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quick cd-rom query

  • 22-11-2003 5:25pm
    #1
    flogen
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    just want to make sure, but arent cd-roms plug and play? i dont need any software to get them detected unless they are cd-rws do i?

    its just the cd rom connection was loose in my pc and when i fixed it the pc wont detect it!!!
    the machine seems to be working fine, it sounds as though its reading the discs fine, but the actuall pc refuses to detect it!!

    Flogen


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  • #2
    tman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭tman


    yeah, they're pretty much just slap in & play.

    unplug the ribbon cable and plug it back in (making sure that the pink strip on one edge is facing the power cable...)


  • #3
    flogen
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭flogen


    cheers, ill check that out
    i have an old drive i can use just incase the whole thing is ****ed up, and maybe the ribbon cable might me burnt out...so ill check that too.... hope i didnt seriously f*uck anythin up!

    Flogen


  • #4
    tman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭tman


    cool, i'd be willing to bet that this is all due to one end of the ide cable not being firmly plugged into place


  • #5
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,264 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Is the BIOS recognising the CDROM ?

    if no then play with the cables.

    if yes then if running windows into control panel and system - device manager and refresh or into add new hard ware and redetect or if win 95/98 add drivers in config.sys restart in dos mode run the mscdex line and type win to get back in to windows, if running windows NT then it's even messier..

    if you stick a CD into a drive it will read the TOC - table of contents regardless of wether there is a computer connected to the drive or not - some drives have play and skip buttons so you can listen to music again without needing a computer..

    ribbon cables rarely burn out - it's just data not power - but connectors can come loose and scsi cables are notorious for getting dodgy with age.


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