Is my CD-ROM spoilt?

[Actionscripter]

Very strange! All I've done is insert a game CD, and then suddenly the CD-ROM doesn't work correctly anymore. Subsequently any disk I inserted can't be read correctly anymore!!! Is it possible that a CD can actually damage a drive??? No right???

The way it spins is very funny, and some kind of funny sound came out repeatedly............Or is my drive dirty? Or is it worn out??? :|

 

[sohcrates]

have you tried rebooting?

 

[Actionscripter]

Oh yes! I've forgotten to add that last night I increased my RAM to 512 MB. I'm pretty sure this won't affect right?

I've tried rebooting more than a hundred times, but to no avail............

 

[AreEss64]

Is your CD-ROM a Kenwood TrueX or other TrueX CD-ROM perchance? Specifically a 42x?

These have known problems with blowing up after certain CDs. I went through it myself with a new Kenwood 42x that lasted a week. Kenwood, fine folks that they are, quickly got me a 52x replacement and apologized for the problems. I haven't had a problem since, save for needing to upgrade the CD-ROMs firmware to correct an issue with CD-Rs.

If it's not a TrueX, it's more likely it just chose that very moment to fail for some reason. Time to buy a new one. ;P

 

[ddeder]

Check your cables. Perhaps when you installed the new RAM, you jarred the cable partially loose from the CD-ROM or IDE controller. To be very thorough, try the other IDE controller. I assume that the jumper on the CD-ROM is set correctly. Check the CMOS to make sure the CD-ROM is recognized by the computer. If the cables are fine and CD-ROM shows up okay in CMOS and the drive still does not work, then it's probably RMA time.

 

[Actionscripter]

The funny thing is that BIOS can detect it, and Win XP can detect it, I've never ever played with the jumpers before (it's always secondary master), I disconnect the cables and reconnect everything again, but to no avail. What's RMA time?

 

[ddeder]

RMA - Return Material Authorization

It means it is time to return the CD-ROM to the manufacturer (or place where you bought it) for a replacement.