Windows XP Driver Help

FiReY · April 24th, 2002, 02:35

Okay this is what happened. I have been updating my computer at the official Microsoft site with the Video drivers and sound and now I updated it to the newest version and now my CD and CDRW are gone. My computer does not detect them what so ever. I can open and close my CDRW drive but it doesn't read a thing. My CD drive does nothing. There is no power running to it. This happened like once before but it was temporary. Do you guys think that has to do with the driver or is it just my computer? Thanks for your help in advance. ^-^

**Kane** · April 24th, 2002, 02:44

I think it's probably just the connections at the back of the drvies. Just make sure they are in firmly.

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FiReY · April 24th, 2002, 03:15

I look off my side panel for my computer and I checked and no everything is secure and I have already done that like a million times! I guess the only way out is to fromat? No!!!!

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Originally posted by Lord Kane
I think it's probably just the connections at the back of the drvies. Just make sure they are in firmly.

zerocopy · April 24th, 2002, 03:21

Check your bios settings. Try changing the modes of the cd-rom from secondary slave to primary or the other way around

**Kane** · April 24th, 2002, 03:27

There is little chance that a video driver update would cause that. Have you checked to see if the IDE controller has any problems in windows, in Device manager?

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**Demigod** · April 24th, 2002, 04:11

Try the add/remove hardware wizard and see if it comes up with anything. I was using the Daemon virtual CD-ROM manager and one day my DVD-ROM drive just disappeared from the computer. I used the add/remove hardware manager to re-detect it and add it back in. It's strange how your CD-ROM won't respond to anything though. Try to detect your IDE devices in the BIOS and see if it comes up. Also try disconnecting and reconnecting the IDE cable and power.

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Ninjaa · April 24th, 2002, 05:21

I think it's probably a loose power cable to your CDROM.

But just a quick tip: Don't use drivers from the MS site. They'll usually fork up your computer pretty bad.

Use the reference video drivers from:
www.nvidia.com (Geforce)
www.ati.com (Radeon)
www.powervr.com (*Shudder* Kyro)

Asz · April 24th, 2002, 10:26

THis happened to me before, I went into safe-mode and removed any drivers related to my CD-RW and re-booted, but I had to do it like 3 times before it got the picture that it needed to install new CD-RW driver which it did, then it started to work.

April 24th, 2002, 02:35	#1
FiReY Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 411	Windows XP Driver Help Okay this is what happened. I have been updating my computer at the official Microsoft site with the Video drivers and sound and now I updated it to the newest version and now my CD and CDRW are gone. My computer does not detect them what so ever. I can open and close my CDRW drive but it doesn't read a thing. My CD drive does nothing. There is no power running to it. This happened like once before but it was temporary. Do you guys think that has to do with the driver or is it just my computer? Thanks for your help in advance. ^-^

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April 24th, 2002, 02:44	#2
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,303	I think it's probably just the connections at the back of the drvies. Just make sure they are in firmly. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Phenom II X4, 4Gb DDR2, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 32Gb OCZ Vertex SSD, 500Gb RAID HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium Erika: (MCPC) Revo3610, Windows 7 Home Premium Kimiko: (Craptop) HP Mini 210

April 24th, 2002, 03:21	#4
zerocopy Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,954	Check your bios settings. Try changing the modes of the cd-rom from secondary slave to primary or the other way around

April 24th, 2002, 03:27	#5
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,303	There is little chance that a video driver update would cause that. Have you checked to see if the IDE controller has any problems in windows, in Device manager? __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Phenom II X4, 4Gb DDR2, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 32Gb OCZ Vertex SSD, 500Gb RAID HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium Erika: (MCPC) Revo3610, Windows 7 Home Premium Kimiko: (Craptop) HP Mini 210

April 24th, 2002, 04:11	#6
Demigod これはバタスです Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,332	Try the add/remove hardware wizard and see if it comes up with anything. I was using the Daemon virtual CD-ROM manager and one day my DVD-ROM drive just disappeared from the computer. I used the add/remove hardware manager to re-detect it and add it back in. It's strange how your CD-ROM won't respond to anything though. Try to detect your IDE devices in the BIOS and see if it comes up. Also try disconnecting and reconnecting the IDE cable and power. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Mobo: Intel DX48BT2 Memory: 4096 MB PC10600 DDR3 Videocard: PNY Geforce 9800 GX2 Soundcard: On-board SigmaTel High Definition Audio Hard drive: 120 GB OCZ RevoDrive PCI-E SSD & 1 TB Hitachi Optical drive: LG GGW-H20L (2x BD-R DL) PSU: Nexus 1000 Watt PSU OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit) Proud millionaire folder of the NGEmu folding team

April 24th, 2002, 05:21	#7
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 7,778	I think it's probably a loose power cable to your CDROM. But just a quick tip: Don't use drivers from the MS site. They'll usually fork up your computer pretty bad. Use the reference video drivers from: www.nvidia.com (Geforce) www.ati.com (Radeon) www.powervr.com (Shudder Kyro)

April 24th, 2002, 10:26	#8
Asz EATS BREAKFAST WITH FACE Join Date: May 2001 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 1,612	THis happened to me before, I went into safe-mode and removed any drivers related to my CD-RW and re-booted, but I had to do it like 3 times before it got the picture that it needed to install new CD-RW driver which it did, then it started to work.