ecollins Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 My computer consistently rebooted itself after starting, running XP PRO. It seems like it's a problem with the cdrom.sys file, when the file is renamed to cdrom.old, the system boots fine, but I have no cd drives available. I have removed the option to restart after failure so it has stopped rebooting. The cdrom.sys file seems to be a problem, Has anyone seen this problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophiel X Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 strange problem. i would try disconnecting the cd-rom drive and renaming cdrom.old back to .sys and see if it still happens.also, (and this is a long shot) sometimes i've seen strange behavior from windows when i use cable select on IDE devices instead of specifically choosing master/slave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc134 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 I agree with Ophiel X on this issue. Remove the CD-rom (unplug the power from it) and re-name the file back and see what happens. You might have a drive going bad. I have also had bad results with the cable select option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecollins Posted May 22, 2006 Author Share Posted May 22, 2006 Thanks for the help! I do appreciate any and all suggestions.Here's a list of things I have done:I have disabled the drives within Windows, and I get the BSOD on cdrom.sys during the start of Windows.I have disabled the drives through BIOS, and I get the BOSD on cdrom.sys during the start of Windows.I have attached a brand new hard drive, booted from CD-ROM, and attempted to install a new copy of Windows, and during the start up process the newly installed files causes a BSOD listing cdrom.sys as the problem. Error code: 0x0000007E.I have swapped out the CDROM drive with a new one, disabled my DVD-ROM drive through BIOS and I get the BSOD.The system I am using is 3 years old.It's got an ASUS Mobo, with 1.5 GB RDRAM, 3.06 GHZ proc,2 200GB WD 7200 DrivesATI 9700 128MB video card.1 Plextor 48 CD-RW1 Pioneer DVD+R driveI am thinking I need a new case with MOBO and put in piece by piece to test each item to see where it fails.But any other suggestions is appreciated.Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophiel X Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 (edited) unfortunately i think that may be your best bet.here's the microsoft article on your problem:http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=330182and here's a page dedicated to STOP errors (yours is 7E in the left column)http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm Edited May 22, 2006 by Ophiel X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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