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System doesn't recognize CD Rom
ImpetusEra, Thanks for your input. I didn't know about the BIOS password. The password in question was in W2k. But the Access sequence in the BIOS was set correctly (floppy, CD Rom & hard drive). So I pulled the battery out...couldn't see the jumpers you mentioned. Could hardly even see the...- papaduke
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- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
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System doesn't recognize CD Rom
Sounique, If the CD-Rom is the only device affected it might be the BIOS settings or simply the CD Rom defected. The power failure...was there a voltage surge, as in lighting?- papaduke
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- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
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System doesn't recognize CD Rom
Attempting to recover from virus. Had Windows 2000 on HP Pavilion which isn't supported by HP. Had to delete large number of files to clean virus. Now can't run recovery disk because system doesn't recognize CD-Rom. BIOS setting are correct. Machine will boot up to password menu then locks into...- papaduke
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