HAY GUYS

Onyx · Local time: Jul 28, 2006, 09:05 AM

Hey guys,

I just installed a new drive in my great grandmother's computer. It's really old, and her old drive died. I went to a computer parts store and picked up an old CD-ROM drive and I installed it.

It's a Sony CDU55E. I got the drivers and all that good stuff, but the Windows 95 still won't recognize the drive when I put a CD into it. And when I go to the properties tab in my computer, it says I haven't installed any drivers or firmware...which I did. I also checked the jumper settings and it's correct. (The first time I set it to slave when it should have been CSel).

She's running a really old computer, and it's not possible for her to get a new one. At this point I don't know what to do, but I'd really like to try to get something to work. I appreciate your help in advance.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Onyx · Local time: Jul 28, 2006, 12:09 PM

Yeah, I assume the BIOS recognizes the drive. Before Windows started up it confirmed it by saying that "a new drive has been installed, Sony ATAPI CDU55E..." that whole deal.

I did use a CD-RW, but I also put in a game disk (a game that my grandmother often plays so it should recognize), and a regular store bought CD like you recommended.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Onyx · Local time: Jul 28, 2006, 07:33 PM

I appreciate your guys' help. I'll try to get over to her house as soon as I can (my car got stolen last night) so if I don't respond for a while, it's not because I haven't forgot about you.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Onyx · Local time: Jul 31, 2006, 10:02 PM

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Can you verify that the drive is working correctly (by trying it in another computer)?

Unfortunately, I can't. Distance is a big problem, and I need to get this fixed as soon as possible.

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Ah yes, does the corresponding drive letter appear in explorer or is the device only seen in the device manager?

Everything appears in device manager and the corresponding drive appears in Explorer.

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I'd say find a USB based drive, but unless that copy of 95 is OSR2 that won't work.

What is OSR2 and how can I find out? The computer has two USB slots in the back, if that helps.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Onyx · Local time: Aug 2, 2006, 11:49 AM

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Have you checked the drive with a live-CD yet? If the system can do a boot from cdrom then a least this should work (because cd-booting doesn't depend on any drivers).

So, let me verify: I use a Linux-live CD and start the system from the CD. Then, do I take that CD out, and insert whatever CD I want? My grandmother only plays games on the computer.

How ya doing, buddy?