Floppy drive....AND ......CD rom disk failure

proofreader · 28-07-2005, 08:51 PM

kindly refrain from laughing when u read this......I know squiddly about computers......

my floppy drive and my CD rom have stopped working......I have no idea why....I have looked in ....device manager.....and it says.....both devices working properly......any comments or suggestions would be appreciated..

I run Win 98...with 128 ram and a PII.....which works quite well apart from the two dead items as described above....

ta much

Addis · 28-07-2005, 09:34 PM

Can you explain what you mean by stopped working, does your computer not recognize them or do they not operate at all?

proofreader · 29-07-2005, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Addis

Can you explain what you mean by stopped working, does your computer not recognize them or do they not operate at all?

floppy disk.....says that all the floppies are unformatted(which they ARE)....wont let me perform an erase......then says.....do full format......then says......no disk

the CD rom.......does not recognise the presence of a disk at all......

both drive have the most current drivers......as per microsoft

tks

Big B · 30-07-2005, 02:01 AM

Check your cables inside to make sure they're all connected properly, especially if you or someone else has messed around inside it recently.

The other thing is that they both might be kaput given that the system isn't exactly new, and both parts are pretty easy and inexpensive to replace.
Just because the singal is saying the parts are okay doesn't account for any mechanical failures, which could be the case.

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proofreader Geek Trainee Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4 Status: Offline	Floppy drive....AND ......CD rom disk failure kindly refrain from laughing when u read this......I know squiddly about computers...... my floppy drive and my CD rom have stopped working......I have no idea why....I have looked in ....device manager.....and it says.....both devices working properly......any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.. I run Win 98...with 128 ram and a PII.....which works quite well apart from the two dead items as described above.... ta much

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 27 Male Posts: 9,593 Times Helpful: 584 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Check your cables inside to make sure they're all connected properly, especially if you or someone else has messed around inside it recently. The other thing is that they both might be kaput given that the system isn't exactly new, and both parts are pretty easy and inexpensive to replace. Just because the singal is saying the parts are okay doesn't account for any mechanical failures, which could be the case. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

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