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Name: usman
Date: May 22, 2008 at 16:36:45 Pacific
Subject: CD rom not shown
OS: xp
CPU/Ram: 800/cel/384
Model/Manufacturer: ecs
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when i was using CD,at the same time my CD rom drive gets hidden,many a time it happen so in about 5,8 minutes etc...then i go to my computer properties>device manager and scan my computer,CD rom drive comes again,what is the cause of this,reply me thanks a lot


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Response Number 1
Name: Jennifer SUMN
Date: May 22, 2008 at 16:53:18 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

Loose cable? Bad drive?

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Response Number 2
Name: Tubesandwires
Date: May 22, 2008 at 19:10:13 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

It is common to un-intentionally damage IDE data cables, especially while removing them - the 80 wire ones are more fragile. What usually happens is the cable is ripped at either edge and the wires there are either damaged or severed, often right at a connector or under it's cable clamp there, where it's hard to see - if a wire is severed but it's ends are touching, the connection is intermittant.
Another common thing is for the data cable to be separated from the connector contacts a bit after you have removed a cable - there should be no gap between the data cable and the connector - if there is press the cable against the connector to eliminate the gap.
80 wire data cables are also easily damaged at either edge if the cable is sharply creased at a fold in the cable.

Try another data cable if in doubt.

That could certainly cause this problem, and data errors on your hard drive as in your other post.


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