CD-ROM not working?

[jbravoj]

I received a new cd-rom for x-mas. i installed it and worked great for about 4 days. then all of a sudden when i tried to put a cd in the cd-rom it would not read it. i double click on the cd icon in "My Computer" but if says "F:\ is not accessible". when i put a cd in the light turns on on the cd-rom but then it turns off.

the cd-rom is a

56X IDE Digital Research

THX.

[Techie Dude]

Could be a PSU problem. Try taking everything out of your system. Just leave the Mobo, CPU, RAM, Video Card, HD and CD-Rom. Then see if it works.

TD.

[This message has been edited by Techie Dude (edited 12-30-2000).]

[Techie Dude]

One other thing!

Make sure all cards, ram, cpu are connectors are firmly placed!

You may have dislodged something when you installed the CD-Rom.

TD.

[Fudge]

Is it with all CD's or just particular ones?
Do you give the cd time enough to spin down (as in settle) before trying to read it?
Can you even hear it spinning?

[ironman]

Is your CPU overclocked? This occasionally happens with mine. Sometimes my CDRW is there, sometimes not. If I "de-overclock" it's always there.

[Nathan]

Have you tried powering down the PC, waiting about a minute, and trying it again? If you have another CD-rom, try putting it in there to see if it will work.