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129533 2003-03-19 21:35:00 my cd draw wont open and my dvd player will not run.i can't find any icons in My computer. squid (3410)
129534 2003-03-19 21:46:00 If there is a cd in the drawer you want, Turn off PC and you will find a small hole on the front panel somewhere , usually below the draw. Use a long thin object to go through the hole (straightened paper clip) and push. As for drive disappearing, first some questions. Is your anti-virus up to date? What operating system have you? Have you ran anti-spyware program's such as spybot (free download from net)? Have you ran Scandisk? Pheonix (280)
129535 2003-03-20 00:22:00 thanks for your reply, i tried the long pin trick but no luck.i tried to copy a cd but it told me it does not support the cd recorder.im using me 2000.
when i put microsoft encarta cd into dvd that wont play
squid (3410)
129536 2003-03-20 01:01:00 were the drives working b4 or have u just installed them, sounds like they arent being registered in the bios. they r plugged i arent they zip1nz (2251)
129537 2003-03-20 01:14:00 yes they were ok b4, its very frustrating because im a newbie,on my wifes advice i uninstalled adaptec cd creator then tried ti re-install but now i cant do that, to compound my problems my virus protection has become disabled and tells me to re-install! im tearing my hair out! squid (3410)
129538 2003-03-20 02:40:00 slow down squid.

why did u uninstall adaptec cd creator ?
why, specifically wont it reinstall?
why specifically can u not reinstall your antivirus software?

specs and versions reqd also, start at the beginning.
zip1nz (2251)
129539 2003-03-20 03:15:00 i am running windows me,
acer 16xdvd-rom,40xcd-rom.
the program for cdr is adaptec easy cd creator 4.02c
and also directcd 3.01c
when trying to copy a cd it told me"no supported cd recorders found"
the icons on "my computer" (d;cd etc) have disapeared.
i thought by uninstalling adaptec then reinstalling it may help, but cannot reinstall,(incorrect path)
i dont know if it is connected but my norton anti virus is disabled andtell me to reinstall but how?i do thank you all for your patience and help
steve
squid (3410)
129540 2003-03-20 03:46:00 ok now we r getting somewhere.

do the drives show up in the bios display at startup.

press esc to remove the windows startup screen if u have 2
zip1nz (2251)
129541 2003-03-20 04:05:00 sorry for the delay, i restarted and there is no sign of any drives in bios
i also downloaded cpuid andwhen i checked it told me
drive c 13gb on 20gb?
drive d cd rom not accesable
squid (3410)
129542 2003-03-20 20:57:00 do you know how to alter the bios settings and set the primary and sceondry drives so they are all set to auto zip1nz (2251)
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