DVD drive as CD
- Thread starter Hrant
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seavixen32
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Have a look at this Microsoft article.
Your CD drive or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs
Your CD drive or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP Pavilion Elite 495UK
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz
- Motherboard
- MSI 2A9C (CPU1)
- Memory
- 8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz
- Graphics Card(s)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- HP2310i
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage
- PSU
- 460W
- Case
- HP Elite
- Cooling
- Air cooled
- Keyboard
- Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard
- Mouse
- Logitech Wireless M180 mouse
- Internet Speed
- 2Mb
- Other Info
- Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop
It appears as CD Drive, although it is DVD drive and it doesn't work neither from CD, nor DVD. Sometimes I hear the sound of the rotation, but nothing else.
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Dell
- OS
- Win 7 Pro 64-bit
- CPU
- Intel i5
Did it quit working recently? You could try a Restore point to a time where it did work. Don't discount the possibility the drive has failed too.
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Home Built Desktop By DataTech
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
- CPU
- Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No built in GPU
- Motherboard
- ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
- Memory
- 16GB G.Skill Sniper 1866MHz @ 2133MHz 2x8GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- ASUS GTX650TIB-DC2OC-2GD5, (650TI Boost)
- Sound Card
- Onboard Realtek 5-1
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung P2570HD
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD for OS, 500GB Seagate Constellation (Enterprise drive) for Data
- PSU
- Corsair HX650W
- Case
- Inwin Dragon Rider
- Cooling
- Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans, push-pull, @1300 RPM
- Keyboard
- E-Z Eyes, bright yellow keys with large characters
- Mouse
- steelseries SENSEI Laser Pro Gaming
- Internet Speed
- 48-51Mbs Mbs down, 11 Mbs up Xfinity Cable
- Antivirus
- Norton Internet Security 2013
- Browser
- IE 10, Opera, Pale Moon if needed
- Other Info
- 4 case fans, LG BluRay-RE, ASUS DVD-RW, Mr. Fusion power supply, 1.21 gigawatts.
I would go for your optical drive check first.Maybe its failing or such.
Next go to computer-right click and choose device manager.Is your DVD drive listed there??Click on drop down arrow,select your drive,right click and choose properties.Under general tab in properties window does it show the drive is working properly??
In driver tab click on update drivers and check whether it updates your DVD driver software.
Next go to computer-right click and choose device manager.Is your DVD drive listed there??Click on drop down arrow,select your drive,right click and choose properties.Under general tab in properties window does it show the drive is working properly??
In driver tab click on update drivers and check whether it updates your DVD driver software.
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- DELL
- OS
- Windows 8 Pro
- CPU
- intel i3 2.40 Ghz
- Motherboard
- DELL inc
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Graphics Card(s)
- Integrated Intel HD
- Sound Card
- Realtek high definition SRS surround sound
- Screen Resolution
- 1366*768
- Hard Drives
- 320 GB
- Internet Speed
- 1Mbps
- Local time
- 4:47 PM
- Messages
- 774
Old time Windows glitch...reports the drive depending on what medium was last used before most recent shutdown.
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Self-Built
- OS
- Vista Ultimate X64/ Windows 7 Dual-boot
- CPU
- Q6600
- Motherboard
- ASUS P5K
- Memory
- 4G OCZ PC2 8500 Platinum
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA 8800GTS Vid Card
- Hard Drives
- 500G Seagate SATA
200G Seagate SATA
100G WD Caviar SATA
80G WD Caviar IDE
- PSU
- OCZ Elite 800W PSU
- Case
- RaidMax Smilodon Case