unable to detect cd-rom drive

[sentmemail]

after i updated the BIOS on the compaq ML530, i was not able to use the CD-rom drive!
Below is the info from the diagnostic utility,
any help?
thanks

----- Error Entry 1 -----

Quick Check Diagnostics
Device: LS-120/IDE CD-ROM/SCSI Device(s)
Error Number: 6605-03
Time: 13:47:41
Date: 11/04/2002
Count: 1
Pass Error Occurred: 1
Description:
Compaq 32X CD-ROM, Drive position 1, Embedded Controller
CD-ROM - Failed Read Test
Media not in drive
SCSI sense bytes follow:
70 00 02 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 00 00 3a 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

 

[TheLad]

Is this just saying that there was no media in the CD drive so the test could not be completed? Stupid question: have you put a CD in the drive?

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[sentmemail]

i boot the system to win2k and it was unable to read the CD.....

 

[TheLad]

Could that be a problem with the OS and not with the CD drive? Can you boot off the SmartStart CD? -----------------------------------------------------
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[Sunny79]

The error in the diagnostics is always normal if you have no media in the CDrom drive; I bet your floppy drive fialed too.

If your Cdrom is not booting bootable media then try and see the boot order. Check the power and IDE cables. If your still have the same issue you may have a failed CDrom drive.

 

[sentmemail]

it was not able to boot from smartstart CD also...

 

[diamondlod]

This sounds a lot like a hardware failure...

 

[sentmemail]

it was working before the BIOS upgrade...