Hello,
Will it install windows to a blank drive?
It is an IDE device right?
A proprietary device wont work.
You may have to boot using a boot floppy. Instructions are included in the
book on how to make one.
If all else fails try finding an old 8x cd rom at a used computer supply and
installing that. I picked one up the other day for $30.00 w/ a sound card.
Andrew
"Remember this always for it is the doom of men that they forget"
Merlin..Excalibur
----- Original Message -----
From: Amuro Rei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 9:36 PM
Subject: [newbie] CD-ROM problems
> A few months ago, I bought a copy of Linux-Mandrake
> 7.0 with the intent to install it on my then-new
> computer. However, I ran into a major problem. When I
> used the included tool to partition my hard drive, the
> partition worked, but my computer would no longer
> recognise my CD-ROM drive (it just didn't appear
> anywhere), so I couldn't install Linux, and I had to
> remove the partition. My computer worked fine after
> that, but I was unable to install Linux, so I put the
> Linux CDs away. Now, for some reason, I've decided to
> try to install again. What is wrong with my CD-ROM
> drive that it's doing this?
>
> My computer is a HP Pavilion 9694C. I don't know much
> about the specs on my CD-ROM drive tho..altho it is a
> combination CD-ROM/DVD drive.
>
> Can anyone help this clueless newbie?
>
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