The CD ROM no longer spins up to read the disk.
The CD that I am using is Windows 3.0 with Multimedia Extensions 1.0. I
used it previously to install Windows on my 5170.
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-Jason Willgruber
(roblwill_at_usaor.net)
ICQ#: 1730318
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Foust <jfoust_at_threedee.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 7:45 AM
Subject: Re: DatEXT CD-ROM questions
>At 06:15 PM 5/24/99 -0700, Jason (the General) wrote:
>>The unit was working fine when I powered it down and moved the computer
>>across my basement a few months ago. When I powered it up today, the
CD-ROM
>>driver will load, but it won't read any disks.
>
>Have you tried to read a *contemporary* CD, or a CD that you know
>is in pure old-style ISO-9660 CD format? Some of the newer extensions
>could be throwing the driver for a loop.
>
>- John
>
>
Received on Tue May 25 1999 - 17:20:40 BST