Restore disk won't work

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razielle - 29 Aug 2006 17:23 GMT

I have XP Home Edition, and the restore disks won't start up.

CD-ROM is first priority in BIOS.

The restore disks only work with emachines, which is what I have, but I
upgraded the D:\ to a DVD-ROM when the original CD drive broke, would this
make any difference to how the restore disks run?

Is there anything I can do to try and get them working, or can I get
replacement disks or something anywhere else?

Thanks.

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Andrew E. - 30 Aug 2006 04:38 GMT

Are the restore cds for that exact pc,they must be mfg only for the pc
they were configured to....If they are,a dvd-cdrw-cdrom drive would have
no bearing on it.Is the dvd jumper pins set properly to the other IDE
device.

> I have XP Home Edition, and the restore disks won't start up.
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razielle - 30 Aug 2006 10:15 GMT

The disks are definitely the ones which came with this pc. Not sure about
the dvd jumper pins, how do I check that please?

Thank you.

> Are the restore cds for that exact pc,they must be mfg only for the pc
> they were configured to....If they are,a dvd-cdrw-cdrom drive would have
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TAJ Simmons - 30 Aug 2006 10:44 GMT

razielle,

When you installed the dvd drive in place of the cd drive... there would
have been, on the back of the drive, about 8 pins, with a plastic connector.

If you're lucky there is also printed info on the drive itself, that says if
you put the connector like so (and a diagram), then the drive would be
classed as a SLAVE drive, or MASTER or CS (cable select).

for picture see
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6603_7-5118840-4.html

the little plastic connector is designed to be (dropped!) swapped to the
setting you want.

If you have 2 drives sharing one cable, then set one to master and the other
to slave.

If you only have 1 drive on each cable, set them both to master.

Cheers
TS

> The disks are definitely the ones which came with this pc. Not sure about
> the dvd jumper pins, how do I check that please?
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