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Windows 7: My DVD drive is gone?!!
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15 Sep 2010
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My DVD drive is gone?!!
HELP!My DVD drive is gone! When i click on Computer it's just not there! ( it was there about 2-3 weeks ago.. And i HAVEN'T toutched my computers inside! ) I have Read on some forums that some programs will work... they didn't.. so please help me you guys! 
Programs Used: CD-DVD-Fix.exe (don't work) DVDRepair.exe (don't work) | My System Specs |
| OS Windows 7 32bit.
CPU ACPI x86 baseret pc
Memory 4,00 GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
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15 Sep 2010
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Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer University of Kentucky |
Look at device manager to see if the drive is located there. If so, is there a yellow warning? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell and Custom
OS Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
CPU System 1: i7 2600@3.4GHz, System 2: AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6G
Motherboard System 1:Dell 06NWYK System 2: ASUS M5A97 AM3+
Memory System 1: 8GB System 2: 8GB
Graphics Card System 1: ATI FirePro V4800 System 2: Radeon HD 6850
Sound Card System 1: onboard System 2: onboard
Monitor(s) Displays System1: Viewsonic HDMI 24"
Screen Resolution System 1: 1920x1080 System 2: 1920x1080
Case System 1: Dell System 2: Cooler Master
Hard Drives System 1: Mirrored .5B drives System 2: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
Internet Speed 10 MBPS
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15 Sep 2010
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Im so sorry but my English iiiiiiiiis a bit bad xD so, is it under...? sorry :/
PS: i have been useing DaemonTool. But i deleted it!
Last edited by Brink; 15 Sep 2010 at 09:37 AM..
Reason: merged consecutive posts
| | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 32bit.
CPU ACPI x86 baseret pc
Memory 4,00 GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
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15 Sep 2010
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Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer University of Kentucky |
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell and Custom
OS Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
CPU System 1: i7 2600@3.4GHz, System 2: AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6G
Motherboard System 1:Dell 06NWYK System 2: ASUS M5A97 AM3+
Memory System 1: 8GB System 2: 8GB
Graphics Card System 1: ATI FirePro V4800 System 2: Radeon HD 6850
Sound Card System 1: onboard System 2: onboard
Monitor(s) Displays System1: Viewsonic HDMI 24"
Screen Resolution System 1: 1920x1080 System 2: 1920x1080
Case System 1: Dell System 2: Cooler Master
Hard Drives System 1: Mirrored .5B drives System 2: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
Internet Speed 10 MBPS
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15 Sep 2010
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There is no yellow dots. ( But there is also no DVD Drive..)
But when i insert a DVD i can hear it working on the DVD.
Last edited by Brink; 15 Sep 2010 at 09:37 AM..
Reason: merged consecutive posts
| | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 32bit.
CPU ACPI x86 baseret pc
Memory 4,00 GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
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15 Sep 2010
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i had this problem once and it was a simple case of a loose connection,open youre tower and unplug then reinsert it,follow all wires from it to all connctions ant just check they are all firmly in | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 X64 Bit
CPU Intel Pentium Dual core @2.80 Ghz 3.28 Ghz
Memory 4GB
Graphics Card Geforce 430 gt
Screen Resolution 1440x900
Internet Speed good times-500-850 kbs bad times-50-100 kbs
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15 Sep 2010
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hmm okay. let me try that 
Nope! didn't work.. Checked in My Coputer AND Device Manager
Last edited by Brink; 15 Sep 2010 at 09:37 AM..
Reason: merged consecutive posts
| | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 32bit.
CPU ACPI x86 baseret pc
Memory 4,00 GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
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15 Sep 2010
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Windows 7 Pro 64 SP1 East Bay Area, CA |
Can you post a screenshot of disk management screen, Type diskmgmt.msc in start menu search. 
What other changes have you done since the last time it worked? | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Compaq sr5410f case
OS Windows 7 Pro 64 SP1
CPU AMD X2 4450E @ 2.3 ghz
Motherboard Biostar MCP6P M2+
Memory 4.0 g
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT , 512mb
Sound Card onboard
Monitor(s) Displays auria eq2367
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard logitech wave cordless
Mouse logitech LX8 cordless laser mouse
PSU 250 watts
Case Compaq
Cooling couple fans
Hard Drives 1 tb Hitachi HDT721010SLA scsi, 500 gb external
Internet Speed comcast hi speed 19 dn 8 up
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser IE10
Other Info Laptop specs: HP g7-1365dx /
CPU: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics /
RAM: Crucial 8Gb (2x4Gb) /
SSD: Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2 ATA Device/ FW 000F /
GFX: AMD Radeon HD 6520G /
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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15 Sep 2010
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Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) SomeWhere in the HOT Arizona Desert ! |
What make & model is your DVD drive? IDE or Sata Drive ? | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
PSU 430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case All Generic Full Towers
Cooling Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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15 Sep 2010
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These are the exact types of things that I like to use system restore points for. Can you try restoring back to a point in time where you knew the drive was working? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
PSU Corsair 620HX modular
Case Antec P182
Cooling stock
Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
Internet Speed 15/2 cable modem
Other Info Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
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