DRIVERS problem after format !!!!

husseinhajj · 24 Jun 2014

I already tried that .. same thing, the dvd run and make that sound when it turns in the dvd drive, the cursor gives sign but I have nothing on screen. I dont know what's wrong, the lens or is it a driver not defined or what !!

maxie · 24 Jun 2014

Difficult to say what the problem could be but not Driver Related .. Read the Link below some suggestions there ...

Why doesn't my CD or DVD drive work?

husseinhajj · 24 Jun 2014

I checked .. didn't help

husseinhajj · 25 Jun 2014

Anyone here .. Some help or suggestions ?

ComputerGeek · 25 Jun 2014

See if you can boot from CD. If not, then the drive is no good

sygnus21 · 25 Jun 2014

ComputerGeek said:

See if you can boot from CD. If not, then the drive is no good

That's not a bad suggestion, but it was working before...

husseinhajj said:

Hence, the problem occured just after I finished from installing windows from the CD. I inserted DriverPack dvd but it didn't worked then

Curious issue nonetheless, and my only suggestion would be to see if he can read/write to other CD's/DVD's, but than again, the OP said he did that....

husseinhajj said:

yeah I tried many dvds to make sure it's not from the dvd media

so...

ComputerGeek · 25 Jun 2014

sygnus21 said:

ComputerGeek said:

See if you can boot from CD. If not, then the drive is no good

That's not a bad suggestion, but it was working before...
<snip>

Of course, it was working before.

When do you mean?

Point is to see if it is STILL working and can boot from a CD.
> If not, the CD died. And OP needs a new one
> If it can, then it's a software issue that occurred during the installation. And no point in buying a new one (yet)

maxie · 25 Jun 2014

Strange things can happen a few years ago i got a Lenovo g500 .. It worked perfectly one day i tried to play a DVD the drive spun lights flickered but would not play .. Thinking it was the Media tried others to no avail no matter what i tried it would not play any media ... I forgot about the DVD in the Drive when i booted the next day it brought up the list to play when Windows had loaded ... That Drive still works but only from boot ..

sygnus21 · 25 Jun 2014

ComputerGeek said:

Of course, it was working before.

When do you mean?

Well when I read his post I assumed he meant very recently... like the drive suddenly quit working right after the Windows 7 install from the CD.

That said, I can only comment on what's posted. It's not like I'm sitting right there. And its kind of strange the CD/DVD drive would suddenly go dead like that.

That's what I mean

Layback Bear · 25 Jun 2014

Just a little note:
The Windows 8 drivers may or man not work in Windows 7.

From post # 1.

recently I had windows 8 on my laptop. so I wanted to format my laptop and install windows 7 on it.
what i did is that i backed up drivers using some software, then did the format.

If your CD/DVD player is working I would do a Clean Install and let Windows 7 install the needed drivers.

I'm no expert on this but I found a couple.
Read this Tutorials by Brink and Greg.

Clean Install Windows 7

Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7