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CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives stopped working sudenly!!!
hi Theymos!
I have big troubles with this computer and the drives it has! The drives suddenly stopped reading discs. it says insert disc even when there is a known good disk in there. I have checked the master/slave jumpers, replaced the cable, tried other drives, uninstalled the drivers and let them detect and install again all with the same problem!
the drives show up in my computer and there are no errors in hardware manager. I searched and found the registry thing where you delete the upper and lower filters and did it but still no drives work.
Can you help me?
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I'm not sure. I would put my Windows XP or Vista Installation Disk in the CD drive and restart. If the phrase "Press any key to boot from CD..." appears on your screen, then you know it's a software problem. In that case, I would rule out application problems, then reinstall Windows if that doesn't work. If that text doesn't appear on screen, then it's probably a problem with your motherboard or BIOS.
In the second case, I would experiment with the BIOS settings (hold del during startup or follow the onscreen instructions). See if changing BIOS settings applicable to the CD-drive fixes it.
Optical drives (CD, DVD) are very fragile. It's possible that multiple drives you own are broken. Just to be sure, I would try them in a different computer.
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