CD RW drive missing

[Dave INM]

I installed XP pro after formatting my hard disc which had Win 98se on.

Although I can see the floppy drive and the CD drive (D) from "my computer"
I cant trace the CD RW drive that was shown on Win 98.

Any ideas please.


Dave

[Sharon F]

On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 22:18:58 +0100, Dave INM wrote:

> I installed XP pro after formatting my hard disc which had Win 98se on.
>
> Although I can see the floppy drive and the CD drive (D) from "my computer"
> I cant trace the CD RW drive that was shown on Win 98.
>
> Any ideas please.
>
>
> Dave

See the "Troubleshooting" section of this article by Alex Nichol for some
ideas on how to get that drive showing up correctly again:
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm
--
Sharon F
MS-MVP - Windows XP Shell/User

[Dave INM]

Thanks for the advise. No success though.

The cd rw is a Liteonit burnproof 12x10x32x which is not being recognised. I
have looked for a driver without any joy.

Any further possibilities please

Dave

"Sharon F" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 22:18:58 +0100, Dave INM wrote:
>
> > I installed XP pro after formatting my hard disc which had Win 98se on.
> >
> > Although I can see the floppy drive and the CD drive (D) from "my
computer"
> > I cant trace the CD RW drive that was shown on Win 98.
> >
> > Any ideas please.
> >
> >
> > Dave
>
> See the "Troubleshooting" section of this article by Alex Nichol for some
> ideas on how to get that drive showing up correctly again:
> http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/xpcd.htm
> --
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP - Windows XP Shell/User

[Harry Ohrn]

Is the drive being recognized by the BIOS during start-up?

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Dave INM" > wrote in message
...
> I installed XP pro after formatting my hard disc which had Win 98se on.
>
> Although I can see the floppy drive and the CD drive (D) from "my
computer"
> I cant trace the CD RW drive that was shown on Win 98.
>
> Any ideas please.
>
>
> Dave
>
>

[Dave INM]

Thank you for the reply.

I am sorry but my screens go so fast at load up I can see very little.
Is there a key to press that will take this through in stages

Thank you


Dave

"Harry Ohrn" > wrote in message
...
> Is the drive being recognized by the BIOS during start-up?
>
> --
>
> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell\User]
> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>
>
> "Dave INM" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I installed XP pro after formatting my hard disc which had Win 98se on.
> >
> > Although I can see the floppy drive and the CD drive (D) from "my
> computer"
> > I cant trace the CD RW drive that was shown on Win 98.
> >
> > Any ideas please.
> >
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
>
>

[Dave INM]

Problem solved.
The drive was not being seen.
The ribbon had become disconnected from the back of the drive.
Thanks for the help, although I would appreciate being advised on how to
view the BIOS during load up


Dave

"Dave INM" > wrote in message
...
> Thank you for the reply.
>
> I am sorry but my screens go so fast at load up I can see very little.
> Is there a key to press that will take this through in stages
>
> Thank you
>
>
> Dave
>
> "Harry Ohrn" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Is the drive being recognized by the BIOS during start-up?
> >
> > --
> >
> > Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell\User]
> > www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
> >
> >
> > "Dave INM" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I installed XP pro after formatting my hard disc which had Win 98se
on.
> > >
> > > Although I can see the floppy drive and the CD drive (D) from "my
> > computer"
> > > I cant trace the CD RW drive that was shown on Win 98.
> > >
> > > Any ideas please.
> > >
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Sharon F]

On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 16:38:54 +0100, Dave INM wrote:

> Problem solved.
> The drive was not being seen.
> The ribbon had become disconnected from the back of the drive.
> Thanks for the help, although I would appreciate being advised on how to
> view the BIOS during load up
>
>
> Dave
>
> "Dave INM" > wrote in message
> ...
>> [23 quoted line(s) supressed]
> on.
>> [15 quoted line(s) supressed]

To view screens flying by too fast:
Press Pause/Break to stop. Press again to continue.
If you have an "F-Lock" key, you may need to hold that down to get the
Pause/Break key to work.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP - Windows XP Shell/User

[Dave INM]

"Sharon F" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 16:38:54 +0100, Dave INM wrote:
>
> > Problem solved.
> > The drive was not being seen.
> > The ribbon had become disconnected from the back of the drive.
> > Thanks for the help, although I would appreciate being advised on how to
> > view the BIOS during load up
> >
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > "Dave INM" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> [23 quoted line(s) supressed]
> > on.
> >> [15 quoted line(s) supressed]
>
> To view screens flying by too fast:
> Press Pause/Break to stop. Press again to continue.
> If you have an "F-Lock" key, you may need to hold that down to get the
> Pause/Break key to work.
>
> --
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP - Windows XP Shell/User


Thank you


Dave

[Alex Nichol]

Dave INM wrote:

>Thanks for the advise. No success though.
>
>The cd rw is a Liteonit burnproof 12x10x32x which is not being =
recognised. I
>have looked for a driver without any joy.


Such drives do *not* need any specific drivers if installed on the
regular IDE interface.

MAke sure its jumper is correctly set - as Slave if sharing with a hard
drive, as Master if on its own, and that neither BIOS nor Windows has
the ide controller concerned disabled


--=20
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.

[Harry Ohrn]

I was wondering if the problem was related to the drive not being recognized
by the BIOS. Thanks for posting back.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Dave INM" > wrote in message
...
> Problem solved.
> The drive was not being seen.
> The ribbon had become disconnected from the back of the drive.
> Thanks for the help, although I would appreciate being advised on how to
> view the BIOS during load up
>
>
> Dave
>
> "Dave INM" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Thank you for the reply.
> >
> > I am sorry but my screens go so fast at load up I can see very little.
> > Is there a key to press that will take this through in stages
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > "Harry Ohrn" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Is the drive being recognized by the BIOS during start-up?
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell\User]
> > > www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
> > >
> > >
> > > "Dave INM" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > I installed XP pro after formatting my hard disc which had Win 98se
> on.
> > > >
> > > > Although I can see the floppy drive and the CD drive (D) from "my
> > > computer"
> > > > I cant trace the CD RW drive that was shown on Win 98.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas please.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Dave
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>