Disk Not Recognised - Won't Load Game (UPDATED)
Ancient Sim:
That makes perfect sense, actually. The only drawback is that with my old pc not working, my daughter is using my son's, which has a miniscule hard-drive and I don't think there's even enough free to take my Sims folder, which is a good 5GB. Maybe I could burn the files straight onto a disk without adding them to the actual hard drive.
Anyway, System Restore has now decided to pack-in on me and has the latest restore point permanently squashed-in with no means of choosing another one. I am quietly going mad here. Haven't been able to go into the game all day and am getting withdrawals now. I've basically run out of things to try apart from reformatting. I will have to resort to it, because the last thing I want to have to do is send the PC away.
Sleepycat:
Quote from: Ancient Sim on 2006 September 23, 00:46:13
That makes perfect sense, actually. The only drawback is that with my old pc not working, my daughter is using my son's, which has a miniscule hard-drive and I don't think there's even enough free to take my Sims folder, which is a good 5GB. Maybe I could burn the files straight onto a disk without adding them to the actual hard drive.
I would certainly try burning straight to disk if I were you, should work.
I would try reformatting and then if your cd drive still dosen't work then I would try another cd-drive - but I have a brother who I manage to sucker into doing the hardware stuff. I don't think age matters with cd-drives, some just crap out quicker then others. In my (main) computer I have two DVD-RWs... just in case ;)
Weaver:
Honestly, System Restore has a horrible recovery rate. After all Windows ME introduced it! (sorry, couldn't resist bashing that OS, muawh)
The best method to store configurations and backups is to use a disk imaging program to create an exact reproduction of the state, this can then be stored on a DVD for future preservation (especially good for setting your system up and storing, so next time you can skip a lot of steps).
Acronis True Image and Norton Symantec Ghost are two known products that come to mind.
I'm using a tool called ERUNT to backup the system registry, it has never failed me.
I mentioned updating drivers earlier: the following is the firmware software specifically for the GWA-4164B drive.
I could not find any specifically catered for by Acer, so be careful with these drivers.
LG GWA-4164B 1.0
If you feel a fresh environment is a good idea and you are willing to take the time to manage it, the reformat would be a good option.
A few other options for transferring the files should the home network not be available:
Do you have a secondary hard drive? You can copy the files over quick and efficiently, it also makes a good backup medium.
If you can manage to get the DVD burner working with a spare blank DVD ready, your Sims folder will fit.
CDs have a smaller capacity, but good if you have a pack to spare - make sure to check the files are written correctly.
Try not to panic too much about the situation, the computer has not caught fire... yet. :P
Ancient Sim:
Thanks for the link, I'd already found that and installed it. I'm not sure what it is, but my driver still shows the exact same date, but I think the file has gone somewhere as I downloaded a utility that seemed to recognise it. I've been seeing a lot about some sort of codec things (ASPI or something) that have to do with CD-ROMS and this pc apparently doesn't have them. I downloaded some, but I couldn't get them to go on the pc. Can't see that it's them though, as it worked perfectly without them before.
I'm wondering whether to replace the driver files and any other system files that involve the cd-rom, that's something I haven't done yet. They're all stored on the pc, but the only option I have is to Extract, not copy, so I'm not sure what that's all about. I will probably just bite the bullet and try reformatting tomorrow and if it doesn't work, I'll just have to put-up with sending it away. From what I can make-out, the engineers only do home call-outs if you've paid for the extended warranty and I haven't because I got a year's warranty when I bought it and there's still more than 8 months of it left.
Weaver:
Apaptec has a tool to check for the presence of the ASPI layer interface: clickie
ASPI (Advanced SCSI Programming Interface) is related to device adaptors (including CD-ROMs)
The alternative to reformat is to reinstall the OS. This can get messy but no files are removed only system files replaced.
Windows will functionally reload as a new install. You will need to reinstall programs but personal files remain untouched.
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