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I have an internal CDROM that likes to show up on 'My Computer' only once in a while. The CDROM works fine on another comptuer. Will I have to mess with the Registry to fix this problem? Would formatting fix the problem? Thanks.
by simon
If the CDROM unit works on another machine then you have to look at things like the IDE cable and the power cable first. It sounds like a loose connection.
Also check the properties of the CDROM drive for DMA usage as this can cause problems too.
HTH
by thechas
After the hardware issues, make sure that you have the latest drivers installed for the chip-set on your motherboard.
You might even want to set the BIOS to CD-ROM for this particular drive instead of Auto.
Also, check for DOS mode drivers in the legacy system files Autoexec.bat and Config.sys
Place the word rem and a space at the start of the line to disable the DOS driver for testing.
Chas
by herrlizard
I have run into similar problems where the cd-rom drive(s) didn't show up at all. If you have installed, uninstalled and/or ugraded any version of Easy CD Creator recently (or even if you haven't) check out MS Knowledge Base article 270008 or go tothis link directly for a possible solution.
support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q270/0/08.asp
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