Solve : old laptop CD-ROM having problems...?

1.	Solve : old laptop CD-ROM having problems...?
Answer» I've got an older laptop, a Toshiba Satellite 440CDX. It's running Windows 98SE. I haven't travelled extensively, so it has essentially been sitting dormant for over a year. However, RECENTLY, I decided I'd reformat it, as it had acquired far too much SOFTWARE for it's own good. So I attempted to insert my Windows 98 CD, (this is a burned copy), and access it in command prompt, only to be greeted by "device not ready". Strange. I assumed I had burned the CD at a speed that was too fast, or something similar. So, I re-burned the CD at 4x, and attempted to view it's contents. Same problem. Strange- So I now attempted to use a commercial CD-ROM, I can't recall the actual software, but I believe it was a game of some sort- no luck. still "Drive not ready" error. As a final attempt, I placed ONE of my Music CDs in it- and it worked. Same with all of my burned Music CDs. I can't SEEM to figure this out- it has worked perfectly for me for quite some TIME- Any suggestions?

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