my cd burner is seen in windows but always says busy, in win 98

[lamar225]

my cd burner is seen in windows but always says busy, in win 98
My problem started in xp pro, so i changed to 98 and its still not there.My dvd drive was the same way but after installing 98 it came back to life

 

[johnodq]

You might need to check the ASPI layer, a new version with installation and diagnostics is available from:

http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/su...roduct/ASPI-4.70&prodkey=Windows+ASPI+Package

Writing software often writes some aspi files and then writers don't work until the aspi layer is corrected.

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[lamar225]

thanks for the help but the adaptac link refers to scsi my drive is ide (ide cd r/rw 4x4x24),
but now my drive doesnt lock up any more it just wont read any data from any disk.
think you can help me with that

 

[ANFPS26]

4x4x24 ? I had a HP 4x4x24 that started doing the same thing. It had just worn out and was bad. You can get a 52x32x52 for about $30 US. Sounds like you need a new one. You might try cleaning that one first and see it that fixes it.

Jim

 

[cdogg]

If the problem exists in both 98 and XP (after doing a clean installation), then I doubt it's a software issue. XP for example doesn't rely as heavily on the ASPI layer as say Win98.

Troubleshoot it as you would any other hardware issue - try the drive on its own IDE channel doing another clean install if necessary. Replace the IDE cable, clean the drive, etc.


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[johnodq]

ASPI is used by IDE devices, and this does stop many writers from working !

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[lamar225]

Thanks for the help and after cleaning, its own ide, multiple cables, the winner was the new 52x24x52 from radio shack