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DVD Drive

fburns · 2007-07-24 20:30:17

Having previously had no problems with it, My laptop suddenly seems not to recognise the DVD drive at all. I'm running Windows XP. Whenever I place a CD or DVD in the tray, it whirrs for a moment, but it does not Autoplay or take any other action. When I checked in My Computer, it seems as if the DVD drive has disappearead…

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24-07-2007 9:30pm

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fburns

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Having previously had no problems with it, My laptop suddenly seems not to recognise the DVD drive at all. I'm running Windows XP.

Whenever I place a CD or DVD in the tray, it whirrs for a moment, but it does not Autoplay or take any other action. When I checked in My Computer, it seems as if the DVD drive has disappearead entirely. It is not listed in the Device Manager either. And when I performed the "Add Hardware" in Control Panel, and search for any new / unidentified hardware, it does not find it. There is no evidence that the computer is aware that there is a DVD drive attached at all.

Any advice you could give on this matter would be gratefully received,

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