Don't know how this helps but my CD-RW only works the first two or three
times I boot up. Then the computer stops recognising it (at all, even on the
boot-up BIOS screen). If I go into Linux (I dual boot) then go back into
Windows it works again... Very strange.. Perhaps Windows is changing
something in the BIOS every time??

Ben
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Hord" <gaidinmd@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 12:52 AM
Subject: Re: [ot]: cd-rom and cd-r doesn' t work


> 1.  Make sure that the settings in the BIOS are correct.  Enable the IDE
> channel, and make sure the BIOS knows there are two drives on that
channel.
> 2.  Check the IDE cable.  It almost certainly needs to be an ATA/66/100
job.
>   Swap it out.  Rearrange the drives on the cable.
> 3.  Make sure that both drives are getting power.  Check to make sure your
> power supply provides enough juice to run all of the drives and expansion
> cards (PCI, AGP, etc) that you have.  That may be the problem; some
cheaper
> power supplies will come rated at xxx watts but can't continuously provide
> more than 2/3 of that.
> 4.  Check the jumpers on the drives.
>
> Hope that was helpful.
>
> Mike Hord
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: Andre Abelian <engelec@EARTHLINK.NET>
> >Reply-To: pic microcontroller discussion list <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> >To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> >Subject: [ot]: cd-rom and cd-r doesn' t work
> >Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 16:27:51 -0700
> >
> >Hi to all engineers,
> >
> >Finally after working on my pc for about 3-4 hours I give up.
> >CD-ROM and CDR are connected to same IDE bus one is master and
> >The other one is slave.
> >What did I check?
> >
> >1. IDE itself works
> >2. CD-ROM can boot from any bootable CD
> >3. in windows 2000 says ( device is not working properly)
> >4. I uninstalled and reinstalled same thing
> >5. I always install and uninstall lots of software
> >6. I have service pack 3 and other recommended updates from msn
> >
> >any idea will appreciate
> >
> >Andre
> >
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