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    "disk D is not formatted. would you like to format it now?"

    I was stupid.

    When loading windows 2000 I had a blue screen and it said that it failed to load some driver that had something to do with the CD.

    I shrugged, and pressed reset without noting the driver's name.

    Now I can't access my CD-ROM at all.

    For every disc, be it retail or not, it says "the disk is not formatted" after it makes screeching noises for 3 minutes.

    What do I do?

    The microsofot knowledge base is BTW the least helpful thing ever.
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    Well this information lets us know that you have only one HD. That alone should make you feel ashamed.
    And you use win 2000 and then wonder why stuff doesn't work? I hope you didn't pay for it.

    Try installing your cd-rom again. Check all the cables inside are ok.
    In da butt.
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    • #3
      Is it a CD-ROM - or is it a CD-RW/CD-R/DVD player?

      The first 2 often show up as CD-ROMs but aren't - same as the latter unless you have a fairly modern mobo.

      The point being, Windows should at least let you use the drive as a CD-ROM...

      Anyway, I'd be tempted to remove the drive from the hardware profile and then reboot - Windows should realise it has an extra drive and patch in a low level driver the next time it starts...

      HOWEVER, FIRST I suggest you try and download an IDE driver from the mobo manufacturer - that way you've got a driver without having to load one from CD (because the CD drive don't work - get it?)

      Any other thoughts folks?
      Some cry `Allah O Akbar` in the street. And some carry Allah in their heart.
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      • #4
        Pekka? how does that show anything about my HD??

        win 2000 works perfectly.. (except this. which i suspect ahs to do with the fact i was tinkering around with stuff and utils )

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        • #5
          cd-rom is always last letter

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          • #6
            Siro, well was I right?
            In da butt.
            "Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others." - Confucius
            THE UNDEFEATED SUPERCITIZEN w:4 t:2 l:1 (DON'T ASK!)
            "God is dead" - Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" - God.

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            • #7
              It's a regular toshiba CD-ROM and it doesn't read anything anymore.

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              • #8
                Pekka - I have one 40GB drive, and 2 partitions. 1 is 7.5 GB NTFS and that is where the system and program files are.

                The other is 33GB for my sh*t.

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                • #9
                  I was right, yessss! What did I win?

                  Try installing it again, and if it doesn't work, there must be toshiba support pages where are FAQ or troubleshooting questions and answers, so maybe you can find your answer there?
                  In da butt.
                  "Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others." - Confucius
                  THE UNDEFEATED SUPERCITIZEN w:4 t:2 l:1 (DON'T ASK!)
                  "God is dead" - Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" - God.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Sirotnikov
                    It's a regular toshiba CD-ROM and it doesn't read anything anymore.
                    Well then, there is a chance that the motor has finally died and your CD-ROM is no more... Drives do die sometimes.

                    So it might not be Windows that is the problem.

                    Try borrowing a CD-ROM and see if it works without changing anything else. If it does, you know you need a new CD-ROM...
                    Some cry `Allah O Akbar` in the street. And some carry Allah in their heart.
                    "The CIA does nothing, says nothing, allows nothing, unless its own interests are served. They are the biggest assembly of liars and theives this country ever put under one roof and they are an abomination" Deputy COS (Intel) US Army 1981-84

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                    • #11
                      The point is: I don't think the problem is with the files supplied by Toshiba, but rather Windows' own CD-ROM handling files... but I don't know which one is wrong, nor can I do a system file restore, since I can't access my Win2000 CD

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                      • #12
                        If it was me then I would find a linux rescue disk and try if it worked from there. If it doesn't then it can't be a windows error and you can conclude the drive is dead.

                        I recommend
                        -tomsrtbt single floppy boot disk http://www.toms.net/rb/
                        -knoppix CDROM boot disk http://www.knoppix.org/
                        http://www.hardware-wiki.com - A wiki about computers, with focus on Linux support.

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                        • #13
                          Or maybe... Power down. Then when your machine powers up, press DEL to enter the BIOS.

                          Change "First boot device" to CD-ROM.

                          Then see if it will boot off the Windows 2000 disk - if it can't, you almost certainly have a faulty drive.

                          If it can, I suggest you don't reinstall 2000 again (abort the reinstall, reboot, press DEL and change the BIOS settings again).
                          Some cry `Allah O Akbar` in the street. And some carry Allah in their heart.
                          "The CIA does nothing, says nothing, allows nothing, unless its own interests are served. They are the biggest assembly of liars and theives this country ever put under one roof and they are an abomination" Deputy COS (Intel) US Army 1981-84

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                          • #14
                            Siro, what you must now do is to format your OS. Then boot it with your win2000 cd. If it still doesn't work, then you know it's with the drive, not OS.

                            No, don't do that .

                            edit: Cruddy provided a better way.
                            In da butt.
                            "Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others." - Confucius
                            THE UNDEFEATED SUPERCITIZEN w:4 t:2 l:1 (DON'T ASK!)
                            "God is dead" - Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" - God.

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                            • #15
                              Cruddy - That's the problem.

                              It doesn't boot off the Win 2000 disk. (My HD is the 3rd booting device)

                              BUT that isn't an indicator since I know that the Win 2000 disk I have, has some bad sectors.

                              So I need a non-damaged bootable CD :/

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