[SOLVED] CD-Rom

yyet1012 · 02-03-2008, 11:49 AM

How can I get my CD-Rom to work?

**bhahar84** · 02-06-2008, 03:26 AM

Hi yyet1012!!

Try to check the cd-rom, whether it is listed in BIOS? If its not detected in BIOS, you may have to reseat the cable for it. (post here back so that I can guide you further on reseat cable)

If its detected in BIOS, boot into normal windows. Is it shown on My Computer? (if its not shown there, let me know again)

If its shown on My Computer, maybe you can delete the upper filter and lower filter, refer to this page:
Lower Filter/Upper Filter Deletion

yyet1012 · 02-10-2008, 02:56 PM

Yes, it is listed in the bios and enabled. It is shown on My Computer. When I put a cd in the drive, click on the drive icon in My Computer, it shows a blank screen. When we try the filters, will let you know.

Many thanks.

**bhahar84** · 02-10-2008, 11:17 PM

Ok, keep us updated after you tried the filter deleting

yyet1012 · 02-12-2008, 02:39 PM

I went to the register for edit as instructed. I didn't find any upper filter entry to delete and no lower filter entries to delete. There wasn't any u/l filters.bak entries, either. Nothing to delete.
Am keeping you updated.
Thanks again.

**bhahar84** · 02-13-2008, 10:55 AM

Try to put a several cd's inside the drive. What you can see? Is it detecting the cd?

yyet1012 · 02-14-2008, 01:19 PM

I tried many cds in the drive and the green light to the cd comes on twice and that's it. I guess, I have a big problem< huh>?

dai · 02-14-2008, 04:33 PM

any yellow alongside it's entry in the device manager
uninstall it from the deivce manager and reboot
then check it

yyet1012 · 02-15-2008, 12:42 PM

No yellow alongside it's entry.

dai · 02-15-2008, 06:21 PM

can you try the drive in another computer to check if it is the drive

**bhahar84** · 02-16-2008, 09:54 PM

Hi again yyet1012

Did you try to uninstall and restart the computer before doing that?

Also try to do what dai said, by using that drive on the other computer. See if the drive worked on other computer.

yyet1012 · 02-17-2008, 11:04 AM

You found the problem. My husband took the CD-Rom out and installed it in an old Gateway computer. It didn't work so he put the Gateway CD-Rom in my computer and it worked.
Many, many thanks for taking your time to help me.

dai · 02-17-2008, 04:42 PM

dvdrw drives are cheap these days
http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category...-Burners-Media
but make sure you use a 80 wire cable on it with the
blue
grey
black plugs

02-03-2008, 11:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
yyet1012 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 9 OS: windows xp sp2	[SOLVED] CD-Rom How can I get my CD-Rom to work?

02-06-2008, 03:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
bhahar84 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Malaysia Posts: 1,386 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista Ultimate My System	Re: CD-Rom Hi yyet1012!! Try to check the cd-rom, whether it is listed in BIOS? If its not detected in BIOS, you may have to reseat the cable for it. (post here back so that I can guide you further on reseat cable) If its detected in BIOS, boot into normal windows. Is it shown on My Computer? (if its not shown there, let me know again) If its shown on My Computer, maybe you can delete the upper filter and lower filter, refer to this page: Lower Filter/Upper Filter Deletion __________________ .:CPU-Z::Power Supply::Recuva::Unlocker::SensorsView::PSU Calculator::Everest:.[/center]

02-10-2008, 02:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
yyet1012 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 9 OS: windows xp sp2	Re: CD-Rom Yes, it is listed in the bios and enabled. It is shown on My Computer. When I put a cd in the drive, click on the drive icon in My Computer, it shows a blank screen. When we try the filters, will let you know. Many thanks.

02-10-2008, 11:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
bhahar84 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Malaysia Posts: 1,386 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista Ultimate My System	Re: CD-Rom Ok, keep us updated after you tried the filter deleting __________________ .:CPU-Z::Power Supply::Recuva::Unlocker::SensorsView::PSU Calculator::Everest:.[/center]

02-12-2008, 02:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
yyet1012 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 9 OS: windows xp sp2	Re: CD-Rom I went to the register for edit as instructed. I didn't find any upper filter entry to delete and no lower filter entries to delete. There wasn't any u/l filters.bak entries, either. Nothing to delete. Am keeping you updated. Thanks again.

02-13-2008, 10:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
bhahar84 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Malaysia Posts: 1,386 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista Ultimate My System	Re: CD-Rom Try to put a several cd's inside the drive. What you can see? Is it detecting the cd? __________________ .:CPU-Z::Power Supply::Recuva::Unlocker::SensorsView::PSU Calculator::Everest:.[/center]

02-14-2008, 01:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
yyet1012 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 9 OS: windows xp sp2	Re: CD-Rom I tried many cds in the drive and the green light to the cd comes on twice and that's it. I guess, I have a big problem< huh>?

02-14-2008, 04:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,569 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: CD-Rom any yellow alongside it's entry in the device manager uninstall it from the deivce manager and reboot then check it __________________

02-15-2008, 12:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
yyet1012 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 9 OS: windows xp sp2	Re: CD-Rom No yellow alongside it's entry.

02-15-2008, 06:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,569 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: CD-Rom can you try the drive in another computer to check if it is the drive __________________

02-16-2008, 09:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
bhahar84 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Malaysia Posts: 1,386 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista Ultimate My System	Re: CD-Rom Hi again yyet1012 Did you try to uninstall and restart the computer before doing that? Also try to do what dai said, by using that drive on the other computer. See if the drive worked on other computer. __________________ .:CPU-Z::Power Supply::Recuva::Unlocker::SensorsView::PSU Calculator::Everest:.[/center]

02-17-2008, 11:04 AM	#12 (permalink)
yyet1012 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 9 OS: windows xp sp2	Re: CD-Rom You found the problem. My husband took the CD-Rom out and installed it in an old Gateway computer. It didn't work so he put the Gateway CD-Rom in my computer and it worked. Many, many thanks for taking your time to help me.

02-17-2008, 04:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,569 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: CD-Rom dvdrw drives are cheap these days http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category...-Burners-Media but make sure you use a 80 wire cable on it with the blue grey black plugs __________________