Manuel Soler wrote:
> Hi all,
>
...
> IDE Master: harddisk Mode...
> IDE Slave: cd-rom Mode 3 Matushita...
> (even thought it's a Creative cd-rom)
> then defaults to a: (that's fine).
>
Creative Labs sells Matsushita (Panasonic) CD-ROM
and CD-R/CD-RW drives under their own brand as well
Samsung and Goldstar drives. If you see a label with a model number
such as CR-XXX or CW-XXXX on a Creative drive, It's surely a
Matsushita drive, even if it replies it's a Creative thru the IDE ID ...
> Afterwards, I load IDECDEX and I get:
> CD-ROM on drive E: is available
> perfect!
> I get into e: "E:" and press return,
> they try to make a "dir" from the
> prompt and here comes the trouble:
> *** disk error
>
Take a time to test Your CD-Rom drive on a PC computer. It's optical
mechanism may
be defective ...
Also,try playing a music CD on it and see if you can hear the audio ...
If you suceed, the drive is
O.K.
Pedro said you may have problems with CD-R/CD-RW in old drives. It
happens due to a
low laser reflection level on the recent CD-R/CD-RW discs ... It's a
pity, but older drives
can´t read such discs ...
I hope I helped ...
Cya MSXers ...
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