CD-RW drive suddenly stopped reading CDs...

[PaulChilds]

Hi,

I have a Ricoh 6200A CD-RW drive. Recently I used it to back up all my files to CD while I formatted the c:\ and re-installed my OS. Everything went fine until...

I started putting the files back into the correct folders. I had no problem for a while and everything seemed to copy over fine, but then I put in a CD-R with some of my MP3 files on. It copied over the first few OK, but halfway through the computer froze up until I ejected the CD. I thought it was the CD as my normal CD-ROM drive also had the same problem. I tried another CD of MP3s - same problem. I tried an old MP3 CD I made a few years ago (which I know works as I often play it on my DVD player) - the same thing happened in both drives.

I disconnected the CD-RW and connected a spare CD-ROM drive I had as the secondary master in its place - everything worked fine again. I put the CD-RW back - the problem returned!!!

Does anyone have any ideas what's going on? Why should it not read MP3 files, but work fine for everything else? Why does the CD-ROM drive freeze up when the CD-RW is connected?

This is especially puzzling as Windows is a fresh install, it hasn't been on the internet yet to get any viruses (and I have Norton for that anyway). Help!!!!

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[ski]

Try connecting the CD-RW drive as Slave to the CD-ROM drive or to the HD.
If that does not work, then the CD-RW drive may be bad.

 

[ceh4702]

Might be you need a special codec or something. CD-R's do not make good backup devices. Maybe there are some improved drivers you could try. You could have also saved a Virus or something on a CD-R or it could just be corrupt data. Might be a lousy driver or the CD-R could be going bad. May have to disable the Copyright protection stuff in WinXP if that is what you are using.

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[zepper]

Did you install the latest verion of your mobo's chipset drivers? That can make a world of difference, esp. the IDE and AGP drivers.
.bh.


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