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cd drive not showing up on laptop

  • 11-01-2005 7:42pm
    #1
    flogen
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I've heard this is a common problem, but i noticed today that the cdrw/dvd drive isn't showing up on my laptop. The drive seems to be working ok (opening and closing etc, as well as reading discs I put into it) but the machine doesnt seem to recognise it at all. It's not on my device manager and plug and play wont detect it... so how do I fix it?

    If you need all the details of the machine that's grand, but I'm hoping there's a straightforward fix

    thanks,
    flogen


Comments

  • #2
    kinkstr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,542 ✭✭✭kinkstr


    id try updating the driver


  • #3
    CombatCow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,317 ✭✭✭CombatCow


    Try going to Start-Settings-Control Panel-System-Device Manager

    Go to the IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers

    Primary/Secondary IDE Channel properties - Advance settings - and set device 0 and/or 1 to auto detection and Transfer mode to DMA if available.


    Good luck,

    CC


  • #4
    flogen
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭flogen


    CombatCow wrote:
    Try going to Start-Settings-Control Panel-System-Device Manager

    Go to the IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers

    Primary/Secondary IDE Channel properties - Advance settings - and set device 0 and/or 1 to auto detection and Transfer mode to DMA if available.


    Good luck,

    CC

    both were already at those settings... so it's not making any difference.

    flogen


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