Why doesn't my computer recognize a blank disk?
931034
Bad disk, cheap media, cd disk inserted when dvd settings selected or vice versa.  These are the usual reasons, check out the drive manufacturers website and see what they recommend.\n\nRegards EDD
1162481
yep thats it no hard drive, cant find boot instructions
212460
Try it in a different PC. They should all work the same but some floppy drives are fussier than others, and sometimes they just don't like disks formatted in a different drive.
637885
Considering the fact that Pat has data on the machine, reinstalling the O/S is out of the question, Repairing the OS to replace the missing or corrupted files will be a safet option, but if the OS fails to boot, Try this, \nRemove the Hard disk and connect it to another working machine, then access the drive and back up all vital data, now \n completely format the corrupt disk and reinstall the OS, this should do it, without you loosing any data.
409371
Try to open it by all means: double click, right click open, etc. If it won't work, you will have to un-install it and then install it again but in any partition that has enough hard disk memory. Or another option is to empty the partition that acts as scratch disc (I guess it's C:) from some large files (move them to D or E).\nHope it works.
65519
ok the dvd-r does it have a label other than dvd-r it may be just a blank disk?
226895
try to reinstall windows .. or format the hard disk and install a fresh copy
842802
Reinstall the drive and program with a cd if you have one or go to control panel and look for it
397247
What type of a CD (data or audio) and the drive are they?\n\nDoes the computer recognise the CD? I mean in the My Computer folder, did the CD Drive recognise the disk?\n\nPls provide the info about the operating system you are using and the configuration of the system.\n\nThanks for the info. What system is it? Is it a branded system? Is the disk a CD or a DVD? Is it a burned disk or a purchased disk?\n\nTry to open the drive in the BIOS Mode and check if it opens and closes when you press the button without any problem.\n\nThen chk the drive in the Safe mode. Same procedure, open and close the drive using the button only. Put the disk and chk if the drive is able to recognise it.\n\nWas any new software added to the system recently?
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Can you get if off the zip drive onto your hard drive?  Then you'll know if the problem is the zip drive or the jump drive. \n\nAnother technique is to copy just a few subdirectories at a time.  You may have some corrupted files, and this will help identify them.\n\ngood luck
58550
Check the Device Manager and make sure you have the proper drivers installed. If your PC recognizes it, (or it doesn't) and it doesn't read a known good disk, the drive is bad. Replace! You can also go to 'My Computer' and make sure Windows recognizes it there.
701998
Check the disk to make sure there are no scratches on it, because the computer wont be able to read all of the information and will quit if it cant. Second, there may be something on your harddrive that may be corrupted and keeping the recovery from completing. The best way to solve the problem is to take it to someone that can hook it up and do a computer diagnostic on it to pin-point the exact problem you are having.
853640
u have to format the hdd.. if no go, u will have to debug the hdd... u can get the debugging instructions from the internet..\n\nbut first try with a diff cd., maybe the cd has issues.. otherwise, the problem is with the hdd..
460402
yea check ALL the drives.\nif not, u r screwed, and might need to format ur hdd or get a new 1
959705
unlikly to be a driver issue..\n\nHit\n\nStart/Run/diskmgmt.msc\n\nSelect mass storage device/removable media \n\nright click\nchange driver letter and paths\nselect something other than what its currently set to\nselect ok\napply on the message\nthere you go.....
60662
Make sure SATA is enabled in the BIOS.  Make sure that the jumper settings on your drives are all right.  Make sure that everything is powered correctly and connected securely.
129901
you must reinstall ur cd rom driver. if it says on my computer  that there is no cd, reinstall the cd rom driver, if its not working, reinstall windows.