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Name: Bill Jr.
Date: November 10, 2003 at 16:14:21 Pacific
OS: 98SE
CPU/Ram: Amd Athlon XP1700
Comment:

Does anyone know how to turn on and or off the CD-Rom reader? I had a problem awhile back and a repair shop told me the "reader"
was turned off. They told me they just turned it back on and all was well. They
did'nt charge me anything so it must be easy.
Anyone know how? Thanks for any replies in advance. Bill Jr.



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Response Number 1
Name: Don Miller
Date: November 10, 2003 at 16:32:06 Pacific
Reply:

Does the CD light flash when you put a CD in? If so, when you blow out hard does smoke come out of you mouth? Not a kind comment, but it sounds like *****t to me. Other than disconnecting the CD Cables or disabling the CD in the BIOS, I don't understand what your "tech" said.

Don


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Response Number 2
Name: Bill Jr.
Date: November 10, 2003 at 17:22:50 Pacific
Reply:

Don,
If you don't know anything about the question don't post answers. Anyone with a real answer please write back, Thanks.


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Response Number 3
Name: max
Date: November 10, 2003 at 18:27:42 Pacific
Reply:

It's pretty hard to tell what they did. Turn on/off sure was not the right way to say it. It `might' have been disabled in the Device Manager. But there are several things that can cause a cdrom drive to quit operating. Why not ask them exactly what they did?


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Response Number 4
Name: sonnysandiego
Date: November 10, 2003 at 21:36:39 Pacific
Reply:

if it works, why would you want to turn it off???


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Response Number 5
Name: beansoup
Date: November 10, 2003 at 22:13:51 Pacific
Reply:

Hi y'all,

Bill Jr,
Maybe we are misunderstanding your question..Cd-Roms are wired direct in the PC..They only read when you insert a CD..There is no switch to turn it on or off..Try again to refresh your question..We want to help...

beansoup


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Response Number 6
Name: Don Miller
Date: November 11, 2003 at 06:27:24 Pacific
Reply:

Bill Jr.
From other comments, I don't think that I wasn't the only responder who was puzzled by your question. But .. don't bother me none. Ain't MY problem.

Don


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Response Number 7
Name: Bill Jr.
Date: November 11, 2003 at 16:10:18 Pacific
Reply:

I put a CD-RW disk in an old CD-Rom which was working fine. The CD-Rom started up and shut down. I thought it died. I took it to the repair shop and left it. About two hrs.
later, they called me to pick it up. They told me the CD-RW had "turned off the reader". They just turned it on and all was fine. I don't have any more info than that, sorry. Again, any help is appreciated. All but the smart A#$ answers. Thanks Bill Jr.


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Response Number 8
Name: Bill Jr.
Date: November 11, 2003 at 18:35:23 Pacific
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Hi,
I guess no body has had this happen to them.
I hoped for a solution but am still stuck.
Any help out there? Thanks again in advance.
Bill.


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Response Number 9
Name: allenthepimp
Date: December 31, 2003 at 14:48:59 Pacific
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i too have the same problem. i have windows 3.1 and when i start it up it says to turn it on. then it says press a to abort or r to retry. can someone help me too. please. im trying to upgrade to 98 but if my drive isnt on how am i soposeed to upgrade. thanks


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