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Article #308Re: cd Rom problem
From: Dave
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 11:41
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 11:41
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In article <b0vs2r$tlhgc$1@ID-160609.news.dfncis.de>, phlexor@yahoo.com says... > "liam" <liam70@mediaone.net> wrote in message > news:3E32B6D7.E6F71EC6@mediaone.net... > > Help > > > > I recently installed a cd-rw. It was working fine until I started > > copying some files to disc and my computer locked up. I rebooted, then > > upon entering windows, I recieved errors stating there was problems with > > my registry. I attempted to go into regedit but couldn't even access any > > folders there. I was forced to re-install windows. Since then, when I > > attach my CD-RW or even a CD-ROM my computer is slow and I cannot access > > the drive letter where the CD drive is located. If I disconnect the CD > > drive, the computer works fine. I don't know what the problem is. My CD > > drive is located on the secondary IDE of the motherboard. Whenever I > > connect to it, the system slows down and I cannot access the drive. > > Anyone know what this may be??? Please reply. > > > > -- > > Thanks, > > Billy > > First thing that I would check is the master/slave/cs jumper of the CDRW > drive. After that I'd hunt through the BIOS settings to see if anything is > there that is slowing things down with regards to the drive. > > > I'd also check that your not running the drive in PIO instead of DMA control panel/system/device manager/IDE controllers ...... depends on windowz version ......
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