cd-rw gone (help)

dmaister · Feb 25, 2003, 03:50 AM

Today i opened up the My Computer icon, and found that my cd-rw icon was missing where it lists all the drives. All of a sudden it disappeared. When i try pressing the button to open the cd-rw tray, it wont open, like if it isnt responding, also, when i try looking for new hardware it wont find any, the last thing i remember doing that could have done anything was closing daemon tools, i tried searching for new hardware=no luck, opening up the cdtray=wont open, there is no response from the drive and there is no sign that it is being recognized... the drive has been working for almost a year now without problems, but all of a sudden its gone. I have Windows XP home, and a sony cd-rw (dont know the model because i cant find it nowhere on my pc, heres a link http://www.ita.sel.sony.com/support/...s/pcvrx570.pdf ) can anyone help me?!?!?!?!?! reformating would suck cause i cant backup any info since cdrw is messed up.
i can provide any extra info if needed

mines wont even open up the tray and wont show up in device manager, i have installed the new aspi drivers, and still no luck.

bbabnikk · Feb 25, 2003, 04:10 AM

Have you checked the Power connector to your Drive??
Cause it's either getting no power or dead altogether

CD drives will always open if they're Getting Power...

dmaister · Feb 25, 2003, 04:19 AM

it cant be dead because this happened to me again before, i think its this damn daemon tools messing it all up, well when it last happened i reformatted cause of whatever reason and it worked afterwards, but not i dont want to reformat, i want to find a way into fixing this...i know the drive is not broken because this problem has happened before, daemon tools must be interfering with the cd rw, but it only does when i closed the tray icon, because if i didnt it never happened, but today i did and now this is what i find myself into...sigh.... any help?

bbabnikk · Feb 25, 2003, 04:25 AM

...Hrmmm...Only thing i can think of is a loose power connector....

...Will it open during bootup? Before windows loads?

ToshiroOC · Feb 25, 2003, 05:09 AM

bbabnikk, if you want to delete posts, you can go to the edit button, then at the top of the edit screen there is a delete section, you check the box then click the button, click yes, and it will delete your post. If you end up having nothing to say but ".", then it would probably be a good idea. Thank you...

bbabnikk · Feb 25, 2003, 06:09 AM

D'oh...Thanks Toshiro...i been around awhile...but i don't post often enough to notice these things

Edit: Doesn't work...says i don't have permissions to delete post after i check box and click button

ToshiroOC · Feb 25, 2003, 06:11 AM

Naw, its fine. Do you want me to clean up that post with the "." and delete it for you?

bbabnikk · Feb 25, 2003, 06:12 AM

sure, thanks

dmaister · Feb 25, 2003, 11:43 PM

well, i put daemon tools to have 0 fake drives or whatever, and then i shutdown, today i came to my pc, started it up, and it appeared again, can it be a glitch with daemon tools and windows xp and my cd-rw? btw the cd-rw was a sony CRX175E

DarkFoss · Feb 26, 2003, 01:29 AM

This happened to me with removing clone cd last week. Once you enter his site click on the Updates Page XP Tips and scroll down to Restoring Access to CD Roms. It was added 5/21/02

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/

Dai originally posted this website in another thread to help blix9. It has some helpful info

Feb 25, 2003, 03:50 AM	#1
dmaister I got 99 Problems Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 71 Rep Power: 0	cd-rw gone (help) Today i opened up the My Computer icon, and found that my cd-rw icon was missing where it lists all the drives. All of a sudden it disappeared. When i try pressing the button to open the cd-rw tray, it wont open, like if it isnt responding, also, when i try looking for new hardware it wont find any, the last thing i remember doing that could have done anything was closing daemon tools, i tried searching for new hardware=no luck, opening up the cdtray=wont open, there is no response from the drive and there is no sign that it is being recognized... the drive has been working for almost a year now without problems, but all of a sudden its gone. I have Windows XP home, and a sony cd-rw (dont know the model because i cant find it nowhere on my pc, heres a link http://www.ita.sel.sony.com/support/...s/pcvrx570.pdf ) can anyone help me?!?!?!?!?! reformating would suck cause i cant backup any info since cdrw is messed up. i can provide any extra info if needed mines wont even open up the tray and wont show up in device manager, i have installed the new aspi drivers, and still no luck. __________________ "The Man, The Legend"

Feb 25, 2003, 04:10 AM	#2
bbabnikk DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	Power? Have you checked the Power connector to your Drive?? Cause it's either getting no power or dead altogether CD drives will always open if they're Getting Power... __________________ [COLOR=White]"Wow! Did you see that!? He exploded, god all mighty I love magic!"[/COLOR][COLOR=Navy] [/COLOR] Last edited by bbabnikk; Feb 25, 2003 at 04:41 AM.

Feb 25, 2003, 04:19 AM	Thread Starter #3
dmaister I got 99 Problems Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 71 Rep Power: 0	it cant be dead because this happened to me again before, i think its this damn daemon tools messing it all up, well when it last happened i reformatted cause of whatever reason and it worked afterwards, but not i dont want to reformat, i want to find a way into fixing this...i know the drive is not broken because this problem has happened before, daemon tools must be interfering with the cd rw, but it only does when i closed the tray icon, because if i didnt it never happened, but today i did and now this is what i find myself into...sigh.... any help? __________________ "The Man, The Legend"

Feb 25, 2003, 04:25 AM	#4
bbabnikk DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	...Hrmmm...Only thing i can think of is a loose power connector.... ...Will it open during bootup? Before windows loads? __________________ [COLOR=White]"Wow! Did you see that!? He exploded, god all mighty I love magic!"[/COLOR][COLOR=Navy] [/COLOR] Last edited by bbabnikk; Feb 25, 2003 at 04:53 AM.

Feb 25, 2003, 05:09 AM	#5
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	bbabnikk, if you want to delete posts, you can go to the edit button, then at the top of the edit screen there is a delete section, you check the box then click the button, click yes, and it will delete your post. If you end up having nothing to say but ".", then it would probably be a good idea. Thank you... __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Feb 25, 2003, 06:09 AM	#6
bbabnikk DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	D'oh...Thanks Toshiro...i been around awhile...but i don't post often enough to notice these things Edit: Doesn't work...says i don't have permissions to delete post after i check box and click button __________________ [COLOR=White]"Wow! Did you see that!? He exploded, god all mighty I love magic!"[/COLOR][COLOR=Navy] [/COLOR]

Feb 25, 2003, 06:11 AM	#7
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Naw, its fine. Do you want me to clean up that post with the "." and delete it for you? __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Feb 25, 2003, 06:12 AM	#8
bbabnikk DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	sure, thanks __________________ [COLOR=White]"Wow! Did you see that!? He exploded, god all mighty I love magic!"[/COLOR][COLOR=Navy] [/COLOR]

Feb 25, 2003, 11:43 PM	Thread Starter #9
dmaister I got 99 Problems Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 71 Rep Power: 0	well, i put daemon tools to have 0 fake drives or whatever, and then i shutdown, today i came to my pc, started it up, and it appeared again, can it be a glitch with daemon tools and windows xp and my cd-rw? btw the cd-rw was a sony CRX175E __________________ "The Man, The Legend"

Feb 26, 2003, 01:29 AM	#10
DarkFoss HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Downers Grove IL Posts: 688 Rep Power: 0	This happened to me with removing clone cd last week. Once you enter his site click on the Updates Page XP Tips and scroll down to Restoring Access to CD Roms. It was added 5/21/02 http://www.onecomputerguy.com/ Dai originally posted this website in another thread to help blix9. It has some helpful info __________________ Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety,deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Ben Franklin, 1755 Last edited by DarkFoss; Feb 26, 2003 at 02:01 AM.