Windows 7: dvd rom on windows

saakeman · 11 Sep 2010

hi
i have a lg dvd rom and when i put a disc in it the dvd rom it says there is no disc inside
when i had xp the dvd rom was picked up as removeble drive
i have a new motherboard
and a fresh instaal of windows 7

please help

thanks
saakeman

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DocBrown · 11 Sep 2010

Is it a SATA or IDE DVD drive.

saakeman · 11 Sep 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by DocBrown

Is it a SATA or IDE DVD drive.

its sata and i updated the drivers to the latest that there is

DocBrown · 11 Sep 2010

On a couple of different desktops, I have had to disconnect the power & data cables of the DVD ( with the computer turned off of course) Power ON the computer with NO CD or DVD drives connected, till it loads everything to the main desktop screen. Then power OFF & reconnect cables. Then power ON again making sure you are connected to the internet.
Windows 7 usually finds & installs the DVD drive automatically.

saakeman · 11 Sep 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by DocBrown

On a couple of different desktops, I have had to disconnect the power & data cables of the DVD ( with the computer turned off of course) Power ON the computer with NO CD or DVD drives connected, till it loads everything to the main desktop screen. Then power OFF & reconnect cables. Then power ON again making sure you are connected to the internet.
Windows 7 usually finds & installs the DVD drive automatically.

wont that damage the motherboard to unplug while the pc on ???
and i dont want to take risks , as this si realy an old dvd rom

wysiwyg · 13 Sep 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by saakeman

Quote: Originally Posted by DocBrown

On a couple of different desktops, I have had to disconnect the power & data cables of the DVD ( with the computer turned off of course) Power ON the computer with NO CD or DVD drives connected, till it loads everything to the main desktop screen. Then power OFF & reconnect cables. Then power ON again making sure you are connected to the internet.
Windows 7 usually finds & installs the DVD drive automatically.

wont that damage the motherboard to unplug while the pc on ???
and i dont want to take risks , as this si realy an old dvd rom

He said with the power off, anyway my dvd drives don't seem to respond and autoplay doesn't work, I open up computer and it keeps asking for a disk and its already in.

DeaconFrost · 13 Sep 2010

There are no drivers for an optical drive, so whatever you installed may be causing the issues. Some motherboards, with proper drivers, will see all SATA devices as removable drives. All you need are the chipset drivers for your motherboard. If it is an old drive, it is possible that the drive just crapped out during the hardware swap. Try it in another computer to be sure.

neo101 · 13 Sep 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by saakeman

Quote: Originally Posted by DocBrown

On a couple of different desktops, I have had to disconnect the power & data cables of the DVD ( with the computer turned off of course) Power ON the computer with NO CD or DVD drives connected, till it loads everything to the main desktop screen. Then power OFF & reconnect cables. Then power ON again making sure you are connected to the internet.
Windows 7 usually finds & installs the DVD drive automatically.

wont that damage the motherboard to unplug while the pc on ???
and i dont want to take risks , as this is really an old dvd rom

You just explained your own problem - coz DVD is old the laser simply can't read the type of format that microsoft have published the Windows 7 DVD disk as.
Think it is dual layer -R

If you are very lucky - there might be a firmware update which will enable your DVD to read it.
What make/exact model is the DVD player?

Otherwise trip to a computer shop for a new one.

wysiwyg · 14 Sep 2010

Quote:

dvd drives don't seem to respond and autoplay doesn't work, I open up computer and it keeps asking for a disk and its already in.

This from my last post, I followed Docbrown's idea and my writer responded, but the rom drive didn't, no auto play or recognition of a disk, looks like a dud, mind you it an old one from cannibalising.

saakeman · 14 Sep 2010

hi all
stil no luck , but removed it and replaced it with another one and it runs great

thanks for all your posts
better luck next time

thanks
saakeman

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