You'll find that if you right mouse the 'Disconnect' checkbox, it'll tell
you that this option is for SCSI devices only, which I doubt that you have.
So by all means uncheck it.  But if it comes back, leave it alone, it won't
affect your PC.

As Fazal said, check your cables.  You might also check the drive jumpers to
see if it's set as a slave or a master.  However, CD drives, like all other
equipment, don't last for ever, and do occasionally fail for no apparent
reason. Perhaps this time has arrived.

Ian Porter
Computer Guys Inc.
Arrowtown
New Zealand
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----- Original Message -----
From: "akram fazal" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] CD-Rom Problem


> Can you check whether both the data cable and power cable are still
connected to the CD and are intact?
> Best wishes. M. A. Fazal
>
>  Lucy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:Hi,
>
> I have a strange problem with my CD-Rom. My Dell is just over a year =
> old and was fully operational until one day when the CD drive just would =
> not work. I noticed it first with an audio cd but it will not recognize =
> any cd. Even though the system tells me that the drive is working =
> properly, it also says that the cd drive is empty. The OS is Windows =
> ME.
>
> I am afraid that my grandson may have changed some settings but he says =
> he did not. Oddly enough, in the properties I found that it was marked =
> disconnect. I removed the check mark but when I looked the next time it =
> would not work, it was re-marked disconnect.
>
> I would appreciate any suggestions.
>
> Lucy Bellville

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