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Dell Latitude won't play data CD

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Name: XpUser4Real
Date: October 21, 2006 at 12:00:02 Pacific
OS: ME
CPU/Ram: 128MB Sdram
Product: Dell laptop
Comment:

Hi, I'm working on a dell latitude laptop where the CDROM will play audio CD's fine, BUT, it feezes up when I put in a data CD. As soon as I ejest the data disc, it performs correctly. I have tried several data CD's with no luck.
Are there any settings I can work with to get it to read Data CD's?
Thanks

Hopefully my advice will help you...Please post back with your results....thanks



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Response Number 1
Name: ham30
Date: October 21, 2006 at 12:51:02 Pacific
Reply:

That's a weird one! How about turning off autorun?

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Response Number 2
Name: XpUser4Real
Date: October 21, 2006 at 13:03:59 Pacific
Reply:

Hi, I've toggled most of the controls also checked DMA, just a sec and I'll try that...nope, that didn't work either, any other ideas?

Hopefully my advice will help you...Please post back with your results....thanks


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Response Number 3
Name: XpUser4Real
Date: October 21, 2006 at 13:22:32 Pacific
Reply:

Ok, I nailed it down a bit.
The CDROM WILL read an XP installation disc, but will NOT read any other CDR Data discs that I've finalized on my PC. Those cdr's have all the latest AV, Spyware, Firewall, etc progs on them which save me mega time when working on a PC or laptop with ONLY a dialup capabilites....no ethernet, etc.

Funny thing is...the XP CD is a copy of my origional that I burned as a backup....go figure.

Hopefully my advice will help you...Please post back with your results....thanks


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Response Number 4
Name: ham30
Date: October 21, 2006 at 13:35:26 Pacific
Reply:

Did you try holding down the shift key when you inserted the CD?

Do yourself a favor BACKUP!


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Response Number 5
Name: XpUser4Real
Date: October 21, 2006 at 13:39:05 Pacific
Reply:

I just tried that and nothing happened...it still froze up the PC

Hopefully my advice will help you...Please post back with your results....thanks


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Response Number 6
Name: ham30
Date: October 21, 2006 at 13:46:42 Pacific
Reply:

That's the only idea that I've come up with. I thought it might be a problem with autorun opening up the wrong process to handle the interupt.

Do yourself a favor BACKUP!


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Response Number 7
Name: XpUser4Real
Date: October 21, 2006 at 13:56:00 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks for your suggestions. I sure appreciate it. I even tried burning another data CD on my other writing ptogram and still no dice.

So, I just finished cleaning and updating this laptop...EXTREMELY slow on dialup...LOL and that's about all I can do. The CDROM plays music fine (regular wav songs on a CD, factory and CDR) and also works when I put in the XP installation disc, so my client will be fine, hopefully later on he'll consider up-dating at least to XP Home.

Hopefully my advice will help you...Please post back with your results....thanks


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Response Number 8
Name: ham30
Date: October 21, 2006 at 14:18:23 Pacific
Reply:

I wonder if someone in the ME forum would have an idea. Probably worth a try.

Do yourself a favor BACKUP!


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Response Number 9
Name: XpUser4Real
Date: October 21, 2006 at 14:25:52 Pacific
Reply:

Nah, thanks anyways, I did a forum search before I posted here, besides, I'm done with this PC now.

Hopefully my advice will help you...Please post back with your results....thanks


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