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Wiped Hardrive. CD/DVD's wont play/Burn?

  • 20-01-2010 5:59pm
    #1
    Daithi07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 207 ✭✭


    I wiped my hard drive by accident. I Then Installed vista followed by an upgrade to windows 7 a day later. Now my CD/DVD's wont play and i can't burn cd's as my player tells me connect burner. I Have an Acer 5920 laptop. My drive worked to install office 07 so whats wrong? Do i need to install a driver, if so what kind? Please help. Thanks in advance! :confused:


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  • #2
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Yeah it sounds like a driver issue. Go onto acers site and see if you can find one there?


  • #3
    Daithi07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 207 ✭✭Daithi07


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Yeah it sounds like a driver issue. Go onto acers site and see if you can find one there?

    I went there but their was no cd/dvd related driver there to download. If i even knew the name of the driver im sure id find it to download somewhere, but i dont.


  • #4
    Optimus Prime
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 5,393 Mod ✭✭✭✭Optimus Prime


    Try downloading and installing the "Chipset" driver for your model of laptop from the site.


  • #5
    Daithi07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 207 ✭✭Daithi07


    keithgeo wrote: »
    Try downloading and installing the "Chipset" driver for your model of laptop from the site.
    Did that and nothing. I also downloaded Realtaek, web cam driver and all work fine!


  • #6
    Optimus Prime
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 5,393 Mod ✭✭✭✭Optimus Prime


    hmm.. could be a longshot, and not really an solution to your problem, but maybe there is no windows 7 driver for your dvd/cd drive?


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  • #7
    Daithi07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 207 ✭✭Daithi07


    keithgeo wrote: »
    hmm.. could be a longshot, and not really an solution to your problem, but maybe there is no windows 7 driver for your dvd/cd drive?

    Should the windows 7 contain the driver? I deleted the windows.old file thats created after upgrade the other day but dont know if the cd/dvd drive worked before then as i never checked. Could that be something to do with it?

    There is CIR (Consumer IR) Driver and a SATA Drive available to download, Would either of them they help?


  • #8
    Daithi07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 207 ✭✭Daithi07


    Problem sorted with this advice on microsoft website:

    Open the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter by clicking the Start button 4f6cbd09-148c-4dd8-b1f2-48f232a2fd33.jpg, and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type troubleshooter, and then click Troubleshooting. Under Hardware and Sound, click Configure a device.* 18abb370-ac1e-4b6b-b663-e028a75bf05b.jpg If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.


    Thanks for all you help! :D


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