[SOLVED] Creative CD-ROM won't read disks

[BlackHorseman]

Hi,

Ach...

I got a second-hand Creative CD-ROM from a friend (Model: Infra 60, CD4020E). He told me it worked fine. I installed it, then booted. Win2K said not a word. Went into Device Manager and there it was - my old CD-ROM (the one I had removed prior to installing this one) was gone and the new Creative CD-ROM was already installed. But it refuses to read disks. The @#%#$@%#$...

I am at a loss here. What should I do, what should I check? I left the jumper setting in 'Slave' mode, BTW.

Thanks,
Daniel.

 

[n2gun]

try a lens cleaner. May have a dirty lens.

 

[BlackHorseman]

I don't think that's the case. Might do it anyway, but I will bet the CD-ROM it's not dust.

 

[JohnWill]

With friends like that, who need enemies?

 

[BlackHorseman]

I will clarify:

I have an ancient Acer CD-ROM. Has served me well (4 years), still works, well, not fine, but still is working. Has problems reading media burned using new equipment. I thought of buying a DVD-ROM (you know, better buy something that reads both DVDs & regular CD-ROMS, if I'm already spending money). Told my friend. He tells me his friend has a used CD-ROM that works well that he could give me (for free, mind). He told me it worked just fine. Now, I have no reason to doubt his words, especially that he gave it to me for free.

I put it in, and it seems dead. I mean, I stick in a disk, the lamp flashes for a couple of secs, then goes off, and in the Windows Explorer it shows that there is no disk in the drive. It feels like, well, one of two: either the CD-ROM is sooooo dead, or I'm missing something. The reason I posted here is that I thought you guys would surely know what it is I'm missing (DL driver from firm site & install it, or something, check this, fiddle with that), so that I don't just go and throw away a good CD-ROM due to my own ignorance.



And it's: "With friends like that, who needs any enemas?".
Daniel.

 

[n2gun]

If it is showing in device manager without a problem and lens cleaner does not help the drive is probably bad. There usually is no need for a special driver as a standard driver from windows almost always works.

I have a dvd drive and like it and have no problems with the new disksso as you mentioned that may be an option. If you have a fast computer there is no problen watching movies on it either. Some of the older, slower computers you will get a stuttering (hesitation) when watching movies though. The price has really come down on them now also.

 

[BlackHorseman]

Ok, I understand.

Thanks,
Daniel.

 

[~Candy~]

Try reading a disk in dos mode......

 

[BlackHorseman]

No no no.... tried it restarting in Safe Mode with Command Prompt, and had the same result. Then I jumpered it as Master, and now it works just fine!

A lesson learned.

Thanks people,
Daniel.

 

[~Candy~]

Must have been on the secondary ide cable.......

That'll do it every time

 

[BlackHorseman]

I guess. Gotta learn more about that stuff.