GoldStar CDR unresponsive won't read disks

ashelt55 · 11-23-2005, 07:51 AM

I have a Gold Star CD-R installed on a HP 8268 733mhz computer running
windows 95. The CDR is listed in the device manager but I have no files
in the CD rom folder and when I go to use the CDR, I get the message
Device not found. I did notice in device manager that CD Rom controllers
were installed double, so I unistalled them. Do I need to reinstall my
CDR device. Need help.

**please** · 11-23-2005, 07:57 AM

@ ashelt55
If you uninstall them in 'device manager' and restart your system, windows should(not 100% positive with Win95) redetect the drive and reinstall the drivers. It should work OK after that. If Win95 doesn't find your drive upon bootup and reinstall them automatically, you could try going to 'add new hardware' in the control panel.

Keep us posted with your progress.

ashelt55 · 11-30-2005, 10:43 AM

To Please,
I tried removing the CDR and replaced it with a regular CD-Rom. I believe
that I forgot to set the CD-Rom to slave setting when I installed it because
the device wasn't listed as being installed in device manager, also when I
click on My Computer the CD-Rom is not listed among the devices drive
letters. It does however detect the CD Rom controllers and they are listed
in device manager but not the Rom itself. I checked the CD Rom folder and
found no files in it. Any suggestions.

dai · 11-30-2005, 11:13 AM

can you see it in the bios

11-23-2005, 07:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
ashelt55 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5 OS: win 2000 server(evaluation)	GoldStar CDR unresponsive won't read disks I have a Gold Star CD-R installed on a HP 8268 733mhz computer running windows 95. The CDR is listed in the device manager but I have no files in the CD rom folder and when I go to use the CDR, I get the message Device not found. I did notice in device manager that CD Rom controllers were installed double, so I unistalled them. Do I need to reinstall my CDR device. Need help.

11-23-2005, 07:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
please Tech Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,185 OS: WinXP SP2	@ ashelt55 If you uninstall them in 'device manager' and restart your system, windows should(not 100% positive with Win95) redetect the drive and reinstall the drivers. It should work OK after that. If Win95 doesn't find your drive upon bootup and reinstall them automatically, you could try going to 'add new hardware' in the control panel. Keep us posted with your progress. __________________ P4P800E-D:~:P4 3.0C@3.75GHz:~:Zal7000AlCu:~:OCZ4001024ELDCPER2-K@250MHz 2.5-3-3-7 WinXP SP2>2X160GB Samsung SATA ICH5R RAID1:~:2x80GB Samsung SATA Promise RAID0 ATI A-I-W X800XT~SB Audigy2 ZS~2X BenQ1620~Antec SLK3700AMB~Antec SmartPower2.0 500W

11-30-2005, 10:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
ashelt55 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5 OS: win 2000 server(evaluation)	Gold star CDR unresponsive won't read disks To Please, I tried removing the CDR and replaced it with a regular CD-Rom. I believe that I forgot to set the CD-Rom to slave setting when I installed it because the device wasn't listed as being installed in device manager, also when I click on My Computer the CD-Rom is not listed among the devices drive letters. It does however detect the CD Rom controllers and they are listed in device manager but not the Rom itself. I checked the CD Rom folder and found no files in it. Any suggestions.

11-30-2005, 11:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,588 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	can you see it in the bios __________________