Re: CD ROM drive problem

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From: Sheldon
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2001 00:01

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That would only help if the drive can't read a CD (I see that a lot).  It
won't help the BIOS detect the drive.  I've seen the BIOS pick up a
defective CD drive with no problem.  Won't read a damn thing, however.

junior tracy <juniortracy@netzero.net> wrote in message
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> have you tried cleaning the dust out of the cd drive?
>
> with compressed air or a cleaning disk?
>
>
> WebWalker <webwalker@eudoramail.com> wrote in message
> news:p5dk4tg0l1qthkfcvi9o58url0gvsclm2i@4ax.com...
> > Frequently my motherboard's bios cannot detect CD ROM drive. The
> > drive's light will go on permanently and the tray is not ejecting
> > after the button was pressed.
> >
> > Can anyone give me some suggestion??
> >
> > CPU -- AMD K6-2 500mhz
> > Motherboard -- Gigabyte GA-5AX
> > CD ROM Drive -- Asus 50X
> >
> > No loose cables and the CD ROM drive is quite new (less then 6 months
> > old).
> >
> > TIA.
> >
> > --
> > WebWalker
> > webwalker@eudoramail.com
>
>

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From: "Sheldon" <sheldon@REMOVEsopris.net>
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Subject: Re: CD ROM drive problem
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