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keep losing cd -rom

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by bob.schaefer

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Running xp -pro I keep losing my cd-rom most of the time I have to reinstall the drivers I keep getting insert disk error even if cd is loaded I reinstall cd-rom it works for a day and then is not showing in my computer. I also have replace the cd-rom with another drive same thing happens

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by thechas

Bob,

What drivers are you installing?
The disk that comes with most CD-ROM drives is ONLY for DOS mode access.
Under Windows, all you should need are the IDE drivers for the chip-set on the motherboard.

Installing the DOS mode driver on a Windows XP system can cause problems.

If you have the DOS mode drivers installed, open msconfig, and on the startup tab, uncheck all CD-ROM related items.

Next, update / re-install the drivers for the chip-set on your motherboard.

Start with the system or motherboard manufactures driver.
If you cannot find a driver there, then use the chip-set manufactures "reference" driver.

You may need to remove all IDE controllers from device manager, and allow Windows to re-install the drivers when you re-boot the system.

Chas

by burtonizer

Hi bob,

Go into administrative tools, computer management, and click on Disk Management. What you can do from there, is change the drive letter ~ perhaps some other program on your C:\ drive is messing with or trying to associate to your D:\ drive for something else.....not sure. But I have seen this in the past, and by changing the drive letter in Disk Management to something obscure like M: or something, it took care of the problem.

Good luck!

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