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« on: November 27, 2008, 12:03:28 PM »
I have 2 cd-rom drives, one is a DVD RW/CD-RW (my drive E) and one cd-rom (my drive F).  They both show under drives on WINDOW EXPLORER.  When I click on the DVD drive (E) the folder opens but is "blank" doesn't show contents.  The second CD-rom drive (F) basically does the same except when I click on it I get message to INSERT DISK IN DRIVE F"  (there is a disk in the drive).  I'm running ZONEALARM SECURITY SUITE as my virus protection.

I also tried to run the recovery disk that came with the computer to reload the drivers for the CD drives but since it doesn't recognize drive it didn't work.

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« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2008, 02:47:06 PM »
I would remove the IDE cable from one of the drives (while powered off of course) and boot and see if I can access discs.  I would do it for both drives.  It is unlikely that both have gone haywire, but if one has, it could be blocking the other one.
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« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2008, 11:20:56 AM »
I removed the DVD RW/CD-RW (drive E) and replaced it with standard cd drive.  Now both drives worked as they should.  I then purchased a new DVD RW/CD-RW  and installed it and had the same problem as the first DVD RW/CD-RW.
In short the problem seems to be with the computer reading a DVD RW/CD-RW and not standard cd drives.
any suggestions?????
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« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2008, 11:48:54 AM »
How old is the computer?

What CPU is in the Computer?

Which Version of Windows?

Also did you limit the IDE/ATA configuration? 

I would go into the BIOS setup screen and reset everything to the default or optimized settings.
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« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2008, 04:53:25 AM »
Are you trying the DVD-RW drive by itself?  Does your computer have S-ATA ports?  There are some computers that have issues with IDE optical drives with specific chipsets.  I would try using a good brand name drive like a pioneer for compatibility.  If your computer has S-ATA ports, I would try a S-ATA Drive.
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« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2008, 10:20:51 AM »
the computer is about 6 years old and was working fine until about 3 weeks ago. 
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« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2008, 12:46:47 PM »
Quote from: rjpohl on December 15, 2008, 10:20:51 AM
the computer is about 6 years old...

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