Problems with CD Drives

KoolDrew

Lifer
Jun 30, 2004
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Original issue was this - I was trying to play CD's in Winamp and realized that I couldn't. I then also realized that I couldn't rip files from CD in either Winamp or dBpoweramp... but for /some/ reason I'm able to play CDs fine from Windows Media Player (which I despise)

So I went through some steps - thinking maybe I needed a new driver - and now I can't accesses the drive at all - no power - no nothing. The reason I thought I needed a new driver was because it wasn't being reccognized by the two programs mentioned above... the only real steps I took were doing a google search for drivers for my DVR and CDR drives...

So here's my specs

Running Windows XP SP2
Drives:
Pioneer DVR-104 (the drive that isn't working... at all)
Samsung SM-348B (this drive is working... but not working to play CD's in Winamp)

I checked the device manager to see if anything was up but nothing bad coming up in the Device Manager - my computer sees that there is a drive - which means that A) there's power to the device and B) the cable is seeded properly... it simply won't eject when I hit the button.

Anyway, if anyone can think of anything else I can try it'd be appreciated...

Fortunately I've got enough hard drives that doing a re-install wasn't the chore it once was... if it gets to that point however, maybe some of you guys can recommend a good ghost software out there, I'm snubbing Norton 2004 as it's given me nothing but problems on XP.

 

alzan

Diamond Member
May 21, 2003
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The drivers for either optical drive, you got them from mfr's website? and did you uninstall the old drivers first?

I'm on an older version but I don't think Winamp can be used for playing CD's, definitely not for ripping. Not familiar with the other program.

alzan
 

KoolDrew

Lifer
Jun 30, 2004
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It is not a driver problem at all because the drive will not even open. You guys know of a way to fix this or shoudl I jsut reformt? If reformatting is the way to go you guys know any good ghost software. Norton gives me nothing but problems.
 

KoolDrew

Lifer
Jun 30, 2004
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OK, going to try to revive a dying thread here.... re-installed my system and it will still recognize that I /have/ a drive hooked up... but I'm still getting nothing power-wise on the drive... damn thing just won't eject... gonna rip the computer apart after class tonight... but any other suggestions would be more than helpful.