DVD-ROM: BIOS and XP see it, but it wont play discs

[kevotron]

I have a no name white box PC running XP pro, with a dvd-rom that is recognized in BIOS and device manager, but will not function. If you click on the drive in My Computer it says "Please insert a disk into drive" --even though a disk is already inserted. Any ideas how to troubleshoot this? I thought it might be a virus, but I cant access the drive via my Emergency Repair Disk (Bart PE) because I cant boot from disc in BIOS either --So even in BIOS it is having problems even though it is recognized--could a virus affect it in BIOS? or could it be the drive is just bad? any ideas?

 

[kevotron]

answered my own question--its a hardware issue--the drive is shot.

 

[garebo]

Gee, does that mean you should get a star?
Just kidding.
I take it you tried the drive in another puter and got the same result?
They are cheap to replace today anyway.


Good advice + great people = tek-tips

 

[ruffnredy]

Check the ribbon....some older drives do not like the ata 100/133 ribbons.