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Thread ID: 14430 2002-01-08 09:43:00 CD writer won't read all CD's Guest (0) Press F1
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30319 2002-01-08 09:43:00 I have a Lite-On LTR-0841 writer and have just done a clean install of Win98SE on my AMD K6/2 450 with 396MB Ram and 32MB Nvidea graphics card. I find I can only read certain CD's and there doesn't seem to be a pattern, ie. I can read some CDR/RW's but can't read the Dec/Jan PC World disk. Can install EA's Croc 2 for the kids but won't get past the intro's without hanging the system. There are many other examples. Had to uncheck DMA in Device manager for CD Rom to be able to read CD's at all. Help appreciated. Going grey RAPIDLY! Guest (0)
30320 2002-01-08 11:22:00 sound like its the ide controller having fun ;-)

check your mobo drivers.

what motherboard do you have and also what other cards do you have installed.
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30321 2002-01-08 11:37:00 I have a gigabyte GA-5AA ALi Aladdin V AGPset
Yamaha snd. card
Conexiant 56K modem
20G HD
Thanks for the mobo driver tip. I'll pursue that.
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30322 2002-01-09 10:40:00 Thanks for your advice. I downloaded and installed latest video drivers(thought they were fairly new anyway but apparently not). This fixed the game problem. I also installed latest IDE drivers and utility which has fixed the blue screen on boot and also sped up the boot. Unable to download the BIOS update, web site won't seem to release it. Life seems so much brighter now. Many thanks. Guest (0)
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