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d:\ is not accessible , device not ready
pentium 2
64.0mb ram
windows 98
samsung cd rom
since a week now my cd-rom is not working but I had it for 2years now. when a cd is insert in the cd rom, the light flashes but I don't hear the funny noise, it used to make when the cd was spinning in it, so I dont think the cd is spinning.
there is also an error message:
D:\ not accessible device is not ready
there is also another one :
drive is locked by a disk utility
wait until the utility is finish.
I have norton system doctor, but I dont know what really happened.
I need your help experts!
64.0mb ram
windows 98
samsung cd rom
since a week now my cd-rom is not working but I had it for 2years now. when a cd is insert in the cd rom, the light flashes but I don't hear the funny noise, it used to make when the cd was spinning in it, so I dont think the cd is spinning.
there is also an error message:
D:\ not accessible device is not ready
there is also another one :
drive is locked by a disk utility
wait until the utility is finish.
I have norton system doctor, but I dont know what really happened.
I need your help experts!
can u see the cd-rom under the device manager ?
Is everything ok ??
If ok..just try to remove the CDrom from the list and reinstall the driver ??
Is everything ok ??
If ok..just try to remove the CDrom from the list and reinstall the driver ??
Maybe this can help
- Have you added another HD lately? if so is it conflicting with the CD-ROM (ie. both are set to primary on the same chain)
- Is the cable ok? plugged in ok? and cuts on the cable?
Check these things out but the drive might be dead. If you do not get a spin up then it is likely that the motor is shot.
/PauloF
- Have you added another HD lately? if so is it conflicting with the CD-ROM (ie. both are set to primary on the same chain)
- Is the cable ok? plugged in ok? and cuts on the cable?
Check these things out but the drive might be dead. If you do not get a spin up then it is likely that the motor is shot.
/PauloF
ASKER
I will try to reinstall the driver,
I have seen this message before, myself when running a CD Audio player FLEXCD. Is it possible that you are loading a similar program into the system tray ?
In my case it came with Power Tools.
In my case it came with Power Tools.
If you have an audio program running, (Winamp, Jet Audio, ect..) try closing down the program completely before putting in your CD. I have a few audio players on my computer and have found that when Audo Jet is running, even though I'm not playing anything, it still will not release the CD for any other function. SO close all players and try.
ASKER
but when I insert the cd inside the cdrom, the cd doesn't even spin.
don't you think there is something wrong
inside the cdrom,
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Yup, gotta agree, your CD is dead, you should try to hook it up to another computer that you know the CD works on it, if you get the same response, that it doesn't work, then go buy another one.
However I would check the flat cable, see if there are any pins bent or missing, both on the CD and on the motherboard before I went out and bought another one. If you can eliminate everything but the CD, then there's your problem.
However I would check the flat cable, see if there are any pins bent or missing, both on the CD and on the motherboard before I went out and bought another one. If you can eliminate everything but the CD, then there's your problem.
I'd open the case and check the cable connections first but with the price of new CDROM drives it just doesn't pay to spend much time disgnosing one. Just get a new one and scrap out the old one.