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Navin R. Johnson
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 Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 6:33 am Post subject: Possesed CD RW drive |
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Navin R. Johnson
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 6:33 am Post subject: Re: Possesed CD RW drive |
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On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 23:49:47 GMT, Steven Heller
<steven.heller@verizon.net> wrote:
The drive is probably bad. Especially if your system won't boot until
you remove it from the bus. The drawer opening and closing means that
the drawer motor is running continuously. If that's the case then the
drive probably isn't initializing properly and is stuck in a loop or
possibly has a short somewhere in the motor circuit. I've had a couple
of Creative drives act the same way. Just to rule out software, or
virus, boot to a clean floppy and see if the drawer continues to be
possessed. If all else fails, I know a good Exorcist. :-)
NRJ
| Quote: | I started up my pc the other day and my cd rewritable drive insisted on
closing and opening endlessly. There was nothing in the drive. Anyone
ever have this problem? I am using windows XP. In order to get my PC to
start I had to unplug the CR RW drive. Should I buy another one? Or
maybe it's a software driver problem? I have not used the RW drive in a
while.
Thanks
Steve Heller
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Steven Heller
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 4:25 pm Post subject: Re: Possesed CD RW drive |
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Thanks for the suggestions. I guess they just are not built to last. But, I
will try to boot to a floppy first.
Steve Heller
"Navin R. Johnson" wrote:
| Quote: | On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 23:49:47 GMT, Steven Heller
steven.heller@verizon.net> wrote:
The drive is probably bad. Especially if your system won't boot until
you remove it from the bus. The drawer opening and closing means that
the drawer motor is running continuously. If that's the case then the
drive probably isn't initializing properly and is stuck in a loop or
possibly has a short somewhere in the motor circuit. I've had a couple
of Creative drives act the same way. Just to rule out software, or
virus, boot to a clean floppy and see if the drawer continues to be
possessed. If all else fails, I know a good Exorcist. :-)
NRJ
I started up my pc the other day and my cd rewritable drive insisted on
closing and opening endlessly. There was nothing in the drive. Anyone
ever have this problem? I am using windows XP. In order to get my PC to
start I had to unplug the CR RW drive. Should I buy another one? Or
maybe it's a software driver problem? I have not used the RW drive in a
while.
Thanks
Steve Heller
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Kenny
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 10:14 pm Post subject: Re: Possesed CD RW drive |
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As Russ suggested first thing is run an up to date virus checker. Another
thing which could cause this is if one of the leaf switches is stuck either
open or closed.
--
Kenny
"Steven Heller" <steven.heller@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:3F27AB34.B135C4F7@verizon.net...
| Quote: | Thanks for the suggestions. I guess they just are not built to last.
But, I
will try to boot to a floppy first.
Steve Heller
"Navin R. Johnson" wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 23:49:47 GMT, Steven Heller
steven.heller@verizon.net> wrote:
The drive is probably bad. Especially if your system won't boot until
you remove it from the bus. The drawer opening and closing means that
the drawer motor is running continuously. If that's the case then the
drive probably isn't initializing properly and is stuck in a loop or
possibly has a short somewhere in the motor circuit. I've had a couple
of Creative drives act the same way. Just to rule out software, or
virus, boot to a clean floppy and see if the drawer continues to be
possessed. If all else fails, I know a good Exorcist. :-)
NRJ
I started up my pc the other day and my cd rewritable drive insisted on
closing and opening endlessly. There was nothing in the drive. Anyone
ever have this problem? I am using windows XP. In order to get my PC
to
start I had to unplug the CR RW drive. Should I buy another one? Or
maybe it's a software driver problem? I have not used the RW drive in
a
while.
Thanks
Steve Heller
"Very funny Scotty..... Now beam down my clothes!"
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Steven Heller
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2003 9:31 pm Post subject: Re: Possesed CD RW drive |
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Hi,
I ended up buying another CD RW drive. It installed really easily and is
working now. I spent 30 bucks (with a rebate) at tiger direct for another
one.
Thanks !
Steven Heller wrote:
| Quote: | I started up my pc the other day and my cd rewritable drive insisted on
closing and opening endlessly. There was nothing in the drive. Anyone
ever have this problem? I am using windows XP. In order to get my PC to
start I had to unplug the CR RW drive. Should I buy another one? Or
maybe it's a software driver problem? I have not used the RW drive in a
while.
Thanks
Steve Heller |
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