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quaxo



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Re: CD Rom isn't working
« Reply #15 on: January 20, 2008, 02:16:55 PM »
Change the jumper to MASTER and see if it works then.

Getting to the BIOS varies, depending on manufacturer. Usually F2 or DEL. Usually says as soon as you turn it on.
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    Re: CD Rom isn't working
    « Reply #16 on: January 20, 2008, 02:37:26 PM »
    I have the jumper on the two pins under the Master. It still isn't working. When I go to My Computer I don't even see an E: drive or cd rom.
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    Re: CD Rom isn't working
    « Reply #17 on: January 20, 2008, 04:23:36 PM »
    Sounds like the jumper isn't correct...re-check the diagram
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      Re: CD Rom isn't working
      « Reply #18 on: January 20, 2008, 05:18:13 PM »
      I just tried switching the jumper to all three positions and nothing happened. Could it be that somehow when I made the switch from the old cd burner to the new that I lost the drivers to the E: drive? Is there a way to check this? Remember I'm just a novice at best and just throwing it out there!
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      Re: CD Rom isn't working
      « Reply #19 on: January 20, 2008, 06:02:35 PM »
      Is the drive even being detected by the BIOS?  ???
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        Re: CD Rom isn't working
        « Reply #20 on: January 20, 2008, 06:43:01 PM »
        What am I looking for in Bios? I was in MS-DOS and it gave me a list of things.
        Thanks.
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        Re: CD Rom isn't working
        « Reply #21 on: January 21, 2008, 03:20:17 AM »
        In the BIOS, look under IDE configuration.
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          Re: CD Rom isn't working
          « Reply #22 on: January 26, 2008, 01:05:28 PM »
          I didn't see it listed. What now?
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          Re: CD Rom isn't working
          « Reply #23 on: January 26, 2008, 01:11:27 PM »
          Probably one of these 4 things:

          1. The jumper isn't in the right place
          2. The drive doesn't have power
          3. The drive isn't connected to the IDE cable correctly
          4. The drive is faulty (not likely, but not impossible)
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          Re: CD Rom isn't working
          « Reply #24 on: January 26, 2008, 01:11:43 PM »
          Test the drive in another machine to see if it is working...
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            Re: CD Rom isn't working
            « Reply #25 on: January 26, 2008, 01:37:18 PM »
            So you don't think it could be a lost driver or something? When I first installed the cd player and restarted the computer I got a message that the computer detected a new system or something like that and asked if I wanted to search for a new driver. I think I messed up there?
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