Is my CD-ROM drive bad? Windows 98

I have not used the CD-ROM much, so I doubt is bad. (My OS is WIN98)

It could be the software drivers are corrupt, but I deleted the Samsung SC-140 drivers which comes with the HP Pavilion PC, and let Windows recoup those drivers, and re-write them back. And still does not work!

Most likely there is some corruption in the configuration files, but I do not know how to go about that. I suspect that is the case, because a ZIP driver that I have -which I rarely used- does not work either.

Windows recognizes that they exist, and they show up as D: and E: when I check "My Computer", but do not boot up when the systems starts. And if I click on the drive icon corresponding to their letters, a pop window will indicate that "drive is not accessible" or not ready. The CD light not even comes on while I am doing this clicking.

Is there anybody out there who could help?

My exposure is significant, because I have not been able to backup my files in a long time. THANKS.

Juan Xuna J@Xuna.com

You're probably missing drivers for your motherboard -- try updating drivers in device manager (right-click my computer -> go to device manager tab).

You might be better off getting rid of 98 -- I upgraded to 2000 -- more crashproof and secure.
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I have not used the CD-ROM much, so I doubt is bad. (My OS is WIN98)

It could be the software drivers are corrupt, but I deleted the Samsung SC-140 drivers which comes with the HP Pavilion PC, and let Windows recoup those drivers, and re-write them back. And still does not work!

Most likely there is some corruption in the configuration files, but I do not know how to go about that. I suspect that is the case, because a ZIP driver that I have -which I rarely used- does not work either.

Windows recognizes that they exist, and they show up as D: and E: when I check "My Computer", but do not boot up when the systems starts. And if I click on the drive icon corresponding to their letters, a pop window will indicate that "drive is not accessible" or not ready. The CD light not even comes on while I am doing this clicking.

Is there anybody out there who could help?

My exposure is significant, because I have not been able to backup my files in a long time. THANKS.

Juan Xuna J@Xuna.com

check in the device manager and see if the primary or secondary ide
controller has a driver issue.

colin wrote:
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> "xuna" <xuna@cfl.rr.com <mailto:xuna@cfl.rr.com>> wrote in message
> news:RWBQa.97172$ic1.2073528@twister.tampabay.rr.c om...
> I have not used the CD-ROM much, so I doubt is bad. (My OS is
> WIN98)
>
> It could be the software drivers are corrupt, but I deleted the
> Samsung SC-140 drivers which comes with the HP Pavilion PC, and let
> Windows recoup those drivers, and re-write them back. And still does
> not work!
>
> Most likely there is some corruption in the configuration files, but
> I do not know how to go about that. I suspect that is the case,
> because a ZIP driver that I have -which I rarely used- does not work
> either.
>
> Windows recognizes that they exist, and they show up as D: and E:
> when I check "My Computer", but do not boot up when the systems
> starts. And if I click on the drive icon corresponding to their
> letters, a pop window will indicate that "drive is not accessible"
> or not ready. The CD light not even comes on while I am doing this
> clicking.
>
> Is there anybody out there who could help?
>
> My exposure is significant, because I have not been able to backup
> my files in a long time. THANKS.
>
> Juan Xuna J@Xuna.com <mailto:J@Xuna.com>
>
>
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