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CD drive is locked - bit of help please

  • 17-01-2001 11:15pm
    #1
    Miguel_Sanchez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,417 ✭✭✭


    Ok dunno why but my CD drive won't run anything. When I try to access it it says it's not accessible.

    When I tried to run an Anti-virus on it - Norton told me that the drive was being used by a disk utility and to try again when it was free.

    Does anybody have any idea how to remedy this? (And yes - I have rebooted etc.)


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  • #2
    SantaHoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,488 ✭✭✭SantaHoe


    [1]. Does it happen with all CD's?

    [2]. Can you boot from the Win98 CD?

    Check [2] should tell you wether it's a hardware/BIOS problem or Win98/config problem.

    [3]. Was there anything you changed or installed that could have b0rked the drive?
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  • #3
    Kegser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 793 ✭✭✭Kegser


    Go into the BIOS and see if the System is actually seeing the Drive.

    If it is seeing the drive, try using a Windows 98 Boot Disk and choosing the "CD-ROM Support" option.

    Then have a looksie and see if you can access data CDs in DOS.

    If you can't then chances are your drive is b0rked.


  • #4
    TwoShedsJackson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,438 ✭✭✭TwoShedsJackson


    Locked eh? Tell it not to drink so much next time then!!! Oh me aching sides etc. etc. smile.gif
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  • #5
    Baz_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,660 ✭✭✭Baz_


    What did somebody hit you CT...


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