Cannot boot to CD/DVD rom

younggun2112 · 06-19-2009, 01:26 AM

Since I got my computer, about a year ago, I have been having issues with the CD/DVD Rom. After I initially start up the computer, the CD Rom always shows up as present in the computer. After a time, it will disappear completely, and not even be visible in the my computer tray. This was never a problem, as I was able to just shut down and then turn my computer back on, putting the disk inside after start up, and it was as if nothing was ever the matter. A side note is, that the CD-ROM only would show up again after a shut down and then turning back on of the computer. Never after just a restart.

Anyway. This became a problem today, when I wished to reinstall Windows on my computer. After about a year, my computer had slowed and I felt it was time for a fresh copy, with all the stuff loaded on it, clogging things up. I restarted my computer, put the disk in, etc. but much to my dismay I was not able to get the computer to boot to the windows xp disk. I changed the BIOS settings, to force the computer to boot to the CD-ROM first, but it did not work.

I also cannot download a fresh copy right off the computer, by running the D:/ drive off my start menu, because the disk is for SP1, and Windows won't let me install an old copy (I just download SP2 later). The disk can't read a windows vista disk for some reason.

Pretty much stuck with no ideas what to do. Any and all help would be appreciated.

dai · 06-19-2009, 02:03 AM

check he data cable is securely plugged in

try a new data cable

what are you running
video card
cpu
m/board
ram
power supply
brand
wattage

check the listings in the bios for voltages and temperatures and post them

younggun2112 · 06-19-2009, 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dai

check he data cable is securely plugged in

try a new data cable

what are you running
video card
cpu
m/board
ram
power supply
brand
wattage

check the listings in the bios for voltages and temperatures and post them

How do I check the data cable? Sorry, I have no idea. I tried to find something online but alas, only 23232 cell phone links.

Mainboard : Asus P5B SE
Chipset : Intel P965
Processor : Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 @ 2666 MHz
Physical Memory : 4096 MB (2 x 2048 DDR2-SDRAM )
Video Card : Nvidia Corp GeForce 8500 GT
Hard Disk : WDC (500 GB)
DVD-Rom Drive : TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S202N SCSI CdRom Device
Monitor Type : A70S - 16 inches
Network Card : Attansic (Now owned by Atheros) L1 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet Controller
Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.01.2600 Service Pack 3
DirectX : Version 9.0c (December 2007)

Manufacturer : System manufacturer
Mainboard : Asus P5B SE
Bios : American Megatrends Inc.
Chipset : Intel P965
Physical Memory : 4096 MB DDR2-SDRAM
LPC bus : Yes
PCI Bus : Yes
Bus PCI-Express : Yes
USB Bus : Yes
SMBus/i2c Bus : Yes
Bus HyperTransport : No
Bus CardBus : No
Bus FireWire : No

Hardware Monitoring : Winbond W83627DHG
Voltage CPU : 1.18 V
+3.3V Voltage : 3.25 V
+5V Voltage : 4.73 V
+12V Voltage : 12.20 V
Processor Fan : 2057 rpm
Processor Temperature : 39 °C
Processor Temperature (Core 1) : 52 °C
Processor Temperature (Core 2) : 52 °C
Processor Temperature (Core 3) : 46 °C
Processor Temperature (Core 4) : 47 °C
Mainboard Temperature : 40 °C
:
Video Monitoring : nVidia Driver
GPU Temperature : 59 °C
GPU Fan : 100%
:
Hard Disk Monitoring : S.M.A.R.T
Hard Disk Temperature WDC WD5000AAKS-00YGA0 : 37 °C

There isn't a brand really. I just bought it off ebay, someone put it together.

dai · 06-19-2009, 05:27 AM

look at the label on the side of he psu for the details

redo the paste on the cpu with some arcticsilver

http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_s...structions.htm

**Tyree** · 06-19-2009, 02:18 PM

Have you tried a different optical drive?

06-19-2009, 01:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
younggun2112 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2 OS: XP System	Cannot boot to CD/DVD rom Since I got my computer, about a year ago, I have been having issues with the CD/DVD Rom. After I initially start up the computer, the CD Rom always shows up as present in the computer. After a time, it will disappear completely, and not even be visible in the my computer tray. This was never a problem, as I was able to just shut down and then turn my computer back on, putting the disk inside after start up, and it was as if nothing was ever the matter. A side note is, that the CD-ROM only would show up again after a shut down and then turning back on of the computer. Never after just a restart. Anyway. This became a problem today, when I wished to reinstall Windows on my computer. After about a year, my computer had slowed and I felt it was time for a fresh copy, with all the stuff loaded on it, clogging things up. I restarted my computer, put the disk in, etc. but much to my dismay I was not able to get the computer to boot to the windows xp disk. I changed the BIOS settings, to force the computer to boot to the CD-ROM first, but it did not work. I also cannot download a fresh copy right off the computer, by running the D:/ drive off my start menu, because the disk is for SP1, and Windows won't let me install an old copy (I just download SP2 later). The disk can't read a windows vista disk for some reason. Pretty much stuck with no ideas what to do. Any and all help would be appreciated.

06-19-2009, 02:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,194 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Cannot boot to CD/DVD rom check he data cable is securely plugged in try a new data cable what are you running video card cpu m/board ram power supply brand wattage check the listings in the bios for voltages and temperatures and post them __________________

06-19-2009, 05:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,194 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Cannot boot to CD/DVD rom look at the label on the side of he psu for the details redo the paste on the cpu with some arcticsilver http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_s...structions.htm __________________

06-19-2009, 02:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,780 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: Cannot boot to CD/DVD rom Have you tried a different optical drive? __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently.