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Re: My CD-Rom doesn't seem to be working

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From: Sean Butler-Lee
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 19:14
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Well that's a bit of a stupid response, isn't it? How else would you suggest
testing to see if it's a hardware fault or a software fault?

Sean

"Eric Lambert" <lamberteric@videotron.ca> wrote in message
news:9g3ba3$hgk$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> The problem isn't to make your CD-ROM work in DOS but W2K, I'm sure DOS
will
> work fine my Grand-Mother could write a driver for DOS, I guess W2K is too
> hard for you guys because there's not 1 Creative CD-ROM I worked with that
> works FINE at 100% in W2K.
>
> P.S. W2K means windows 2000 if you didn't know
>
>
> "Chris Gilbert (Creative Labs)" <cgil@clok.creaf.com> wrote in message
> news:9g0vdq$7uk$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> > I would suggest trying the drive in Dos to see if you get the same
> results.
> > You may also want to check all of your connections and make sure that
> > everything is hooked up properly.
> >
> > In order to make a bootable floppy disk with IDE CD-ROM drivers:
> >
> > 1)  Create a bootable floppy disk (format a:/s)
> >
> > 2)  Download SBIDE121.EXE, and extract the files into their own
directory
> > (like C:\SBIDE).
> >
> > 3)  Copy SBIDE.SYS from C:\SBIDE to the floppy disk.
> >
> > 4)  Edit the config.sys on the floppy and add the following line:
> > DEVICE=A:\SBIDE.SYS /P:170,15 /p:1F0,14 /D:MSCD001 /V
> >
> > 5)  Copy MSCDEX.EXE from C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND to A:
> >
> > 6)  Edit the autoexec.bat on the floppy and add the following line:
> > A:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001 /V
> >
> > 7)  Start your computer using the boot floppy.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Chris Gilbert
> > Creative Labs
> > Technical Support
> > www.soundblaster.com
> > Mike C <Bruticus@the-beach.net> wrote in message
> > news:9g0d72$qtc$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> > > I have a Creative 52X CD-Rom and it doesn't want to work, when I put
in
> a
> > CD
> > > it just makes My Computer inaccessible for a few seconds then it
ejects
> > the
> > > disk. WHat is wrrong with my CD-Rom,.. can I clean it or something
what
> > else
> > > could it be? Im running Windows 2000 with it.
> > >
> > > Thanks,. please email me at bruticus@the-beach.net
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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From: "Sean Butler-Lee" <seanblee@ic24.net>
Newsgroups: creative.misc,creative.products.cd.removable_storage
Subject: Re: My CD-Rom doesn't seem to be working
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 20:14:46 +0100
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