I've reformatted my pc, but in order to install drivers/connect it to home network for internet I need to install a few drivers off of discs- my disc drive is acting very strangely in that in 'My Computer' it is not appearing where it should, and CDs arent autorunning. The drive opens and closes, and when i go into the drive properties section in 'Computer Management', it claims that the device is working fine >.<
If it helps, it's a Maxor Dvd drive, and It's been working fine for the last year. These symptoms first started just a few minutes before i reformatted, and it had no problems reading my xp disc as a bootup.
Another problem for me is that my Cpu doesn't automatically clock to the correct speed, so while it's an Athlon +2500, it's currently set to 300Mhz. Last time i had to manually set it, mike helped me, but i'm a little unsure as to what exact settings I should have for it for a decent speed (that doesnt blow it out ).
Motherboard is an Abit NF7s
CPU is an Athlon Barton +2500
:EDIT: Ok, it's getting REALLY weird now- the drive occasionally appears when i reboot without any reason, so i took advantage and installed some drivers from disc. Now the pc is even slower and boot past the screen with 'Windows XP' titled at the top and a loading bar at the bottom- it just freezes here :/
Can anyone PLEASE help??