A mixture of Software and hardware problems

asgsoft · 09-18-2005, 08:12 AM

I have a comouter that is 350MHz. Recently my cdrom didn't read and used to eject any cd that is put into it. Now i opened it and i fixed it. it can read properly. I decied to reinstall windows 2000 as it was giving me alot of stop messages.When i reinstall using the same copy i had on it before it says it cannot copy some files so i press retry. If the same file appears again i press ignore. after it reaches 17% a stop message appears and asks to make sure all hardwaree and software is fine. so i check and find it's fine. I think it is a problem with jumper but i cannot prove it. can anyone help me?

asgsoft · 09-18-2005, 10:02 AM

does anyone need more info

Chevy · 09-18-2005, 02:17 PM

It's either a bad cd-rom drive, or a bad Win2k cd.

Reese · 09-20-2005, 07:21 AM

You think it is a jumper on the hard drive? If so take a look at the hard drive manufactures website to get the correct jumper settings. Western Digitals usually requre no jumper when running as master.

asgsoft · 09-20-2005, 03:40 PM

i mean a jumper setting on the motherboard. i installed this disk before on my pc. so how can i tell where the problem is from?

09-18-2005, 08:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
asgsoft Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 17 OS: XP/98/2000	A mixture of Software and hardware problems I have a comouter that is 350MHz. Recently my cdrom didn't read and used to eject any cd that is put into it. Now i opened it and i fixed it. it can read properly. I decied to reinstall windows 2000 as it was giving me alot of stop messages.When i reinstall using the same copy i had on it before it says it cannot copy some files so i press retry. If the same file appears again i press ignore. after it reaches 17% a stop message appears and asks to make sure all hardwaree and software is fine. so i check and find it's fine. I think it is a problem with jumper but i cannot prove it. can anyone help me?

09-18-2005, 02:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Chevy Semi-Retired Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Notlob Posts: 5,183 OS: Vista Ultimate My System	It's either a bad cd-rom drive, or a bad Win2k cd. __________________ “The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on. ” - Robert Bloch

09-18-2005, 10:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
asgsoft Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 17 OS: XP/98/2000	does anyone need more info

09-20-2005, 07:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
Reese Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 37 OS: XP SP2	You think it is a jumper on the hard drive? If so take a look at the hard drive manufactures website to get the correct jumper settings. Western Digitals usually requre no jumper when running as master.

09-20-2005, 03:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
asgsoft Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 17 OS: XP/98/2000	i mean a jumper setting on the motherboard. i installed this disk before on my pc. so how can i tell where the problem is from?