(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 12:47 pm
Post subject: no disc in drive e: Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windowsxp>general (more info?)
I have a Dell Dimension 2350,my specs are:55 g hard drive,pentium 4
CPU,1.80 ghz,256ram,lite-on 48X max cd-rom and samsung cd-r/rw sw-240 b
drive.My problem is regardless of what type of disc I put in my cd-r/rw
drive,it will not be read or written.Tried burning some cd-rs,but everytime
without fail,I get an error message(No disc in drive e.)I tried uninstalling
and reinstalling the drive,but still got the same error message.Tried
updating the drivers,firmware from the manufacturer,did not work.Contacted
Dell and had one of tier 1 techs,remotely try to fix the problem,no
luck.Tried cleaning the optical eye,no luck.Tried several different burning
programs,(Roxio and Nero)when it came to finalize the cd-r,it gave me the
same error msg....no disc in drive E.Tried burning through Windows Media
Player,no luck...same error msg.The last time this happened I had to carry it
to the comp shop to get it fixed...I really don't want to replace the
cd-r/rw,if a simple solution can be found.I am at my wit's end.please
help...thanks...p.s.my cd-rom works perfectly as far as reading discs.
p.s. Drive e: is my cd-r/rw drive
Drive d: is my cd-rom drive
Drive c: is my hard drive
Drive a: is my floppy drive
(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 1:03 pm
Post subject: Re: no disc in drive e: [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
The drive sounds dead. I did a check and a review of the drive was dated
sometime in 2002. A new cdrw drive can be had
for $25. I favor LG brand. I have two and they crank out the cdr's.
"At wit's end" <At wit's end.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0FBC6E53-A53D-4191-8C96-F4C8604B2654@microsoft.com...
> I have a Dell Dimension 2350,my specs are:55 g hard drive,pentium 4
> CPU,1.80 ghz,256ram,lite-on 48X max cd-rom and samsung cd-r/rw sw-240 b
> drive.My problem is regardless of what type of disc I put in my cd-r/rw
> drive,it will not be read or written.Tried burning some cd-rs,but
> everytime
> without fail,I get an error message(No disc in drive e.)I tried
> uninstalling
> and reinstalling the drive,but still got the same error message.Tried
> updating the drivers,firmware from the manufacturer,did not work.Contacted
> Dell and had one of tier 1 techs,remotely try to fix the problem,no
> luck.Tried cleaning the optical eye,no luck.Tried several different
> burning
> programs,(Roxio and Nero)when it came to finalize the cd-r,it gave me the
> same error msg....no disc in drive E.Tried burning through Windows Media
> Player,no luck...same error msg.The last time this happened I had to carry
> it
> to the comp shop to get it fixed...I really don't want to replace the
> cd-r/rw,if a simple solution can be found.I am at my wit's end.please
> help...thanks...p.s.my cd-rom works perfectly as far as reading discs.
>
>
> p.s. Drive e: is my cd-r/rw drive
> Drive d: is my cd-rom drive
> Drive c: is my hard drive
> Drive a: is my floppy drive
>
(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat May 19, 2007 7:50 pm
Post subject: RE: no disc in drive e: [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
If this is a recent install, you may have your jumpers incorrectly set for
Primary and Slave. If not a new setup and they both worked before, try
changing the position on the cable - move the good drive to the position of
the one not being recognized (shutdown, turn off power, change, reboot). Be
sure to change the jumper if needed. I had a cable failure with the same
results as you are showing.
Hope this helps.
"At wit's end" wrote:
> I have a Dell Dimension 2350,my specs are:55 g hard drive,pentium 4
> CPU,1.80 ghz,256ram,lite-on 48X max cd-rom and samsung cd-r/rw sw-240 b
> drive.My problem is regardless of what type of disc I put in my cd-r/rw
> drive,it will not be read or written.Tried burning some cd-rs,but everytime
> without fail,I get an error message(No disc in drive e.)I tried uninstalling
> and reinstalling the drive,but still got the same error message.Tried
> updating the drivers,firmware from the manufacturer,did not work.Contacted
> Dell and had one of tier 1 techs,remotely try to fix the problem,no
> luck.Tried cleaning the optical eye,no luck.Tried several different burning
> programs,(Roxio and Nero)when it came to finalize the cd-r,it gave me the
> same error msg....no disc in drive E.Tried burning through Windows Media
> Player,no luck...same error msg.The last time this happened I had to carry it
> to the comp shop to get it fixed...I really don't want to replace the
> cd-r/rw,if a simple solution can be found.I am at my wit's end.please
> help...thanks...p.s.my cd-rom works perfectly as far as reading discs.
>
>
> p.s. Drive e: is my cd-r/rw drive
> Drive d: is my cd-rom drive
> Drive c: is my hard drive
> Drive a: is my floppy drive
>
(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 1:03 am
Post subject: Re: no disc in drive e: [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
That's happened to me. the drive sounds stuffed.
Can be used as a normal reader, but will write no more.
CD writers won't last forever. I read that the laser can cause the optical
eye to lose focus over time, so it won't write anymore. I can't recall where
I read it, but good for a few hundred discs was what I read.
DVD writers are cheap, and the media is better value for money.
"Rich Barry" <rbarry.DeleteThis@socal.rr.com> wrote in message
news:464f582a$0$2352$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> The drive sounds dead. I did a check and a review of the drive was dated
> sometime in 2002. A new cdrw drive can be had
> for $25. I favor LG brand. I have two and they crank out the cdr's.
> "At wit's end" <At wit's end.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0FBC6E53-A53D-4191-8C96-F4C8604B2654@microsoft.com...
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