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  1. Apr 1st, 2003, 09:37 AM #1
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    'device not ready' error on win98 machine when trying to read a cd-rom

    Arg.
    CD itself is okay. No problems in device manager.
    Cables are okay. CD-ROM spins up the CD when its put in first.

    As soon as I click on the CD-ROM to go into it it just gives that error.
    So there is something afoot methinks...
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  2. Apr 2nd, 2003, 03:09 PM #2
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    I remember this happened to me a lot in Win98 days , when I swap CDs . At the end I changed the device and worked great .So it maybe a physical problem with the CD drive .
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    Does it play audio CDs well? (put in an audio CD, press next track, plugin headphones)
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  4. Apr 2nd, 2003, 05:16 PM #4
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    I've run into that problem also... I think a reformat fixed it (it was due anyway).

    I have to give my drive a few sec. to spin up before it will reconize it.

    Do you have a Zip drive installed?
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