Missing CD-ROM

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Bogus Fracture

My D: drive (my CD-ROM) seems to have disappeared. My CPU no longer thinks
there is a D: drive. How can I make the CPU recognize it again?

BF
 
Bogus said:
My D: drive (my CD-ROM) seems to have disappeared. My CPU no longer
thinks there is a D: drive. How can I make the CPU recognize it again?

BF
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Did you open your computer case to do something recently? If so, you
probably loosened the connection to the IDE cable. Disconnect and reconnect
the IDE cable to the "missing" drive. Depending on your OS (since you did
not specify what one you have), Windows 2000 or above should detect the
drive the next time you boot and you should be able to access anything in
the drive without having to restart. Windows ME or older will probably need
a restart before you can access the drive.
 
Subject: Re: Missing CD-ROM
From: "The Prophecy" (e-mail address removed)
Date: 7/5/2004 12:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Message-id: <XH4Gc.26492$WB5.10978@pd7tw2no>
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No, I didn't touch anything inside. This is why I am so befuddled. It just
stopped recognizing the thing. I have XP by the way.

It is probably something to do with a lost file or driver. After reformatting
and saving data, I had two Windows system folders. I moved one to the recycle
bin and that's when this started. But I restored it, so everything should have
been back whee it was.

BF
 
First check in bios to make sure it recognizes the drive. If it is still in
bios then you need to reinstall the drivers for the drive. They either came
with a cd that came with the computer and has all the drivers for the PC or
you have a separate disk for the CD-ROM drive. If you don't have a disk
with the drivers then you will have to find the exact model of the drive and
them from the Internet.
 
Bogus said:
No, I didn't touch anything inside. This is why I am so befuddled.
It just stopped recognizing the thing. I have XP by the way.

It is probably something to do with a lost file or driver. After
reformatting and saving data, I had two Windows system folders. I
moved one to the recycle bin and that's when this started. But I
restored it, so everything should have been back whee it was.

BF
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Go into the Control Panel, System, Hardware tab, Device Manager, DVD/CD-ROM
Drives. If there are any devices in there, right click on them and select
Uninstall. Reboot and let Windows find the device and install the driver
again.
 
Does the CD-ROM show in BIOS / during Boot in Device Listing?

If yes, its likely OS's fault, if not, CD-ROM could be badly conn'd or just
damaged.

(there could be some link to files you have deleted but after you restored
them, link was already linking to 'none' or so :)

Zdenek Sojka
 
Subject: Re: Missing CD-ROM
From: "The Prophecy" (e-mail address removed)
Date: 7/5/2004 1:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Message-id: <cwgGc.29847$P7.16609@pd7tw3no>



Go into the Control Panel, System, Hardware tab, Device Manager, DVD/CD-ROM
Drives. If there are any devices in there, right click on them and select
Uninstall. Reboot and let Windows find the device and install the driver
again.
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The problem is that there are no DVD/CD-ROM drives listed in Device Manager. It
doesn't exist, except it does.

BF
 
Subject: Re: Missing CD-ROM
From: "Zdenek Sojka" (e-mail address removed)
Date: 7/5/2004 2:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Message-id: <[email protected]>
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Yes, it shows up in BIOS. I think lost links is the explanation. Is it possible
to map a new network or something, using the CD-ROM as part of the network?

BF
 
ProfGene said:
First check in bios to make sure it recognizes the drive. If it is
still in bios then you need to reinstall the drivers for the drive.
They either came with a cd that came with the computer and has all
the drivers for the PC or you have a separate disk for the CD-ROM
drive. If you don't have a disk with the drivers then you will have
to find the exact model of the drive and them from the Internet.
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<cough>bullshit<cough>

I'm yet to see a MS OS since WFW 3.11 that needed third-party drivers to get
an optical drive working.
 
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