Darn it, what's wrong now? (SATAPI CD-ROM: Failure)

o_theres *nothing* here · 11-03-2006, 09:07 PM

That's exactly it. What does that mean at all, SATAPI CD-ROM: Failure?

There may have been a "Boot" before it, but I can't remember. I get that after it does the "doot" scan thing.

Right now, running WinXP Home I believe, on 300mhz Pentium, about 192mb ram.

Help is needed, and will be appreciated.

-nothing

edit: I remember, there should be a "Boot" after CD-ROM.

o_|404|innoc-tpf- · 11-03-2006, 09:11 PM

So does your machine boot at all? Does the CD work at all? If I am understanding you correctly it may just be the order of the devices in which your motherboard BIOS is set to boot the OS from.

Hopefully that's not greek to you.

o_theres *nothing* here · 11-03-2006, 10:07 PM

No, Innoc, it isn't booting. I don't really know why it even says that, because I don't have a CD in the CD drive. It doesn't ask for one either.

I can't do safe mode or whatever either (F11 right?).

I don't know what's up. It was working fine before, and this was what I got after I turned it off.

Oh, wait, it wasn't working fine. My antivirus program (Kaspersky) wasn't starting up, so I ended Explorer.exe. I've done it before, and usually the screen goes blank and after a second or two, everything comes back again.

But, it didn't.

Oh yeah, there was also this nonstop "click click click" noise from the hd- not normal, since it usually only happens when I'm opening something. But it wasn't.

Tasklist didn't show that it was either.

o_|404|innoc-tpf- · 11-03-2006, 10:30 PM

If you go into the BIOS does the hard drive get found by the system? Do you have your XP CD? Or recovery disks? You might try to boot from either and see if your hard drive even appears to be useable...you might have a failed hard drive then.

o_lobo · 11-03-2006, 10:44 PM

Is this a bios error?
Maybe there is something wrong with your cdrom?

First thing I would do is disconnect the cdrom and try to boot the system.

Other than that I do not know. Weird errors can sometimes be fixed by reseting the cmos, atleast in my experience.

o_|404|innoc-tpf- · 11-03-2006, 10:48 PM

Sounds like what he's saying is that it won't boot to or from the hard drive, is defaulting to the CD and, not finding a CD, is indicating a CD boot disk failure.

Dospac · 11-03-2006, 10:57 PM

Probably a bad HD or corrupted files on the HD. Not a problem w/the optical drive.

You'll want to boot w/the xp disc and see if there's anything left on the HD. :0

o_tyrus · 11-03-2006, 11:33 PM

When I worked for a computer repair shop, they called that non-stop clicking sound "The Click of Death"

Sounds to me, like you have a bad harddrive. This could give you your "cd rom failure" message.

Also, unplug the hd and plug it back in, making sure the connections are secure and all the way in. This also could give you that error.

o_sh4x · 11-04-2006, 12:24 AM

If the HD makes click noises, it's dead, change it.

o_theres *nothing* here · 11-06-2006, 11:26 PM

Mmm.. yeah I figured as much on Friday.

I went into the Bios setup and changed it to boot up from C:, but nothing happened, it just.. sat there.

I even unplugged the cd drive, nothing either.

Couldn't boot up from xp disc because the guy that installed xp set a administrator password, which I was never told, and which he forgot.

Anyways, thank you fer the help.

o_sizeablessonic · 11-07-2006, 05:10 PM

I know you already seem to have to replace something, but if you have not yet and can, try to boot from safe mode. That's something that I have found should ALWAYS be tried.

o_nuk3m · 11-07-2006, 05:41 PM

for 300 bucks u can buy a pc faster then that one. and newer, whats a hard drive go for these days? well actually ud need an older HD seein as its discontinuted stuff.

o_|404|innoc-tpf- · 11-07-2006, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SizeableSSonic

I know you already seem to have to replace something, but if you have not yet and can, try to boot from safe mode. That's something that I have found should ALWAYS be tried.

His hard drive won't boot at all so Safe Mode isn't an option. He may have larger problems on top of a failed drive. Nukem's suggestion of replacing the system seems sound to me if he can handle the expense as putting any significant amount of money into a system that old seems like a bad choice to me.

Dospac · 11-07-2006, 09:41 PM

Yeah, that's true. Get a new system dood.

o_theres *nothing* here · 11-07-2006, 11:20 PM

Hehehehee.

:3

o_someoldguy · 11-08-2006, 01:10 AM

If you still want to try, and able to follow instructions, here is an article on how to reset the admin password using the XP CD...

http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/p...cle.asp?ID=305

I haven't tried this, but it's worth a shot if your HD still has any life. Of course, YMMV...

o_theres *nothing* here · 11-08-2006, 06:01 PM

Ah cool, thanks Soggy.

11-03-2006, 09:07 PM	#1
o_theres nothing here Join Date: May 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Darn it, what's wrong now? (SATAPI CD-ROM: Failure) That's exactly it. What does that mean at all, SATAPI CD-ROM: Failure? There may have been a "Boot" before it, but I can't remember. I get that after it does the "doot" scan thing. Right now, running WinXP Home I believe, on 300mhz Pentium, about 192mb ram. Help is needed, and will be appreciated. -nothing edit: I remember, there should be a "Boot" after CD-ROM. Last edited by o_theres nothing* here; 11-03-2006 at 09:13 PM.*

11-03-2006, 11:33 PM	#8
o_tyrus Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	When I worked for a computer repair shop, they called that non-stop clicking sound "The Click of Death" Sounds to me, like you have a bad harddrive. This could give you your "cd rom failure" message. Also, unplug the hd and plug it back in, making sure the connections are secure and all the way in. This also could give you that error. Last edited by o_tyrus; 11-04-2006 at 01:45 AM.

11-03-2006, 09:11 PM	#2
o_\|404\|innoc-tpf- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Midtown Express Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	So does your machine boot at all? Does the CD work at all? If I am understanding you correctly it may just be the order of the devices in which your motherboard BIOS is set to boot the OS from. Hopefully that's not greek to you.

11-03-2006, 10:07 PM	#3
o_theres nothing here Join Date: May 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	No, Innoc, it isn't booting. I don't really know why it even says that, because I don't have a CD in the CD drive. It doesn't ask for one either. I can't do safe mode or whatever either (F11 right?). I don't know what's up. It was working fine before, and this was what I got after I turned it off. Oh, wait, it wasn't working fine. My antivirus program (Kaspersky) wasn't starting up, so I ended Explorer.exe. I've done it before, and usually the screen goes blank and after a second or two, everything comes back again. But, it didn't. Oh yeah, there was also this nonstop "click click click" noise from the hd- not normal, since it usually only happens when I'm opening something. But it wasn't. Tasklist didn't show that it was either.

11-03-2006, 10:30 PM	#4
o_\|404\|innoc-tpf- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Midtown Express Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	If you go into the BIOS does the hard drive get found by the system? Do you have your XP CD? Or recovery disks? You might try to boot from either and see if your hard drive even appears to be useable...you might have a failed hard drive then.

11-03-2006, 10:44 PM	#5
o_lobo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Columbia, MO Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Is this a bios error? Maybe there is something wrong with your cdrom? First thing I would do is disconnect the cdrom and try to boot the system. Other than that I do not know. Weird errors can sometimes be fixed by reseting the cmos, atleast in my experience.

11-03-2006, 10:48 PM	#6
o_\|404\|innoc-tpf- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Midtown Express Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Sounds like what he's saying is that it won't boot to or from the hard drive, is defaulting to the CD and, not finding a CD, is indicating a CD boot disk failure.

11-03-2006, 10:57 PM	#7
Dospac Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Probably a bad HD or corrupted files on the HD. Not a problem w/the optical drive. You'll want to boot w/the xp disc and see if there's anything left on the HD. :0

11-04-2006, 12:24 AM	#9
o_sh4x Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montreal Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	If the HD makes click noises, it's dead, change it.

11-06-2006, 11:26 PM	#10
o_theres nothing here Join Date: May 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Mmm.. yeah I figured as much on Friday. I went into the Bios setup and changed it to boot up from C:, but nothing happened, it just.. sat there. I even unplugged the cd drive, nothing either. Couldn't boot up from xp disc because the guy that installed xp set a administrator password, which I was never told, and which he forgot. Anyways, thank you fer the help.

11-07-2006, 05:10 PM	#11
o_sizeablessonic Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewere in Nevada Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I know you already seem to have to replace something, but if you have not yet and can, try to boot from safe mode. That's something that I have found should ALWAYS be tried.

11-07-2006, 05:41 PM	#12
o_nuk3m Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Jersy, USA! reppin' Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	for 300 bucks u can buy a pc faster then that one. and newer, whats a hard drive go for these days? well actually ud need an older HD seein as its discontinuted stuff.

11-07-2006, 09:41 PM	#14
Dospac Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Yeah, that's true. Get a new system dood.

11-07-2006, 11:20 PM	#15
o_theres nothing here Join Date: May 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Hehehehee. :3

11-08-2006, 01:10 AM	#16
o_someoldguy Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Just east of the jug handle Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	If you still want to try, and able to follow instructions, here is an article on how to reset the admin password using the XP CD... http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/p...cle.asp?ID=305 I haven't tried this, but it's worth a shot if your HD still has any life. Of course, YMMV...

11-08-2006, 06:01 PM	#17
o_theres nothing here Join Date: May 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Ah cool, thanks Soggy.

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