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I assume you mean a cracked rim, if so then DO NOT drive on this. It can lead to catastrophic failure and cause an accident.
Yes, if there is no operating system on the new drive, then your computer will not run.
Run Scandisk, and pray. Most likely the drive has suffered a catastrophic failure, or it could be something as simple as a power failure while writing to the volume.
Hmmm.. Bad control switch, Faulty wiring, Battery failure, Drive motor failure, operator dead.
http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.com/forum/windows-95-98-me/13925-cdr101-not-ready-reading-drive-f.html
Incorrect fluid level,Linkage out of adjustment, Internal trans failure,
a hard drive failure is when your hard drive stops working...
The sporadic CD drive check is important. It prevents the sudden CD drive failure. It also helps eliminate the various errors as a result of the CD drive failure.
Drive does not spin up (no drive lights)Drive spins but the computer will not bootDrive spins but the system does not recognize the drive"Hard disk controller failure" message"Error reading drive C:" messageDrive works as primary drive but not as secondary (or vice-versa)Hard drive runs slowRead more: What_are_three_problems_resulting_in_symptoms_similar_to_those_for_a_problem_with_the_primary_slave_drive
because your a failure and you obviously can't drive!
The DVD Drive is a drive that is used for reading CDs or DVDs.
17xx Fixed disk (hard drive) 1701 Fixed disk adapter 1702 Fixed disk adpater 1703 Fixed disk drive 1704 Fixed disk drive or adapter 1780 Fixed disk 0 failure (C drive failure) 1781 Fixed disk 1 failure (D drive failure) 1782 Fixed disk controller failure 1790 Fixed disk 0 1791 Fixed disk 1