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CD Roms gone wrong

  • 11-05-2003 6:11pm
    #1
    YoungNastyMan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 219 ✭✭


    I want to know how to completely remove my cd rom drivers from system,
    The problem is my motherboard detects them but windows considers them a trouble shoot device.
    Ive uninstalled them from device manager but every time i reboot the machine it just goes back to the same.
    Ive also gone into my Windows system folder and removed the relevant driver files. But still no luck

    Any ideas ?


Comments

  • #2
    oneweb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,147 ✭✭✭oneweb


    remove the power plug (usually cream/white, an inch wide.) from the drive itself. then try re-removing it fom device manager, reboot.

    Make sure you turn off the comp before you connect/disconnect anything inside. They can make a fair bit of spark if you leave the power on. (as I discovered first hand :rolleyes:

    It is what it's.



  • #3
    irishguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,301 ✭✭✭irishguy


    if i recall right if you just remove the power plug it will hang the system you also have to remove the IDE cable [or just the IDE cable] if you just take out the power the motherboard will keep sending data to the drive and will not get a reponse [besause the cd drive is off] thus hanging the system


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