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Try this, click start, run, type in "regedit" click ok, now in the left field click the "+" next to "Hkey_Local_Machine", + next to "System", + next to "CurrantControlSet", + next to "Control", + next to "Class", now click on {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} in the right field, right lick Upper Filters then delete, right click on Lower Filters then delete, restart pc. See if this works for you.
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The hard drive you got from ebay, like most hard drives you buy, is not partitioned or formated. Hopefully you created your recovery disks when you purchased the system. You need to take your first recovery disk and place it in the CD/DVD rom drive. Close the drive, turn off the computer, and then turn it back on. It should boot from the drive since the new hard drive is not formated. The recovery set will ask some questions and then start a factory recovery to the new hard drive. This will of course set the computer up as it was the first day you took it out of the box.
If you do not have the recovery media, you have 2 options. 1. Call Acer and order a set (sometimes the first set is not charge, if they have them, sometimes you will be charged for the media). 2. Go to your local small computer store and ask if they have a copy of what ever version of windows your acer is running (you will find this information on the COA sticker on the computer). Using the COA off the computer, install windows. This will only install windows (no games, no word processor, ect), so you will need to go to acers website and download any missing drivers.
click start control panel,administrive tools,computer management,device manager scroll to cd/dvd rom drives right click properties then properties again then tick enable cddigital cd audio for this cd rom device or scroll to dvd regions select the no _ for your specific area hope this helps
Yes, without a working disk-drive, your computer has become a paper-weight. Take your computer, and the set of "System Restore" CD-ROMs that came with your computer, to a computer-store. They will install a new disk-drive, and re-install Windows.
According to your issue as you are not able to work with your cd rom and as you have not mention what operating system you are using if its windows then its known issue from Microsoft so try the following website it will help you up in case of windows computers
The computer ask for a botabile DISCK something like recoverry disck or a windows setup, put the recovery disck in the cd-rom/dvd-rom and set bios to boot from DVD/CD-ROM and falow the setup instruction.
his behavior may occur if any one of the following conditions is true:
Your Windows XP CD-ROM is scratched, smudged, or dirty.
Clean the Windows XP CD-ROM with a soft cloth, insert it in the CD-ROM drive,
and then click OK.
Your CD-ROM drive is not working correctly or the CD-ROM
might be vibrating too much for the laser to accurately read the data. For more
information about this problem, see your hardware documentation or contact the
CD-ROM manufacturer.
If you are using multiple CD-ROM drives, your computer may
be trying to locate files on the wrong drive. If your hardware has a feature to
disable CD-ROM drives that are not being used, disable the CD-ROM drives that
you are not using.
Your computer is over-clocked. Because over-clocking is
very memory-intensive, decoding errors may occur when you extract files from
your Windows XP CD-ROM.
Try to use the default clock timings for your motherboard
and processor. For more information about how to do this, see your hardware
documentation or contact the motherboard manufacturer.
Your computer has damaged or mismatched random access
memory (RAM) or cache memory. For example, you might be using a combination of
extended data out (EDO) and non-EDO RAM, or different RAM speeds.
Decoding errors may occur even if Windows appears to be running correctly.
These errors occur because of the additional stress that is put on your
computer when Windows tries to extract files and to access the hard
disk.
To determine how to make your computer cache memory unavailable
while you are running the Setup program, see your hardware documentation or
contact your hardware manufacturer.
Ultra direct memory access (DMA) is turned on in your
computer's CMOS settings, and the data is moving too quickly.
Change from DMA mode to Processor Input/Output (PIO) mode
to lower your data transfer rate. If this does not resolve the problem, lower
your PIO mode settings. The higher your PIO mode settings are, the faster your
data transfer is.
You are using a third-party memory manager.
There is a virus on your computer.
If you continue to receive this error message, copy the i386
folder from the CD-ROM drive to your local hard disk, and then try to run the
Setup program from your hard disk.
hard drives dont read cd's
does the door close?
if not close it.
1)left clik my computer
2)double clik the cd rom drive, making sure theres a disk in it.
3)right clik on my computer
device manager
look for a yellow exclamation point or red X where the cd-rom is.
high light the cd-rom
right clik
uninstall
restart the computer
windows will detect and re-install the cd-rom drive.
try a cd
if that doesnt work update windows
also buy a cd-rom cleaner at your local electronics store
clean the drive w/th cleaner
try a cd
if updating your driver for the cd rom drive and all ive suggested then its time for a new cdrom drive
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