Is my 48125W dead?

[alloneword]

My 48125W seems to be dead it shows up in the bios and when it boots, but when I get into 98SE (I know it's old but will be moving over to XP this weekend) I can't do anything with it, it won't read or write to either CDR or CDRW's, even when I boot into DOS using 98SE boot disk I can change to drive letter but as soon as I do a directory search all I get is

"CDR101: Not ready reading drive x:"
Abort, Retry, Fail?"

when I try to format a CDRW in Nero I get the following warning

"LITE-ON 48125W
Medium not present
Please insert a rewriteable disc"

I have killed the aspi layer using "ForceASPI 1.7" and followed the instructions and reinstalled my aspi layer and run aspicheck and here is the txt file from it...


quote:
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LOG0143: *****************************************************************
LOG0144: Starting ASPICHK installer on Thu Dec 04 09:58:25 2003
ASPICHK0438: OS = Windows 95 (4.10.2222)
UPGRADE1004: c:\windows\system\wnaspi32.dll dated 09/10/1999 12:06:00, 45056 bytes.
UPGRADE1062: c:\windows\system\wnaspi32.dll version 4.6.0.1021
UPGRADE1004: c:\windows\system\winaspi.dll dated 09/10/1999 12:06:00, 5600 bytes.
UPGRADE1062: c:\windows\system\winaspi.dll version 4.6.0.1021
UPGRADE1004: c:\windows\system\iosubsys\apix.vxd dated 09/10/1999 12:06:00, 22603 bytes.
UPGRADE1062: c:\windows\system\iosubsys\apix.vxd version 4.6.0.1021
UPGRADE1004: c:\windows\system\aspienum.vxd dated 09/10/1999 12:06:00, 7743 bytes.
UPGRADE1062: c:\windows\system\aspienum.vxd version 4.6.0.1021
ASPICHK0582: ASPI is properly installed and is fully operational. A total of 4 host adapters have been detected.
LOG0218: Closing installer log on Thu Dec 04 09:58:25 2003
LOG0219: *****************************************************************
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so I presume no problems there.

I have taken system back to basic's and only had 1 HDD and vid card and 48125W and still these problems are there, I have even gone back to an old images that just had a basic install of 98SE on it and still same problems.

I have even back flashed the firmware using mtkflash and it still won't read or even write, I did read somewhere of a jumper trick, but didn't pay much attention to this at the time, so guess I could some digging on that.

It's not been moved or knocked or anything like that so I'm at a loss as to what's wrong with it, anyone have any suggestions on what to try and bring it back from the dead or should I just give up and buy a new one, if I need a new one I guess I should go for a LTR52327S!!

Here is system spec if it's any use to you.
Abit KT7A-Raid (A9 Bios)
Athlon 1.4 (266)
Antec SX-1030 (Antec True-Power 550w PSU)
Lite-On 48125W CDRW, Firmware VS0D (IDE1 Master)
Western Digital WD800JB 80GB/8MB Buffer (IDE3 Master)
Seagate ST380021A 80GB (IDE4 Master)
IBM-DHEA-38451 8.4GB (IDE4 Slave UDMA33 I think)
256MB PC133 (Crucial ) cas2
AGP Slot = Hercules 4500 64MB Kyro II + TV Out
PCI 1 = Free
PCI 2 = Pace Hardware Modem (56k)
PCI 3 = Videologic Sonicstorm Sound Card
PCI 4 = Free
PCI 5 = ADSL Modem
PCI 6 = Free
ISA = Free

I await your comments and suggestions

 

[mudruner]

Suggest that you try it in another PC, then if it does still not work the easiest thing to do is replace it with a new one for they are so cheap to buy now that it is not worth wasting time on.............

 

[LTR12101B]

There is no "jumper trick" for drives that are compatible with mtkflash ... the version of mtkflash with PORT MODE is the equivalent of the jumper trick for reflashing drives that are insensible.

It does not have a play button, so that method of checking the main functions is not available.

So if we have it right, it detects in BIOS, and the logic works well enough to accept a firmware flash?

But it's not usable even with the basic CD support on a Win98 boot floppy (which rules out ASPI troubles etc.)

Does a CD come out rotated relative to how it was put in? - if not, then it may not be spinning up - it could be a dirty sensor.

Try it in another machine if you can, and if that's the same, it might be worth dismantling and blowing out with canned air (not too fierce on the optical head though).

Given current prices though, it's not worth spending much time and aggravation on.

 

[alloneword]

Thanks guys for advice,
LTR12101B, yes when you put cd in and close it, it must spin up as when you eject it the cd has rotated round a bit, well i think i've done all i can to get it going except giving it a kick (now there's an idea ) OK I'll grab some compressed air next week and give it a blast if no go then i'll give it to my m8 to try in his PC and if it don't work he can chuck it away, I know there so cheap nowadays but i'm so tight it's unture.
I'll post back once my m8 has tried it in his pc, who knows it may work in his.