no dvd drive will work with my pc

Shimshom · 10 Nov 2014

I had the same happen in the past including not being able to install the OS and the reason was a bad/failing power supply and if you can test the PC with a different power supply you might be able to solve this

madrat55 · 12 Nov 2014

i have tried it with another psu but the problem persists

TVeblen · 12 Nov 2014

madrat55 said:

i will try this and see what happens but the other thing is my optical drive does not even work when trying to install an os.

If we eliminate the OS from the equation, and assume the drive is not defective, then you are left with a very short list of possibilities:

Bad data cable
Bad SATA port
Failing SATA controller
Incorrect BIOS settings

If you suspect BIOS settings you could note all your current settings (to revert later if needed) and then "Restore BIOS Defaults" on the EXIT Tab.

madrat55 · 13 Nov 2014

i think it may have to be the Failing SATA controller as ive tried everything else thank you for your help an your time

ComputerGeek · 13 Nov 2014

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Oops. My bad. I read your first post too quick. If you can't boot from the drive, the rest of my instruction isn't relevant. Ignore.

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Is the DVD drive detected? but just won't work??

Let's check one more thing. Download Filter Driver tool. Right click it and run it as admin.

When it opens do you see any CD/DVD listed? If yes, select any CD/DVD. Then click the Clipboard button and then paste result into next post

Shimshom · 13 Nov 2014

Have you tried what TVeblen said above if nothing else works one way around the whole thing is to get an external optical drive

madrat55 · 17 Nov 2014

i have tried a few things but nothing seems to work going a bit of topic i also cant boot from a usb it does the same as the optical drive

TVeblen · 17 Nov 2014

No, that is significant and it could be related.

Does the optical drive work while in Windows? Just to open files on CD or play disks (just to be clear)
Do USB drives work while in Windows?

madrat55 · 19 Nov 2014

the optical drive does not work in windows. the usb works in windows but wont work for installing an os

Berton · 19 Nov 2014

madrat55 said:

the optical drive does not work in windows. the usb works in windows but wont work for installing an os

Usually the BIOS has to be set to show a USB drive as a boot device, older computers may not have that choice. Installing an OS usually requires a bootable drive, older versions of Windows such as Win98 had Upgrades that had to be installed while Windows was running.