Why is it that my atapi cd-rom 58x can't read disc. Idon't know if it's the driver or another problem

Answer 1

If your computer is 10 years old or less, it doesn't need a driver. If it is a CD ROM you just fitted yourself, check the master slave jumper.

If it stopped working you could try a lens cleaner, but usually the drive is toast - get a new one.

I never heard of a 58X before is it a weird brand?

Answer 2

atapi is a CD-ROM driver (not a brand) for DOS or Windows Me and earlier. Windows XP, 2000, and more modern editions already have CD-ROM drivers uilt into it's core and don't need to atapi driver.

Most likely its a problem with the drive itself or the connection to the motherboard. Check those things and Master/Slave jumpers, also check un the system bios.

Answer 3

Hi, that happened to me -- is your computer and HP? I tried everything to get it to work. I was told it was the motherboard getting "old" after over 5 years of use. Eventually we just purchased a new computer. You might want to try having a new cd-rom drive either put in or purchase some sort of external storage device if you don't want to replace the computer. In my experience, if I got it to work it only worked for a day or two before it stopped working again. I even restored the computer to factory settings. Nothing worked. Good luck!

Answer 4

If you have tried a couple of CDs and none of them work plus you tried the same CDs in another machine and they do work then your CD drive went bad. The drivers don't usually go bad unless the hard drive is failing and the part of the hard drive that the driver is in got corrupted.