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Article #1106Re: CD-ROMs will not read anymore.
From: Phil Perkins (Creative Labs)
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 18:38
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 18:38
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Please send me the following information to my email address: Name : Address : City, State, ZIP : Phone number where you Day : can be reached Eve : Model number of the Drive : Serial number (sticker on top) : Date of purchase : Do you have a receipt? Problem description - Give the error code, and the symptom Once I receive this information, you will get a confirmation message that will include a RMA reference number and shipping instructions. -- Phil Perkins Creative Labs Technical Support http://www.creativehelp.com Tech Support: 405-742-6655 http://www.soundblaster.com "Jeff Rich" <richj44@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:3A1AB7A7.D2F42F44@bellsouth.net... > The error I get is: "CDR 101: Not ready reading drive E:" > > "Phil Perkins (Creative Labs)" wrote: > > > Please try the drive in DOS and give me the error that you receive. > > > > -- > > Phil Perkins > > Creative Labs Technical Support > > http://www.creativehelp.com > > Tech Support: 405-742-6655 > > http://www.soundblaster.com > > "Jeff Rich" <richj44@bellsouth.net> wrote in message > > news:3A16C62A.565087F@bellsouth.net... > > > I have a 52X creative cd rom which suddenly stopped reading cd's > > yesterday. I > > > haven't tried it in DOS but I have tried on two different PC's, one with > > Win98 > > > and the other WinME. This CDRom is 3 months old. Can you tell me how to > > go > > > about getting an RMA as I'd like to exchange it. > > > > > > Jeff > > > > > > "Phil Perkins (Creative Labs)" wrote: > > > > > > > Which CD ROMS are they? Do you receive any error in DOS when trying to > > read > > > > the CD's? > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Phil Perkins > > > > Creative Labs Technical Support > > > > http://www.creativehelp.com > > > > Tech Support: 405-742-6655 > > > > http://www.soundblaster.com > > > > "M. Paul Ketler" <ollie1962@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > > > news:8uii3p$mua$1@news.creativelabs.com... > > > > > I have 4 Creative CD-ROM drives that are on their last legs. They are > > > > > exhibiting the same symptoms as the last 2 that died completely on me. > > > > > After a short time, (2 - 12 months) they will stop reading most burned > > > > CDs. > > > > > Shortly thereafter they won't read any CDs at all. > > > > > > > > > > This is not related to any other hardware, media, software, etc. They > > are > > > > > installed on different systems, I have tried KAO, Kodak, Maxell, > > Verbatim > > > > > etc etc media, several different recording packages. > > > > > The only constant is the drives themselves. In some cases I have > > copied > > > > > files from a disk with no problems and a week later tried to copy from > > the > > > > > same disk and been unable to even read the contents. > > > > > > > > > > This evening I ran across a web site that contained user reviews of > > many > > > > > types of CD-ROM Drives. I discovered that I am not alone. > > > > > I would be more than happy to provide the URL for reference if someone > > is > > > > > willing to deal with this issue. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 112df1,8b9670f30573a3dc X-Google-Attributes: gid112df1,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2000-11-21 10:37:44 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!isdnet!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!news1.ebone.net!news2.ebone.net!news.ebone.net!news.creativelabs.com!not-for-mail From: "Phil Perkins \(Creative Labs\)" <pperkins@clok.creaf.com> Newsgroups: creative.products.cd.removable_storage Subject: Re: CD-ROMs will not read anymore. Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 12:38:07 -0600 Organization: Creative Labs Lines: 109 Message-ID: <8vefn2$ga4$1@news.creativelabs.com> References: <8uii3p$mua$1@news.creativelabs.com> <8upgro$e6j$1@news.creativelabs.com> <3A16C62A.565087F@bellsouth.net> <8vbunf$khc$1@news.creativelabs.com> <3A1AB7A7.D2F42F44@bellsouth.net> Reply-To: "Phil Perkins \(Creative Labs\)" <pperkins@clok.creaf.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: pforbes.clok.creaf.com X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400