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  • kbr

    • Feb 2006
    • 6

    Audio CD Input - No CD Drive Showing

    Hi all.

    Suddenly, I cannot rip CDs. Audio CD Input asks me to insert a CD - I have.

    "Options" shows a blank where the CD drive should be, and a blank list in the drop-down menu.

    I have uninstalled, re-installed, updated and installed again, dBpowerAamp, etc, to no avail.

    Any thoughts?

    Regards

    kbr
  • LtData
    dBpoweramp Guru

    • May 2004
    • 8288

    #2
    Re: Audio CD Input - No CD Drive Showing

    Click Advanced and pick "Windows Built-In (Limited)".
    Are you using an Administrator account? Did you install dMC from an Administrator account?

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    • kbr

      • Feb 2006
      • 6

      #3
      Re: Audio CD Input - No CD Drive Showing

      Oops... Forgot to say: Win98SE



      Hi, thanks for your interest.

      "Click Advanced and pick "Windows Built-In (Limited)".

      Advanced just gives me "CD Communication" and "Command Set", neither of which has "Windows Built-In (Limited)" as an option.

      "Are you using an Administrator account? Did you install dMC from an Administrator account?"
      I'm afraid I don't know what that means...

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      • ChristinaS
        dBpoweramp Guru

        • Apr 2004
        • 4097

        #4
        Re: Audio CD Input - No CD Drive Showing

        Maybe you forgot to do this part:

        Windows 95 & 98 users check out System Update Page

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        • kbr

          • Feb 2006
          • 6

          #5
          Re: Audio CD Input - No CD Drive Showing

          Originally posted by ChristinaS
          Maybe you forgot to do this part:
          Nope - did all that.

          Meanwhile, feeling experimental (reckless?) I tried removing one of the CD drives from the pc using System\Device Manager; the idea was that restarting Windows would bring up a "New Hardware found" process, and reinstall it.

          It didn't seem to notice the loss!

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          • xoas
            dBpoweramp Guru

            • Apr 2002
            • 2662

            #6
            Re: Audio CD Input - No CD Drive Showing

            Have you tried the tips for Win98 posted on the Support Page for dMC Audio CD Input here: http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc-support-audio-cd.htm ?

            I think this might be what you need.
            If not, please keep us posted.

            Best wishes,
            Bill

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            • kbr

              • Feb 2006
              • 6

              #7
              Re: Audio CD Input - No CD Drive Showing

              Hi.

              The Adaptec aspi checker told me that it’s not properly installed, and that “...one or more components have been replaced with older versions.”

              The “Aspi Drive Lister” showed no drives – “Init Returned: No Adaptors”.

              Following the first link suggested, to update the aspi layer, led me via a redirect to an Adaptec page that doesn’t seem to have anything on it that is relevant (allowing for my ignorance in this matter, of course...)

              The alternate link gave me a direct download that replaced my aspi layer.

              After a reboot everything is fine !!!!

              Many thanks to all for the interest and patience given.

              There is one small glitch in the stew: Audio CD Input now shows both my cd-rom drives OK, but reversed in ident letter (D: for E:, and vice-versa).
              An uninstall and reinstall of dBPowerAmp made no difference. But it doesn’t seem to affect the working of the program, as long as I select the drive by name and not letter.

              (The drives are correctly identified/labelled in Device Manager, and other programs see them correctly, eg, Cheetah Converter).


              Regards, and thanks again.

              kbr

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              • ChristinaS
                dBpoweramp Guru

                • Apr 2004
                • 4097

                #8
                Re: Audio CD Input - No CD Drive Showing

                How does WIndows Explorer see your drives?

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                • kbr

                  • Feb 2006
                  • 6

                  #9
                  Re: Audio CD Input - No CD Drive Showing

                  In "My Computer", Windows Explorer and all other means of addressing them, they are labelled correctly.
                  Last edited by kbr; March 01, 2006, 06:13 PM.

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                  • ChristinaS
                    dBpoweramp Guru

                    • Apr 2004
                    • 4097

                    #10
                    Re: Audio CD Input - No CD Drive Showing

                    You may want to give ASPICHK.EXE from http://www.adaptec.com a try: http://www.mrichter.com/cdr/primer/aspi.htm

                    Or maybe this: http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/aspisetup.cfm

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                    • Spoon
                      Administrator
                      • Apr 2002
                      • 44471

                      #11
                      Re: Audio CD Input - No CD Drive Showing

                      > but reversed in ident letter (D: for E:, and vice-versa).

                      That is the limitation of ASPI, there is no direct mapping between the two, so dBpowerAMP has to to guess.
                      Spoon
                      www.dbpoweramp.com

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                      • kbr

                        • Feb 2006
                        • 6

                        #12
                        Re: Audio CD Input - No CD Drive Showing

                        Well, it goes from bad to worse....

                        I've done all that - and more (maybe too much).

                        The situation now is that I don't know where I'm at...

                        Some things seem to work, but WMP9 won't read CDs - says they are 'digital' and I need to configure things in Tools/Devices... But no drives show!

                        Burning audio CDs is a waste of time - first three tracks burn, then the rest seem to fail (using what software is to hand Sonic, Nero, Roxio...)

                        Restored the system and registry to an image made 6 weeks ago - no change.

                        I'm on the point of doing a reinstall of Windows... And thinking, what the hell, I need a new PC anyway!

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