DVD/CD drive not recognized - HELP!

[sb413197]

Well this is bizarre. I haven't used my DVD drive for some time, and now when I attempted to run a cd I noticed that the drive is actually "gone" - the computer does not have a drive letter assigned for it and CDs don't work.

I had a virus some time ago and reformatted my computer, and the DVD drive was working fine after that; I have run recent virus scans and things seem ok. I've also tried the following things:

1) Opened device manager - there is no CD/DVD drive in the available devices
2) Opened the BIOS - no options there
3) Tried this program: CDROM and DVD not recognized It didn't detect I CD player
4) Opened "install new hardware" - didn't recognize a CD/DVD drive as one of the options
5) Used this registry editor: http://forums.techguy.org/hardware/5...ognize-cd.html

So, basically I'm frustrated and have no idea what else I can do. I am using a Dell Vostro 1700 laptop, with an internal CD drive, and it seems to have power/opens/closes, but the computer doesn't detect the crazy thing!!! Help!

sb413197 wrote:
> Well this is bizarre. I haven't used my DVD drive for some time, and
> now when I attempted to run a cd I noticed that the drive is actually
> "gone" - the computer does not have a drive letter assigned for it and
> CDs don't work.
>
> I had a virus some time ago and reformatted my computer, and the DVD
> drive was working fine after that; I have run recent virus scans and
> things seem ok. I've also tried the following things:
>
> 1) Opened device manager - there is no CD/DVD drive in the available
> devices
> 2) Opened the BIOS - no options there
> 3) Tried this program:
> CDROM and DVD not recognized It didn't detect
> I CD player
> 4) Opened "install new hardware" - didn't recognize a CD/DVD drive as
> one of the options
> 5) Used this registry editor:
> http://forums.techguy.org/hardware/5...ognize-cd.html
>
> So, basically I'm frustrated and have no idea what else I can do. I am
> using a Dell Vostro 1700 laptop, with an internal CD drive, and it seems
> to have power/opens/closes, but the computer doesn't detect the crazy
> thing!!! Help!
>
>


If the bios does not detect your DVD/CD no sense in going any further

of course check the bios to be sure you do not have that channel disabled

then check your cables

if your data and power cables are OK
then your device is simply dead and it's time to replace it

Most likely the internal CD/DVD drive is giving out. I had similar
problem in the past after using the drive to read some bad CD/DVDs, you
can easily tell bad CD/DVD if the drive is making a lot of noises and
whirring like there is no tomorrow, the struggling noise is almost
painful to listen to. Nowadays I only use the internal CD/DVD drive to
read good CD/DVDs I own, and use a cheap USB external CD/DVD drive to
read/write other ones.

Bad discs CAN physically damage your drive.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sb413197 [mailto:sb413197.40zo7b@DoNotSpam.com]
> Posted At: Sunday, November 01, 2009 12:44 PM
> Posted To: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
> Conversation: DVD/CD drive not recognized - HELP!
> Subject: DVD/CD drive not recognized - HELP!
>
>
> Well this is bizarre. I haven't used my DVD drive for some time, and
> now when I attempted to run a cd I noticed that the drive is actually
> "gone" - the computer does not have a drive letter assigned for it and
> CDs don't work.
>
> I had a virus some time ago and reformatted my computer, and the DVD
> drive was working fine after that; I have run recent virus scans and
> things seem ok. I've also tried the following things:
>
> 1) Opened device manager - there is no CD/DVD drive in the available
> devices
> 2) Opened the BIOS - no options there
> 3) Tried this program:
> CDROM and DVD not recognized It didn't
> detect
> I CD player
> 4) Opened "install new hardware" - didn't recognize a CD/DVD drive as
> one of the options
> 5) Used this registry editor:
> http://forums.techguy.org/hardware/5...not-recognize-
> cd.html
>
> So, basically I'm frustrated and have no idea what else I can do. I
am
> using a Dell Vostro 1700 laptop, with an internal CD drive, and it
> seems
> to have power/opens/closes, but the computer doesn't detect the crazy
> thing!!! Help!
>
>
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