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CD Problem

by ezmerf Nov 25, 2004 1:41AM PST

I'm using a dell 300 and windows me and deleted quicktime and now my cd doesn't work.Seems to have affected my scanner also.It scans but then can find picture.

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Re: CD Problem

by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Nov 25, 2004 1:54AM PST

A test I use to see if the CD has failed is to perform a boot from the CD. A simple BIOS change to tell the machine to boot from CD may be required but given that Windows ME is this old, you should know this machine well enough by now.

Does it boot from the CD?

If not, the drive has likely failed or come unpluged.

bob

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Re: CD Problem

by ezmerf Nov 25, 2004 7:04AM PST

How do I do this.Use the Kiss rule for this is a novice @ this

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Not a novice.

by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Nov 25, 2004 12:29PM PST

Windows ME stopped shipping years ago so I can't accept you are a novice. You have had this machine for at least 3 years...

In short, you put the Dell boot CD in the machine and set the BIOS to boot from it.

Did you try?

Bob

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