On #2
You or someone familar with doing so, should check the cd-rom and dvd-rom
drives
to make sure both are installed correctly (physically).

Both drives should be connected to the same EIDE cable and that cable
should connect to the secondary ide channel on the motherboard
(it may be labeled as IDE1 on the motherboard)
The EIDE cable should have 3 connectors, 2 of which are close together,
while the 3rd
is not close to the other 2.
The isolated connector plugs into the motherboard.
The DVD should be plugged into the connector at the end of the cable
and it's configuration pins (on the back of it next to the ide connector)
should be set as Master
The CD-ROM should be plugged into the middle connector and it's
configuration pins (on the back of it next to the ide connector) should be
set as Slave.

Make sure the IDE connectors are firmly seated and that they are not plugged
in backwards.
The IDE cable's connector's connectors are rectangular and should have an
outward notch
that prevents them from being plugged in backwards.
if it doesn't , you should replace them.

Make sure the power connectors are firmly seated into the drives.

Enter bios and make sure all ide devices are correctly detected.
The Primary Master setting should list your hdd
The Secondary Master setting should list your 2nd hdd, if you have one, or
be blank if you don't
The Secondary Master setting should list the DVD drive
The Secondary Slave setting should list the CD drive.

If, after checking the above out, the CD drive door still won't open, then
the drive is
probably failing and nothing can be done for it (other then a proper
burial).


"Just a little Peach Blossom" <Just a little Peach
Blossom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FB050FC6-0E78-4904-8E67-9B31812E1C42@microsoft.com...
>I have several problems, actually, but I think they might be related. I'll
> list them in the order that I noticed them.
>
> 1) My DVD doesn't register. When I try to play it by double-clicking the
> DVD
> drive under "My Computer" I get a message saying, "Windows cannot read
> from
> this disk. The disk might be corrupted, or using a format that is not
> compatible with Windows." I know this is not true, because this DVD (or
> rather, burned DVD with several .avi files on it) was playing (almost)
> perfectly on a laptop with the same operating system (Windows XP Home) as
> this computer.
>
> 2) On this computer, I have a CD and a DVD drive. But when I open "My
> Computer" I only see an icon for "E:", or the DVD drive. In addition, this
> drive appears with a disk type of "CD Drive". Instead of a "D:" (Type: "CD
> Drive") drive on my computer, I have a "G:" (Type: "Removable Disk")
> Drive.
> My CD Drive does not open when I press the open button.

Answering messages six weeks after they were posted is rather pointless
as the other person is unlikely to read them!


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"S. Taylor" <ravenshaATstis.net> wrote in message
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> On #2
> You or someone familar with doing so, should check the cd-rom and
> dvd-rom drives
> to make sure both are installed correctly (physically).
>
> Both drives should be connected to the same EIDE cable and that cable
> should connect to the secondary ide channel on the motherboard
> (it may be labeled as IDE1 on the motherboard)
> The EIDE cable should have 3 connectors, 2 of which are close
> together, while the 3rd
> is not close to the other 2.
> The isolated connector plugs into the motherboard.
> The DVD should be plugged into the connector at the end of the cable
> and it's configuration pins (on the back of it next to the ide
> connector) should be set as Master
> The CD-ROM should be plugged into the middle connector and it's
> configuration pins (on the back of it next to the ide connector)
> should be set as Slave.
>
> Make sure the IDE connectors are firmly seated and that they are not
> plugged in backwards.
> The IDE cable's connector's connectors are rectangular and should have
> an outward notch
> that prevents them from being plugged in backwards.
> if it doesn't , you should replace them.
>
> Make sure the power connectors are firmly seated into the drives.
>
> Enter bios and make sure all ide devices are correctly detected.
> The Primary Master setting should list your hdd
> The Secondary Master setting should list your 2nd hdd, if you have
> one, or be blank if you don't
> The Secondary Master setting should list the DVD drive
> The Secondary Slave setting should list the CD drive.
>
> If, after checking the above out, the CD drive door still won't open,
> then the drive is
> probably failing and nothing can be done for it (other then a proper
> burial).
>
>
> "Just a little Peach Blossom" <Just a little Peach
> Blossom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FB050FC6-0E78-4904-8E67-9B31812E1C42@microsoft.com...
>>I have several problems, actually, but I think they might be related.
>>I'll
>> list them in the order that I noticed them.
>>
>> 1) My DVD doesn't register. When I try to play it by double-clicking
>> the DVD
>> drive under "My Computer" I get a message saying, "Windows cannot
>> read from
>> this disk. The disk might be corrupted, or using a format that is not
>> compatible with Windows." I know this is not true, because this DVD
>> (or
>> rather, burned DVD with several .avi files on it) was playing
>> (almost)
>> perfectly on a laptop with the same operating system (Windows XP
>> Home) as
>> this computer.
>>
>> 2) On this computer, I have a CD and a DVD drive. But when I open "My
>> Computer" I only see an icon for "E:", or the DVD drive. In addition,
>> this
>> drive appears with a disk type of "CD Drive". Instead of a "D:"
>> (Type: "CD
>> Drive") drive on my computer, I have a "G:" (Type: "Removable Disk")
>> Drive.
>> My CD Drive does not open when I press the open button.
>
>

:-)

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In news:uvaUgLl0FHA.1564@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
Gerry Cornell <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> hunted and pecked:
> Answering messages six weeks after they were posted is rather pointless
> as the other person is unlikely to read them!
>
>
> --
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
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Gerry Cornell wrote:

> Answering messages six weeks after they were posted is rather pointless
> as the other person is unlikely to read them!
>
>

As is replying to someone who posted a message in reply to a six week
old thread ...as is replying to someone who replied to someone who .....

"I'm so dizzy my head is spinning....

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Sing it, Tommy!

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In news:e6M4Noq0FHA.736@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
Rock <rock@mail.nospam.net> hunted and pecked:
> Gerry Cornell wrote:
>
>> Answering messages six weeks after they were posted is rather pointless
>> as the other person is unlikely to read them!
>>
>>
>
> As is replying to someone who posted a message in reply to a six week
> old thread ...as is replying to someone who replied to someone who .....
>
> "I'm so dizzy my head is spinning....
>
> --
> Rock
> MS MVP Windows - Shell/User

My favorite definition from the "Devils DP Dictionary"
Recursive: See Recursive

Sort of reminds me of that one !!

"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Sing it, Tommy!
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:e6M4Noq0FHA.736@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
> Rock <rock@mail.nospam.net> hunted and pecked:
> > Gerry Cornell wrote:
> >
> >> Answering messages six weeks after they were posted is rather pointless
> >> as the other person is unlikely to read them!
> >>
> >>
> >
> > As is replying to someone who posted a message in reply to a six week
> > old thread ...as is replying to someone who replied to someone who .....
> >
> > "I'm so dizzy my head is spinning....
> >
> > --
> > Rock
> > MS MVP Windows - Shell/User

Wesley Vogel wrote:

> Sing it, Tommy!
>

haha..as long as I don't sing it...my singing voice would cause a
massive BSOD (Bad Singing of Death) error.

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LOL Can't carry a tune in a bucket, huh? That's why I always liked
listening to Bob Dylan or Neil Young. Those guys can't sing either.

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In news:%23%23EvnCs0FHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
Rock <rock@mail.nospam.net> hunted and pecked:
> Wesley Vogel wrote:
>
>> Sing it, Tommy!
>>
>
> haha..as long as I don't sing it...my singing voice would cause a
> massive BSOD (Bad Singing of Death) error.
>
> --
> Rock
> MS MVP Windows - Shell/User