Any pc boffs outhere?

[Ant1]

Just installed a new hard disc and a fresh copy of windows xp pro. Now my cd roms don't work. My bios pics them up, i can boot of them, but once windows has loaded i get the message below. I am now stumped! Can anybody help??

 

[nosluom]

try re-installing the chipset drivers from the driver cd that will have come with your motherboard mate

 

[rich[182]]

as above + also XP service pack 2 if your copy of XP isn't the one that includes SP2

 

[Ant1]

Every single update has been done and reinstalled drivers but still no luck!

 

[Mole]

I dont think i've ever seen an error on cd-rom's before like that.
You shouldn't need drivers as such, all my drives just go in, as they are standard ide drives.

I'd say the file that windows supplies, prob something like cdrom.sys is corrupt.

Is your windows a legit version, or one of the many available on t'interweb?

 

[Darren S]

This link may be of some use, m8....

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060/en-us

It does list Code 39 further down the page.

D.

 

[fizzy_drink]

What type of HD did you install (ATA/SATA)? What are the jumper settings on it?

What have you done with your old HD (still on the computer, or removed)?

How are your CD roms installed (have you changed their positioning on the ribbon cables)?

 

[MattW]

Looks like there may be some kind of IDE Bus problem. Possibly caused by new HD - although i'm assuming both optical drives are on one Bus and HD on another - so not sure why it would cause the problem.

Just checked my own, and indeed HD is on Primary and both optical's on secondary.

 

[Ant1]

This link may be of some use, m8....

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060/en-us

It does list Code 39 further down the page.

D.

Great minds think alike!!

This is what i used last night to solve the prob. All working now.

Thanks peeps

 

[Darren S]

This link may be of some use, m8....

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060/en-us

It does list Code 39 further down the page.

D.

Great minds think alike!!

This is what i used last night to solve the prob. All working now.

Thanks peeps

Nice one - glad it worked!

D.