Frank and Mikey--------? <grin>

I posted a bit back about a friend whose CD-ROM would play music
(external disks) yet wouldn't install programs. I finally got over my
ferocious cold and went to see her and what was up.

She also has a DVD drive (E) installed some time ago.

Last advice here, when I asked about disconnecting the Cd-Rom drive had
two replies--if music plays it isn't the drivers, so when disconnecting
and reconnecting didn't work, I tried to uninstall the Drive through
the Device Manager. That froze her machine.

Okay so she has D drive for CD-Rom and E Drive is her DVD.

When I had her D drive disconnected, I experimented and put and
installation disk in the "E" drive--whooppee !!! Her lastest program
installed. She is happy.

However the one she had mentioned before, we tried and it wouldn't work
in "E" so I reconnected the "D" drive. and tried it there. D drive is
not recognized.

I brought her disks home and the work in my CD-Rom and I have no DVD.

Her Cd-Rom Drive , D, has 3 connections, a tiny round cord, that I had
never seen before (connects rather like a phone jack?) the" ribbon"
connection and the other power connection.

Any advice from my many admirers ??????????????????

Thanks
Mae

This is a legitimate mail to the group--not one of those sicko perverts
wasting space

Mae T wrote:

> Frank and Mikey--------? <grin>
>
> I posted a bit back about a friend whose CD-ROM would play music
> (external disks) yet wouldn't install programs. I finally got over my
> ferocious cold and went to see her and what was up.
>
> She also has a DVD drive (E) installed some time ago.
>
> Last advice here, when I asked about disconnecting the Cd-Rom drive
> had two replies--if music plays it isn't the drivers, so when
> disconnecting and reconnecting didn't work, I tried to uninstall the
> Drive through the Device Manager. That froze her machine.
>
> Okay so she has D drive for CD-Rom and E Drive is her DVD.
>
> When I had her D drive disconnected, I experimented and put and
> installation disk in the "E" drive--whooppee !!! Her lastest program
> installed. She is happy.
>
> However the one she had mentioned before, we tried and it wouldn't
> work in "E" so I reconnected the "D" drive. and tried it there. D
> drive is not recognized.
>
> I brought her disks home and the work in my CD-Rom and I have no DVD.
>
> Her Cd-Rom Drive , D, has 3 connections, a tiny round cord, that I had
> never seen before (connects rather like a phone jack?) the" ribbon"
> connection and the other power connection.
>
> Any advice from my many admirers ??????????????????
>
> Thanks
> Mae
>
>

This is a legitimate mail to the group--not one of those sicko perverts
wasting space

Mae T wrote:

> Frank and Mikey--------? <grin>
>
> I posted a bit back about a friend whose CD-ROM would play music
> (external disks) yet wouldn't install programs. I finally got over my
> ferocious cold and went to see her and what was up.
>
> She also has a DVD drive (E) installed some time ago.
>
> Last advice here, when I asked about disconnecting the Cd-Rom drive
> had two replies--if music plays it isn't the drivers, so when
> disconnecting and reconnecting didn't work, I tried to uninstall the
> Drive through the Device Manager. That froze her machine.
>
> Okay so she has D drive for CD-Rom and E Drive is her DVD.
>
> When I had her D drive disconnected, I experimented and put and
> installation disk in the "E" drive--whooppee !!! Her lastest program
> installed. She is happy.
>
> However the one she had mentioned before, we tried and it wouldn't
> work in "E" so I reconnected the "D" drive. and tried it there. D
> drive is not recognized.
>
> I brought her disks home and the work in my CD-Rom and I have no DVD.
>
> Her Cd-Rom Drive , D, has 3 connections, a tiny round cord, that I had
> never seen before (connects rather like a phone jack?) the" ribbon"
> connection and the other power connection.
>
> Any advice from my many admirers ??????????????????
>
> Thanks
> Mae
>
>

We understand that......
Werent ignoreing you, just a lack of info there as to your question...
Particulars would be helpful.
The cables you list are standard, (the tiny round cord is a audio input to
the soundcard from the CD-ROM, this allows data (analog or digital, I cant
remember) to be sent directly to any additional PCI/(or ISA depending on
age) sound card, so that the sound isn't processed through any onboard
soundcard you might have. (Or at least this is what it sounds like on your
description of it.) This may or may not be connected depending on whether or
not they have an add-on sound card. The flat cable is Standerd IDE
Interface. And of course the power connection.
But as for your question of why it isnt installing programs, but is
playing music, that could be more advanced; having to do with incorrect
driver installation, (are you sure you have the right make and model when
installing?) the IDE ribbon might be damaged, any number of things could
have gone wrong. I wouldn't rule out that the lazer is damaged, being as the
installation disks worked in your CD-ROM, but not in hers. I would try
swaping CD_ROM drives and see if the drive does NOT work in your computer,
that would definatly rule out the lazer/bad drive all together.
I hope this helped, and if I am wrong on any of this maybe another
usernet tech could correct me. (its been a while for me) If you do find out
what is wrong or have more info on the problem, please post again.


M0nk
A+ Certified
j.tkachuck<at>comcast.net


"Mae T" <silver_streak@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:408040F8.6ECD7DA6@shaw.ca...
This is a legitimate mail to the group--not one of those sicko perverts
wasting space
Mae T wrote:
Frank and Mikey--------? <grin>
I posted a bit back about a friend whose CD-ROM would play music (external
disks) yet wouldn't install programs. I finally got over my ferocious cold
and went to see her and what was up.
She also has a DVD drive (E) installed some time ago.
Last advice here, when I asked about disconnecting the Cd-Rom drive had two
replies--if music plays it isn't the drivers, so when disconnecting and
reconnecting didn't work, I tried to uninstall the Drive through the
Device Manager. That froze her machine.
Okay so she has D drive for CD-Rom and E Drive is her DVD.
When I had her D drive disconnected, I experimented and put and installation
disk in the "E" drive--whooppee !!! Her lastest program installed. She is
happy.
However the one she had mentioned before, we tried and it wouldn't work in
"E" so I reconnected the "D" drive. and tried it there. D drive is not
recognized.
I brought her disks home and the work in my CD-Rom and I have no DVD.
Her Cd-Rom Drive , D, has 3 connections, a tiny round cord, that I had never
seen before (connects rather like a phone jack?) the" ribbon" connection
and the other power connection.
Any advice from my many admirers ??????????????????
Thanks
Mae

We understand that......
Werent ignoreing you, just a lack of info there as to your question...
Particulars would be helpful.
The cables you list are standard, (the tiny round cord is a audio input to
the soundcard from the CD-ROM, this allows data (analog or digital, I cant
remember) to be sent directly to any additional PCI/(or ISA depending on
age) sound card, so that the sound isn't processed through any onboard
soundcard you might have. (Or at least this is what it sounds like on your
description of it.) This may or may not be connected depending on whether or
not they have an add-on sound card. The flat cable is Standerd IDE
Interface. And of course the power connection.
But as for your question of why it isnt installing programs, but is
playing music, that could be more advanced; having to do with incorrect
driver installation, (are you sure you have the right make and model when
installing?) the IDE ribbon might be damaged, any number of things could
have gone wrong. I wouldn't rule out that the lazer is damaged, being as the
installation disks worked in your CD-ROM, but not in hers. I would try
swaping CD_ROM drives and see if the drive does NOT work in your computer,
that would definatly rule out the lazer/bad drive all together.
I hope this helped, and if I am wrong on any of this maybe another
usernet tech could correct me. (its been a while for me) If you do find out
what is wrong or have more info on the problem, please post again.


M0nk
A+ Certified
j.tkachuck<at>comcast.net


"Mae T" <silver_streak@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:408040F8.6ECD7DA6@shaw.ca...
This is a legitimate mail to the group--not one of those sicko perverts
wasting space
Mae T wrote:
Frank and Mikey--------? <grin>
I posted a bit back about a friend whose CD-ROM would play music (external
disks) yet wouldn't install programs. I finally got over my ferocious cold
and went to see her and what was up.
She also has a DVD drive (E) installed some time ago.
Last advice here, when I asked about disconnecting the Cd-Rom drive had two
replies--if music plays it isn't the drivers, so when disconnecting and
reconnecting didn't work, I tried to uninstall the Drive through the
Device Manager. That froze her machine.
Okay so she has D drive for CD-Rom and E Drive is her DVD.
When I had her D drive disconnected, I experimented and put and installation
disk in the "E" drive--whooppee !!! Her lastest program installed. She is
happy.
However the one she had mentioned before, we tried and it wouldn't work in
"E" so I reconnected the "D" drive. and tried it there. D drive is not
recognized.
I brought her disks home and the work in my CD-Rom and I have no DVD.
Her Cd-Rom Drive , D, has 3 connections, a tiny round cord, that I had never
seen before (connects rather like a phone jack?) the" ribbon" connection
and the other power connection.
Any advice from my many admirers ??????????????????
Thanks
Mae

Thank you Joshua

I will look into this!!

I appreciate your reponse--amidst this mess.

Mae

Thank you Joshua

I will look into this!!

I appreciate your reponse--amidst this mess.

Mae