad i Series Model 1161 - 52U. The CD Drive sticks out a bit. If I push the button, it doesn't open unless I push the drive in a bit, then the light will flash green and it will open. It will also not read any CDs put in, regardless if I push in the drive or not.

Thank you for reading this!

[Broni]

CD drive stopped working, when the error occurred, or it never worked?
What do you mean by "sticks out a bit"?

[patio]

That's a removable CD drive...press the button; remove it all the way and put it firmly back in...