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Article #311Re: cd Rom problem
From: liam
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 14:31
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 14:31
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I found out the problem. The autoexec.bat and config.sys files were sending the drivers to the "D" drive when the CDRW was located on the "G:" Drive. I modified the autoexec.bat and config.sys to point to the "G:" drive and it appears to be running smoothly. Dave wrote: > 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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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 100a73,a14db598ef28b2d3 X-Google-Attributes: gid100a73,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-01-27 06:32:08 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-03!sn-xit-01!sn-xit-09!supernews.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!wn11feed!wn13feed!worldnet.att.net!204.127.198.203!attbi_feed3!attbi.com!rwcrnsc54.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3E34FD34.CE6A4691@attbi.com> From: liam <liam70@attbi.com> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en-gb] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: aus.computers.cdrom Subject: Re: cd Rom problem References: <3E32B6D7.E6F71EC6@mediaone.net> <b0vs2r$tlhgc$1@ID-160609.news.dfncis.de> <MPG.189e747a8d2163fc98968e@news.lexicon.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 39 NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.91.90.127 X-Complaints-To: abuse@attbi.com X-Trace: rwcrnsc54 1043677905 24.91.90.127 (Mon, 27 Jan 2003 14:31:45 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 14:31:45 GMT Organization: AT&T Broadband Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 14:31:45 GMT