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by don_knl

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Hello sir,
I am Using atapi and i am using windows Xp prof, 50x cd Rom. Today i am using that successfully.In latter part means whan i am using that power offed.Then i am starting again then it will show error like this "The device is not ready".The cd rom Icon displayingbut... not working.
what can i do now.

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by dmiles

Check to see if you have the correct MSCDEX driver file loaded on the system

Open device manager and check the list for the cd-rom and also the controller to make sure they are loading,and there are no yellow exclamation marks

Check the cd-rommanufacturer's web site for updated drivers and controller driver used under W2K

Check the bios to see if it is reading the CD-ROM in the CMOS panel

by zr0crsh

I've seen that happen in XP Home edition, although there was nothing wrong with Cd-rom drive itself, I believe one of the previosly installed application affected that. To correct it I went to control panel, system restore, and restored system to a previous point before offending app was installed (think back to when the problem started and restore to the date before it)

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