Cd Rom

[slingasausage]

hi is there any 1 out there who can help me. i had to format my hard drive about a month back. bcuz the cd rom wasn`t detecting any CD.S. and i formatted it 2 days ago. now i have found out the problem that was causing it... it was my 2 year old son he keeps putting dvd cd,.s in the cd rom. and now it won`t detect the cd rom now. i only have the 1 cd rom and it`s alot of heart ache too keep formatting the hard drive is there a file i can download to get it to work again. im not all that bright with computers. plz plz plz PLZ!!!!
can some 1 help me
im on windows 98 se



ps if no 1 can help is there any 1 out there who could send me a ball and chain.
so i can keep my 2 year old son away for the computer
thank you [font=Arial]

[dammit]

Hi....have you had a look in device manager to see if it's reporting any problems? You could also try reinstalling your driver from there.

P.S. My ball and chain is already in use on 4 year old Grandson

[slingasausage]

thanks im looking in device manager but i don`t know what im looking for. i have clicked on disk drives. and it is only comming up with. GENERIC NEC FLOPPY DISK.. if there is any way to download the drivers for the cd rom can you plz point me out in the right direction.
thanks

[dammit]

It should show CD ROM in there....If you can see it.highlight it and click properties.

[slingasausage]

i just took another look and i can`t see CD ROM it`s not highlighted.

[dammit]

Does it show up when you open my computer?

[slingasausage]

if i open my computer. i only got 3 1/2 in floppy.. (C)...printer....control panal... dial up networking.... scheduled task... and web folders!!
if i open the device manager i can`t see where it should say CD ROM.
i hope you or someone can come up with a soloution. so i can get my CD ROM back in the device manager without formatting.



now i can understand when my mum said we was hard work we was kids!!!

[Alfons]

Originally Posted by slingasausage

thanks im looking in device manager but i don`t know what im looking for. i have clicked on disk drives. and it is only comming up with. GENERIC NEC FLOPPY DISK.. if there is any way to download the drivers for the cd rom can you plz point me out in the right direction.
thanks

Windows 98 already has the necessary drivers for CD Drives, so you shouldn't need anything special, especially if it had worked before.

When you start the system, look closely at the first couple of startup screens and see if the Power On Self Test (POST) phase recognizes that you have a CD Drive attached - if it's not being recognized at this stage in startup, then Windows certainly won't be able to see it - it gets this type of configuration info from the BIOS which runs the POST.

Let us know if it's recognized on startup.

[slingasausage]

no when i boot up i can`t see anything about the CD ROM

[dammit]

Does the green light flash on the front at bootup, and can you open the drawer? If it doesn't along with the other non recognitions...I think It's dead.

[bg703]

Here is another thought. If the BIOS is not seeing the CD Rom on post, it will usually say CD ROM DRIVE NONE. If this is what you are seeing, it does not necessarily mean that the drive is dead. If the system is no longer under waranty, crack the cover and check the IDE cables to your drive. Take them off and re-connect them. What can quite often happen, is that the drive can become unseated. By re-connecting you can solve this problem. If the results are the same after doing this, then the chances are that your drive is dead. PLEASE NOTE: If the system is still under waranty, DO NOT crack the cover. You could very well void the waranty by doing so. Take it to an authorized technician at the place of purchase.