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sallywil   09-12-2007 at 05:43:35 AM

I have an old laptop, Gateway Solo 2000, running Win 98 that has the floppy frive and CD drive you have to switch around to use. Floppy works fine, but when I plug the CD drive in and then click on its icon in My Computer, I get the message that the drive isn't accessible/ it's not ready. I put a disc in, and got the same message.

I don't have a lot of experience with this kind of setup. The drive doesn't need software or a driver or anything, does it? It's been a while since I worked with 98. Am I forgetting something? I've removed and re-inserted the module. Same message. Can anybody help?

Sally

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killernotebooks   09-12-2007 at 03:21:45 PM
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Try to reboot the system with the optical drive inserted.
If that doesn't work you can always get a slim notebook drive at NewEgg or something for relatively cheap, like $50.

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sallywil   09-12-2007 at 06:49:12 PM
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I've rebooted three or four times and I still can't access the drive.

Thanks

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killernotebooks   09-13-2007 at 08:01:33 PM
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Here's a couple combo drives at newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] ombo+Drive

You may want to spend a few extra dollars and get the DVD burners if you have the need.

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