Code 10...nothing will work

[whatthefunk]

I have an external CD-RW DVD-ROM for a Sony Vaio laptop that runs through a firewire. (WinXP) It worked fine until yesterday and now I get code 10, cant open device. The device seems to be working fine. I uninstalled my drivers and then restarted the computer, but I still get a code 10. Where can I find drivers for it?

Also, could this have been caused by a hardware emulator??

Difficulties: no internet connection at home, Japanese OS

Thanks alot

[Ferrit]

Hardware emulator? such as a cdrom emulator?
like Alcohol 120%?

[whatthefunk]

Yeah. A CD-ROM emulator made by Daemon Tools. That was the last program that I put on it before this happened...put it on about two weeks before this happened though...

[Ferrit]

Seen that a number of times.
Yet to see what the resolution is though.
Others may know.

[whatthefunk]

Going back through the history at this site and doing a few googles makes me think I could be out of luck....:knife:

[NooNoo]

Uninstall Daemon tools and then run a repair install of windows. Get all the updates done again and then try connecting your external cdrw.

The other problem I have seen with code 10 is lack of power... is the cdrw separately powered?

[whatthefunk]

thanks for the advice. i want to run a repair install, but because the said CD-ROM is the only CD-ROM I have and my windows back ups are on CD, Im out of luck there.

power doesnt seem to be a problem. its seperately powered... when i put a disk in, it sounds normal and the busy light comes on for a little while, but at the point where windows usually asks what you want to do with the media, the busy light turns off and nothing happens...

[NooNoo]

So autorun is working? If it was code 10, you wouldn't get this at all.... exactly what is the code 10 on? Is the 1394 firewire installed properly?

[whatthefunk]

no, autorun is not working. my computer does nothing when a disc is inserted. the CD-ROM will spin around and make normal noises, but the computer wont do a thing. the firewire seems fine. the device checks out. the code 10 is on the drive.

[NooNoo]

You need to test the unit on another machine... It is possible that the drive is dying. When you have done that, we can be sure that the 6 million or so tricks for this are worth going through!