DVD Rom disapered from "my computer"

[geeve420]

I went to rip some CD's today and noticed my DVD R/W Has vanished from "my Computer". I can go into device manager and see it, but it has a yellow exclamation point next to it. I tried to update the driver but windows says it has the best driver already. I uninstalled the driver and rebooted to the same thing. Any thoughts? I am realy hoping my drive didn't die I checked the BIOS and it knows it is there as well. If you need further info just ask.

Thanks in advance

Geeve

Edit: I have ran my antivirus and malwarebytes and neither have found anything

 

[sygnus21]

Check these Microsoft fixes...

Your CD drive or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs

Your CD or DVD drive cannot read or write media

 

[geeve420]

Check these Microsoft fixes...

Your CD drive or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs

Your CD or DVD drive cannot read or write media

Thanks sygnus, however neither worked. The first and the second found the problem but didn't/couldn't fix it. Any other thoughts?

Geeve

 

[sygnus21]

Can you post an image of the error(s)??? Including the one in device manager.

Thanks.

 

[magere hein]

Is it SATA or with the IDE cable?

Mayby you can change it to another SATA port. I had it once and then I noticed that I had connected the cable to one of the 3rth party SATA controllers and windows didn't recogniced it when I installed the drivers.

 

[geeve420]

It is SATA. It was working earlier this week, I just checked and everything seems plugged in correctly, I never uplugged it or anything. Here are some screen shots of what I am seeing:

Thanks

Geeve

 

[theog]

1) Try uninstalling the drivers in device manager. Reboot.

2) Unplug Data & power cables, restart,shutdown, plug cables back in check BIOS.

 

[sygnus21]

When you say it was working earlier this week did you add something to the system during that time? Software/Hardware??? If so, can you try a system restore to a time before the changes and see what happens?

Let me know.

PS theog has a point, but I would do number one first than see what happens before trying number two. However don't forget about my question above.

 

[geeve420]

1) Try uninstalling the drivers in device manager. Reboot.

2) Unplug Data & power cables, restart,shutdown, plug cables back in check BIOS.

When you say it was working earlier this week did you add something to the system during that time? Software/Hardware??? If so, can you try a system restore to a time before the changes and see what happens?

Let me know.

PS theog has a point, but I would do number one first than see what happens before trying number two. However don't forget about my question above.

I uninstalled and rebooted still the same problem. I will try number 2 here in a second.

I rolled back and got no where, the only thing I have installed is a drum looping program and it was working just fine. Other than that it was just the .NET update from tuesday, I have done no hardware changes. I am really perplexed

 

[sygnus21]

Do you have any recording software installed? Ex Nero, Roxio? If so you might trying uninstalling it that reinstalling it again. I had to do this once in Vista. Bit weird but it worked.

Edit you could try this fix but it requires some registry work... My cd drive wont work [Solved] - xpcman's post.

 

[geeve420]

Do you have any recording software installed? Ex Nero, Roxio? If so you might trying uninstalling it that reinstalling it again. I had to do this once in Vista. Bit weird but it worked.

Edit you could try this fix but it requires some registry work... My cd drive wont work [Solved] - xpcman's post.

This did it!!!! Thank you soooo much. I came to find out that my friends teenage boys had tried to install Roxio, when it failed they tried to unistall and get rid of the evidence. Needless to say I chewed them out and they are now mowing my yard as me and thier Dad watch and drink a beer Thank you again, rep coming your way!

Geeve

 

[SIW2]

That's the famous upper and lower filters issue - been around for years.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929461

Often caused by gigantic burning suites, like Nero and Roxio, apparently.

 

[sygnus21]

Do you have any recording software installed? Ex Nero, Roxio? If so you might trying uninstalling it that reinstalling it again. I had to do this once in Vista. Bit weird but it worked.

Edit you could try this fix but it requires some registry work... My cd drive wont work [Solved] - xpcman's post.

This did it!!!! Thank you soooo much. I came to find out that my friends teenage boys had tried to install Roxio, when it failed they tried to unistall and get rid of the evidence. Needless to say I chewed them out and they are now mowing my yard as me and thier Dad watch and drink a beer Thank you again, rep coming your way!

Geeve

Glad to hear you got it sorted

Peace