This problem has been happening ever since I got the machine. Buying a new CD/DVD drive made no difference. Each time I put in a CD the computer freezes. I have no use of mouse, keyboard, etc.. and have to manually turn the computer off. I use windows xp. Can anyone suggest something???
2007-03-19 04:14:57 · 6 answers · asked by mrsezova 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
1.) Use a separate IDE cables for your CdRom and your Harddisk.
2.) Use a Cd lens cleaner.
3.) Change the region settings of your DVD Rom drive. (How to do that?!) Go to the device manager, select DVD/Cdrom drives, double click to show the properties. then select dvd region. . . You can use help and support center provided by the windowsXP.
goodluck!
2007-03-19 07:20:15 · answer #1 · answered by silver8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This happens to any CD/DVD that you insert rite? I think its something to do with the IDE port that the CD drive is connected to... you will need to open the desktop up and see where it is connected to.. if its directly connected to a slave IDE slot then try to use any other connections available...
for example your IDE cable that connects to your HDD will have an extra slot that you can connect to any other IDE device like other HDD or other CD Rom... Try to use that and see if it helps
let me know what happened...
All the best..
2007-03-19 04:23:29 · answer #2 · answered by NeevarP M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it works when you take the cd out after you put it in then it's probably a problem with the cd drive not reading the cd right. if not then it could be alot of things. try updating your drivers first.
2007-03-19 04:25:39 · answer #3 · answered by scor2_21 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the explanation for the freezing, or locking up, of your laptop, is with the help of a pair the two corrupted or lacking archives. And greater exceedingly, lacking or corrupted registry archives. those are the archives which tell each and every thing on your the way it rather is think to artwork. rather, they're configuration archives. And if those archives get corrupted, or twisted up, it may injury havoc. each and every each and every now and then the registry archives finally end up lacking. this might ensue once you uninstall utility out of your laptop. The utility being uninstalled might do away with registry archives additionally linked with yet another software. There must be a message asking you even if or no longer you desire to delete the archives as they're linked with yet another software. Your maximum suitable wager is to decline to this and bypass away the archives. If the archives finally end up lacking, then this methodology which desires them will stall, dangle, or freeze the subsequent time it tries to run. yet there is an basic thank you to repair this. with the help of merely working registry test utility on your laptop, you will discover those problems and attach them suited away. it might actually help be attentive to which archives are undesirable, and could restore them to its unique state. And it rather is this easy step which will prepare you the thank you to repair your laptop freezing.
2016-10-19 01:56:50 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your computer is not working properly while you are working on it, it could be a problem with device drivers, hardware or software.
2007-03-20 03:11:12 · answer #5 · answered by asa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried a new cable? Are you sure your computer "sees" the drive? That's where i would start. Good luck
2007-03-19 04:23:10 · answer #6 · answered by summers0504 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋