windows problem with cdrom drives---i think

[prlai]

while my 2 cdrom drives are detected during bootup, they are not recognized in windows. that is, there are no icons in explorer or my computer and i cannot access the drives, one a generic 32x and the other a yamaha 4416 cdrw...i tried uninstalling and reinstalling the drives as well as reinstalling windows, but nothing works. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...thanks.

 

[stingbandel]

what windows do use? 98 or 2000?

 

[prlai]

sorry...it's windows 98 (not se).

 

[Slikkster]

Sounds like one of your IDE controllers may be operating in Dos-Compatibility mode, meaning the 32-bit drivers for that controller haven't been loaded, and anything on that controller either won't work right or won't be detected. Windows places a notation in the registry if this happens, and no amount of loading/reloading devices will help. IF this is your problem, it's easy to find out. It involves going into the registry.

1. Click Start Button
2. Click "Run"
3. Type in "Regedit" (no quotes)
4. Click "OK"
5. Click on "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
6. Click on "System"
7. Click on "CurrentControlSet"
8. Click on "Services"
9. Click on "VxD"
10. Click on "IOS"

So, the key you will ultimately be in in the registry is:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\IOS


Now, look in the right-pane of Regedit for this key. You should see some settings. See if anything there says "NOIDE". If you see that entry, Right-Click on it and choose "Delete". Once you see the NOIDE entry has been deleted, close Regedit, shutdown Windows, and reboot. See if you see the CDROM drives.

 

[Aerofan73]

I have had this same exact problem, but with SE.

I have found that setting "PNP OS" in the BIOS to "No" solves the problem.

Just out of curiosity, what mobo/chipset do you have?

chris
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[prlai]

thanks for the help! i'll check both these angles.

i think the mobo is a cheapo amptron tx, but i forget the exact model number...PI-133@150, baby!

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