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re: disk drive...
Wednesday, September 11, 2002 at 3:16 pm
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Posted by Steve Easton (5183 messages posted)


I'm assuming the disk drive you're talking about is the CD rom drive. If in fact there's one installed, go to device manager and remove the entry for CD rom and then restart the machine.


On Wednesday, September 11, 2002 at 2:54 pm, Ev wrote:
>hello everyone...
>
>i just got this "Dell XPS M200s w/Windows 95" (installed no hard copies) from a co-worker.
>
>naturally there has to be some type of problem...right?
>
>well, everything else seems to be working fine EXCEPT the most important thing...to
>me, the disk drive. now, when i put a disk in the drive the little light does blink
>repeatedly, but nothing happens on the computer's screen and nothing happens as far
>as the disk's information being loaded.
>
>CAN SOMEONE HELP.
>
>this system's hard drive has been partitioned into; "C,D & E " the "F" drive has
>the little disk/drive icon but everytime i click on it it says: "F:\is not accessible"
>"drive is not ready" just what does this mean? does something have to be connected
>somewhere?
>
>"device manager" shows all drives and their drivers are "functioning properly"
>
>is there someone out there who has had this experience b4?
>
>although i would like to have another computer for video editing purposes, if toooo
>many of you tell me to just give it back to it's owner (i haven't paid for it yet,
>thank God) then fine. but if there is another solution i am willing to hear it.
>
>
>seeking help and looking forward to responses.
>
>thank you
>Ev


Written in response to:
disk drive... (Ev: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 at 2:54 pm)

Responses to this message:
*re: disk drive... (Ev: Thursday, September 12, 2002 at 11:56 am)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-disk drive... (Ev: Wed, Sep 11, 2002, 2:54 pm)
-re: disk drive... (Steve Easton: Wed, Sep 11, 2002, 3:16 pm)
-re: disk drive... (Ev: Thu, Sep 12, 2002, 11:56 am)
-re: disk drive... (Steve Easton: Thu, Sep 12, 2002, 12:17 pm)
-re: disk drive... (Ev: Fri, Sep 13, 2002, 2:58 am)
*re: disk drive... (Steve Easton: Fri, Sep 13, 2002, 3:31 am)
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