Re: CDROM drive fails to read

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From: Tom FitzMaurice
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 00:00

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On 18 Feb 1997 04:24:11 GMT, "JBFN" <acidbent@netvigator.com> wrote:
Get some "canned air" and try blowing out your drive.
>
>Help. My CDROM drive will not read any CD at all. It used to do it but
>after my kid keeps on pushing the drive (to close it), not it cannot read.
>
>When I look at System, the properties says the device is working properly.
>I use the right click mouse to eject the drive, it will eject. In the
>explorer or my computer, the CD drive is detected. But when you open it:
>The drive is not ready.
>
>I go to MSDOS window, it can go to d:\ but can do anything. If I type DIR
>it says error reading drive and goes back to the D:\ prompt..
>
>Pls help 
>-- 
>What was Einstein's greatest mistake? 
>Find out in http://home.netvigator.com/~acidbent/index.htm

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From: tomfitzm@aol.com (Tom FitzMaurice)
Subject: Re: CDROM drive fails to read
Date: 1997/02/18
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