Thanks for taking a look.
I have been having problems with my Yamaha CD-RW lately. It has started slowly and the problems are now 'almost' constant.
The CD is on the secondary IDE channel as master and there are no other devices on that channel. I have rechecked the CD jumper, it is correct.
The CD is now stuck in PIO mode. BIOS adjustments have not helped.
The most frequently seen error is "The device, \Device\CdRom0, has a bad block." I have googled this and there are thousands of folk who have had the same error. The 2 main replies are "clean the lens" (which doesn't ever solve the problem) or 'reinstall the driver' (I have done that many times)
After I fiddle around some more in my quest to fix this, I get this error "The device, \Device\Ide\IdePort1, did not respond within the timeout period."
Then, usually this is followed by this error: "The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Ide\IdePort1."
Which is then followed by this error: "The device 'YAMAHA CRW2100E' (IDE\CdRomYAMAHA_CRW2100E_________________________1.0N____\5&2dfcc752&0&0.0.0) disappeared from the system without first being prepared for removal."
At this point I have to go to the device manager and scan for hardware changes to get my drive back.
One fix that popped up more than once suggested deleted 2 reg keys from [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}]
The reg keys were the upper and lower filters. I did this and my CD started recording at >18x which is interesting because it's only rated at 16x write.
So the thing worked for the rest of that session. I could burn, rip and read perfectly.
The next day after boot-up, the same old things started happening.
I did not see any responses on Google which suggested the CD-RW might be fried, but I have to think that it is a distinct possibility.
However, I don't really want to buy a new one only to find out that the problem was some other thing
I could really use some help here from anyone who really knows how to fix these problems.
I have disconnected/reconnected the cd; reinstalled the aspi layer; replaced the ide cable; had windows try to update the secondary ide port.
I will provide any other info you might think is relevant to solving this. I have not installed any other hardware or software (other than XP updates and SDC software updates) recently. I have run AD-aware, Spybot s & d, MS Antispyware, and my AVG. All have been clean.
I have nothing to offer in return other than my undying gratitude and my appreciation.
Thanks so much,
WW