Cannot use DVD drives in vista

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Hi All,


After a really long day and lots os swearing, I give up.

I have just built a new machine with vista home premium on.
WHile installing, the files started loading and suddenly a dialog pops
up stating I need to install drivers for the DVD / CD drive. WTF? You
were using it two seconds ago.

I finally find an old DVD drive that does not do this and install
vista.
Now that it is running, I cannot use the drive at all.
I have tried 3 different drives and non work. They are seen but put a
disk in click on it - nudda. Not a thing. Disk spins up, stupid little
green bar goes acorss in the address bar in explorere and eventually -
nudda.

Any ideas? Does vista not support DVD drives? ;)


TIA

CHeers,
Crispin
 
Hi All,


After a really long day and lots os swearing, I give up.

I have just built a new machine with vista home premium on.
WHile installing, the files started loading and suddenly a dialog pops
up stating I need to install drivers for the DVD / CD drive. WTF? You
were using it two seconds ago.

I finally find an old DVD drive that does not do this and install
vista.
Now that it is running, I cannot use the drive at all.
I have tried 3 different drives and non work. They are seen but put a
disk in click on it - nudda. Not a thing. Disk spins up, stupid little
green bar goes acorss in the address bar in explorere and eventually -
nudda.

Any ideas? Does vista not support DVD drives? ;)


TIA

CHeers,
Crispin
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are you sure it isn't a fault on the motherboard? try another ribbon or
connector if possible.
 
Crispin:
I once had a motherboard controller fault.
Drive (a CD in that case) was detected on boot screen but it was not
functional.
I had to replace the entire motherboard then.
If everything else you try doesn't work give the power supply a shot.
As an electrical engineer I always say that when you have already checked
the obvious things, take a look at the power supply.
It might be underpowered and having a hard time powering your DVD drives.
If your DVD is IDE, which I think that is the case, have you tried
connecting it to another connector on the motherboard?
They are usually marked as IDE0 and IDE1 in you motherboard manual.
Carlos
 
Crispin:
I once had a motherboard controller fault.
Drive (a CD in that case) was detected on boot screen but it was not
functional.
I had to replace the entire motherboard then.
If everything else you try doesn't work give the power supply a shot.
As an electrical engineer I always say that when you have already checked
the obvious things, take a look at the power supply.
It might be underpowered and having a hard time powering your DVD drives.
If your DVD is IDE, which I think that is the case, have you tried
connecting it to another connector on the motherboard?
They are usually marked as IDE0 and IDE1 in you motherboard manual.
Carlos









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Thanks for the reply guys but it is not the drive nor the cables.
All the drives work before vista starts to load. i.e. you can boot of
a drive and a minute into vista loading, the drive is no longer
accessible. No errors though, just nothing happens when you click on
it. Likewise, all the drives, and cables, work on a different machine.
It would appear that when vista loads, it does something that then
cannot see / use the drives. The above also rules out the MB has it
can detect them and use them, so long as it's not vista. I installed
Linux Ubuntu from the same drive without a problem (On the same MB)


Any other ideas?


Cheers,
Crispin
 
Hi All,


After a really long day and lots os swearing, I give up.

I have just built a new machine with vista home premium on.
WHile installing, the files started loading and suddenly a dialog pops
up stating I need to install drivers for the DVD / CD drive...
Click to expand...

What were you installing? Was it a CD/DVD burning application, or
something related? I seem to recall reading about iTunes causing
problems with Vista devices, e.g. Anyway, the link Carlos posted
is a good place to start.
 
Hi All,


After a really long day and lots os swearing, I give up.

I have just built a new machine with vista home premium on.
WHile installing, the files started loading and suddenly a dialog pops
up stating I need to install drivers for the DVD / CD drive. WTF? You
were using it two seconds ago.

I finally find an old DVD drive that does not do this and install
vista.
Now that it is running, I cannot use the drive at all.
I have tried 3 different drives and non work. They are seen but put a
disk in click on it - nudda. Not a thing. Disk spins up, stupid little
green bar goes acorss in the address bar in explorere and eventually -
nudda.

Any ideas? Does vista not support DVD drives? ;)
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CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive appears to be missing after you install
Windows XP or Windows Vista Beta 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320553

Optical drives do not work as expected after you upgrade a computer to
Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929461/en-us
 
Thanks guys.

I am at work now but will try fiddling the registry tonight and see
although, I do not hold much hope as I don't think it applies to me.

To clear up some things:
This is a fresh install, not upgrading XP
I was not installing anything nor installing. This was a new build PC.
Brand new shiny HD with nothing on.

The install started, i.e. Vista started loading off the DVD, then
popped up a message saying it needed drivers for the DVD drive. This
is before I could install anything. Before vista could stand on it's
own to feet.
Once vista up and running, i.e. The vista DVD was now lying on the
table, the drive is visible (shows up as a DVD RW in explorer) but
putting a DVD or CD in and clicking on it causes the drive to spin up
but do nothing.
The address bar turns into a green progress bar and slowly makes it's
was east. When it reaches the end, nothing happens.

The above happens with 3 drives, 4 different cables. I have one drive
which worked (but does not fit my media case)

So, Drive is present in vista. it spins up but cannot read and worst
thing, no, errors. Just nudda.

One thing I did notice, after vista was up and installing all the
drivers for hardware, it popped a balloon saying "Installed drivers
for NEC bla bla bla DVD reader / Writer" I have not seen XP explicitly
installing and boasting about the fact that it installed some drivers
for a DVD drive. is this new or pointing to something else.

Come to think of it, (not had coffee yet so mind is hap-hazard) the
drive that did work was a DVD reader - not writer. Could it be a link?

Also, after the green bar reached the end, the drive does not spin
down. Keeps on whirring away...

Cheers,
Crispin
 
Thanks guys.

I am at work now but will try fiddling the registry tonight and see
although, I do not hold much hope as I don't think it applies to me.

To clear up some things:
This is a fresh install, not upgrading XP
I was not installing anything nor installing. This was a new build PC.
Brand new shiny HD with nothing on.

The install started, i.e.Vistastarted loading off the DVD, then
popped up a message saying it needed drivers for the DVD drive. This
is before I could install anything. Beforevistacould stand on it's
own to feet.
Oncevistaup and running, i.e. ThevistaDVD was now lying on the
table, the drive is visible (shows up as a DVD RW in explorer) but
putting a DVD or CD in and clicking on it causes the drive to spin up
but do nothing.
The address bar turns into a green progress bar and slowly makes it's
was east. When it reaches the end, nothing happens.

The above happens with 3 drives, 4 different cables. I have one drive
which worked (but does not fit my media case)

So, Drive is present invista. it spins up but cannot read and worst
thing, no, errors. Just nudda.

One thing I did notice, aftervistawas up and installing all the
drivers for hardware, it popped a balloon saying "Installed drivers
for NEC bla bla bla DVD reader / Writer" I have not seen XP explicitly
installing and boasting about the fact that it installed some drivers
for a DVD drive. is this new or pointing to something else.

Come to think of it, (not had coffee yet so mind is hap-hazard) the
drive that did work was a DVD reader - not writer. Could it be a link?

Also, after the green bar reached the end, the drive does not spin
down. Keeps on whirring away...

Cheers,Crispin
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Guys,

Tried this and ..... nudda :(
I do not actually have any of the keys mentioned. Are these left over
from an XP upgrade?
I have tried removing driver and reinstalling and also nudda.

Any other ideas? Currently I have a drinks holder ;)

Cheers,
Crispin
 
Crispin:
Your case is driving me mad.
Is your DVD drive connected to a SATA port?
That might explain everything.
Carlos
 
Crispin:
Your case is driving me mad.
Is your DVD drive connected to a SATA port?
That might explain everything.
Carlos
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he he. driving you mad. You're at that end. I'm the one having to copy
dvd and cd's worth of stuff over a wifi network when I have a
perfectly good, well, "good", drive in the machine. ;-(

Nope, not SATA. IDE. Board has a single IDE conn. Drive is master,
nothing else on channel.
(Did not know you had SATA DVD's)


I was playing around last night again: device manager says hunky dory.
Removed and reinstalled and the following happened:
Removed driver
rescan
found DVD Reader / Writer
Device is ready to use (Still cannot use)
about 30 seconds later:
balloon pops up saying installed drivers for NEC bla bla.
still cannot use.

To aggravate me, the thing will still allow a boot from DVD (XP, MB
driver disk, Ubuntu and vista)
Vista did the same thing. starts reading then says it needs a driver.

Question still stands: Why do no DVD writers work but reader only
will. Must be vista trying to be clever with the writer.

FYI:
MB is a aBit fatal1ty Abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD
DVD is a NEC something (Come to think of it, I am sure the shop I
bought it from said it is a Panasonic, not NEC)
intel 6400
2GB memory.


arrrgggggg.

Thanks for the interest and help. Much appreciated.

Cheers,
Crispin
 
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