Hi TSG,
I've been having problems with my computer and CD/DVD-RW drive. When I start up my computer sometimes it doesn't get past the BIOS screen and asks me to reboot or insert a startup disc. Other times it doesn't seem to be able to detect the CD/DVD-RW drive. I think that when I push the CD drive in it tends to detect it. Also, if I leave the computer on for a while it sometimes seems to forget that it has a CD/DVD drive and when I try and access it via a shortcut, I get a box telling me that the target of the shortcut no longer exists. It can also take a long time (upto a minute or a little longer!) to read a CD/DVD. This gets really, really annoying! Sometimes, if I put a different CD or DVD in the drive and open it, it seems to think that the CD or DVD in the drive is the one that I just took out. Weird and definitely annoying as I have to restart to get the computer to read the newly inserted CD/DVD.
I have a laptop (made by Tiny) wih 3.4GHZ P4, 1024 Mb RAM, 80GB HDD (see below), CD-DVD-RW (made by Quanta, I think- see below), 128MB ATI 9700 Mobility Radeon and I'm running Windows XP SP2 Home edition. I use Sophos anti-virus and Spybot S&D and I've updated both and also I've got the latest windows updates. I use an HP printer and have an MSIPVS VOX TV-tuner.
CD-DVD/RW drive (as listed in device manager): QSI DVDRW SDW-042
HDD (as listed in device manager): TOSHIBA MK8025GAS
I'd really appreciate any help and suggestions about what to do. Many thanks
,
Dave
I've been having problems with my computer and CD/DVD-RW drive. When I start up my computer sometimes it doesn't get past the BIOS screen and asks me to reboot or insert a startup disc. Other times it doesn't seem to be able to detect the CD/DVD-RW drive. I think that when I push the CD drive in it tends to detect it. Also, if I leave the computer on for a while it sometimes seems to forget that it has a CD/DVD drive and when I try and access it via a shortcut, I get a box telling me that the target of the shortcut no longer exists. It can also take a long time (upto a minute or a little longer!) to read a CD/DVD. This gets really, really annoying! Sometimes, if I put a different CD or DVD in the drive and open it, it seems to think that the CD or DVD in the drive is the one that I just took out. Weird and definitely annoying as I have to restart to get the computer to read the newly inserted CD/DVD.
I have a laptop (made by Tiny) wih 3.4GHZ P4, 1024 Mb RAM, 80GB HDD (see below), CD-DVD-RW (made by Quanta, I think- see below), 128MB ATI 9700 Mobility Radeon and I'm running Windows XP SP2 Home edition. I use Sophos anti-virus and Spybot S&D and I've updated both and also I've got the latest windows updates. I use an HP printer and have an MSIPVS VOX TV-tuner.
CD-DVD/RW drive (as listed in device manager): QSI DVDRW SDW-042
HDD (as listed in device manager): TOSHIBA MK8025GAS
I'd really appreciate any help and suggestions about what to do. Many thanks
Dave