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June 15, 2002 at 10:24 PM
kather0525

My CD writer hangs Windows 98 !

by kather0525 . Updated 23 years, 11 months ago

I just bought an HP CD writer that says in the specs that it is for 350mhz machines ( 400 is recommended ). My machine is a 266 Pentium(r) II
MXX technology( yawn ).I also have 256 MB of RAM.

Is there a CD writer that matches my CPU speed?

After mounting the writer, WIN 98 ( 2nd release ) has no problem detecting it and the Adaptec ( Roxio ) S/W can be installed. The PC reboots at the end of installation as recommended by the S/W. When my PC comes back up to the desktop, it hangs. The mouse then has a bizarre clicking sound which is made by the PC’s own internal speaker when I move it back and forth.

What do I do now? I’ve just spent $180 on this thing, trusting the technician that this would work on my PC! Is there something that I’m missing or is there a way of fooling the writer into thinking that I have a fast enough machine?

Help !

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