Disappearing CD-ROM

[carney]

I have a strange problem after recently installing W98. On a cold start-up, both my CD-ROM and my Memorex CD Re-writer are there and accessable. On a hot restart, only the Memorex CD Re-writer shows up! I did not have this problem with W95. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks!

[codybear]

I use to have the same problem with 98 /forum/frown.gif...I went back to 95 /forum/smile.gif the only way I could fix it was to unplug my drives and reboot and shut down and plug them back in again and after about 2 weeks they stayed .......... yeeha....have not had and never did have that problem with 95,....along with many others...BTW..I have win 98SE and win98FE as well as 98 upgrade if anyone wants them /forum/wink.gif

I know socalgal ,wrong place but a little plug dont hurt

[Target]

These wouldn't happen to be SCSI drives would they?

If so, you might try configuring the properties for each CD drive in device manager. Specifically, look at the properties for each CD ROM to see if the "disconnect" option is checked or not.

Try setting it to the opposite of what it is now, and see if that clears it up.

[scotter]

do you leave CD's in the drive's ? if so take them out had a disk that if i left a CD in it windows would not detect it
my mother and law has a cd drive that has to have the dos drivers in autoexc.bat for windows to beable to find it
might try those to things /forum/smile.gif