Tried looking at past post and unable to find an answer. CD Rom just is not working. In systems It tells me It Is there and working fine. Put cd in (tried several) and nothing. Even put another cd rom in and same thing. any ideals out there where I look. Thanks for your help.

Are they showing up in the BIOS setup screens? If not then it could be the cable. If they are then it could be time for a new CD-ROM. Are you sure the second one is working? Also if they show up is you PC keeping the correct time? Could be the CMOS Battery is dieing. Try auto detecting them in BIOS and see what they show. <===Lefty===

Does the drive appear in "My Computer"? If it does appear on "My Computer", if you insert a cd, does the LED light up? If it does light up, but can't read the CD, maybe you should clean the lens or, align the lens(buying a new one is a lot more practical than aligning)

1st cd rom shows up in bios. In my computer In systems shows It is working. At boot lights do not come on. Put cd in an nothing, and tried couple different cds. It does not try to read. 2nd cd rom pulled from working machine just moments before to try It out. So it worked. Shows up In bios, also In my computer. Thank up all for your help.

It'd be a good idea to verify the data and power connections are firmly attached. If that's not it, the cdrom probably needs to be replaced. When 98 reports that something is working properly that's not the result of a detailed diagnosis. It just knows the device is there and it's reading the firmware OK. It doesn't know if the motor works, the laser works, the lens is clean, etc.

Ok 2nd cd rom I pull from a working machine. Was working before I took It out. 5 mintues later put In 1st machine and wouldn"t work. Cable Is tight even put new one In, Is getting power.

My efforts to decipher your disjointed wording leave me with the conclusion that you put in a second cdrom and it didn't work. Is that correct? If so boot with a 98 bootdisk and choose cdrom support. Pay attention to the last few lines that load prior to the final a:\> as that will indicate the cdrom drive letter. (Some bootdisks temporarily change that letter.) Then put a known good data (not audio) cd in the cdrom. Let it spin up for a few seconds and then type dir x:\ and enter, where x: is the cdrom drive letter indicated when you booted up. It should give a directory listing of the root directory on the cd. You may need to hit R (for retry) a few times if it doesn't immediately read the disk. If it reads the disk, the problem is most likely in windows. If it doesn't then most likely the disk or cdrom is bad, or the connections are bad.