943,962 Members | Top Members by Rank

Ad:
Dec 6th, 2004
0

CDR101 Error message

Expand Post »
I just dug up an old computer I had stored and whated to see what was on it. I pluged it in to start and it would not boot. So I took the Windows 98 boot disk and got it started to where I nowe have a screen that has the following options:

1. System Hard Drive Recovery.
2. Reinstall Windows 98 without formatting the hard drive.
3. Format the hard drive first, then instal windows 98.
4. Quit windows 98 setup.

So when I choose 1 2 or 3 I get the message:

Make sure the Windows 98 disk is in the CD-Rom drive and press any key to continue.
I hit a key and.
I get the error message CDR101: not ready reading drive Z.

I can change the dos promp to C and it works, and to A, but there is no E drive which should have been the CD drive. Where did Z come from and how can I get this up and running? Please Help. Thanks.
Similar Threads
Reputation Points: 10
Solved Threads: 0
Newbie Poster
Dodgeboy is offline Offline
2 posts
since Dec 2004
Dec 6th, 2004
0

Re: CDR101 Error message

A drive can be any letter from A-Z, but A is taken it is default on floppy drive's, mainly because floppy drives were one of the first creations to PC's after Mem sticks. Beside the point, you just need to find the correct letter and place that as the root point and try again. Also the error could be a disk all scrached and miscondition, I had that error once when a disk had a crack in the middle. So maybe its not just the Letter, and a ribbon cable could be loose, or damaged, or the PC is just very.. how do i say, Fairly damaged.
Reputation Points: 13
Solved Threads: 3
Posting Whiz
Sphyenx is offline Offline
366 posts
since Aug 2004
Dec 6th, 2004
0

Re: CDR101 Error message

Thanks,
I removed the hard drive and donated to a good cause.
Reputation Points: 10
Solved Threads: 0
Newbie Poster
Dodgeboy is offline Offline
2 posts
since Dec 2004
Dec 6th, 2004
0

Re: CDR101 Error message

what was the good cause?
Reputation Points: 13
Solved Threads: 3
Posting Whiz
Sphyenx is offline Offline
366 posts
since Aug 2004
Dec 14th, 2004
0

Re: CDR101 Error message

Drive letter B is also reserved for floppy, and i 'think' h: in DOS etc is reserved for high memory

you may want to put the CD-rom driver disk in and install the drivers for it.
Reputation Points: 38
Solved Threads: 9
Posting Whiz in Training
suRoot is offline Offline
210 posts
since Apr 2004

This thread is more than three months old

No one has posted to this discussion for at least three months. Please let old threads die and do not reply to them unless you feel you have something new and valuable to contribute that absolutely must be added to make the discussion complete. Otherwise, please start a new thread in this forum instead.
Message:
Previous Thread in Troubleshooting Dead Machines Forum Timeline: Tool computer won't boot, does nothing...
Next Thread in Troubleshooting Dead Machines Forum Timeline: Computer restarts





About Us | Contact Us | Advertise | Acceptable Use Policy
Forum Index | Build Custom RSS Feed


Follow us on Twitter


© 2011 DaniWeb® LLC