Laptop DVD drive not showing up...

Customgamer1 · Feb 13, 2009, 05:29 AM

Hey guys!

My friend is having an issue long distance and can't see what's going on but is having a problem.

His DVD drive is not working.

What happens is that it is not showing up under "computer" and will not read any disks of course.

What does work is when we go to device manager it is listed, but has a yellow warning under it.

The drive did work before, but no longer does.

Any ideas? He really needs the help and I did everything I could...

Also any topic about removing filters from the registry will not work because they are not there anymore... We both tried in vista with no success. So any other help would be great!

Thanks in advance!

Callandor · Feb 13, 2009, 06:00 AM

Try resetting the upper and lower limits.

And it could also be disconnected, esp if it's a laptop.

Edit: okay you tried limits, try uninstalling and reinstalling it in device manager.

Customgamer1 · Feb 13, 2009, 06:02 AM

That is what I am talking about...

I can not locate those files.

That reg key is not showing up on my computer. I tried it with him and he was not finding them, but can't be 100% sure.

or are you talking about something else?

CDsDontBurn · Feb 13, 2009, 06:04 AM

Is this a SATA or IDE device? Also, check in the BIOS and see if it's set up in P-I/O mode or not.

if it's listed in Device Mangler, try to uninstall the device and restart the machine and see if it'll install itself correctly. But before you do that, right click on it and select properties. In the "troubleshoot" box, it shoujld give you a code. What is the code that it gives out when that is displayed?

Feb 13, 2009, 05:29 AM	#1
Customgamer1 Fell off the tech wagon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,273 Rep Power: 74 System Specs	Laptop DVD drive not showing up... Hey guys! My friend is having an issue long distance and can't see what's going on but is having a problem. His DVD drive is not working. What happens is that it is not showing up under "computer" and will not read any disks of course. What does work is when we go to device manager it is listed, but has a yellow warning under it. The drive did work before, but no longer does. Any ideas? He really needs the help and I did everything I could... Also any topic about removing filters from the registry will not work because they are not there anymore... We both tried in vista with no success. So any other help would be great! Thanks in advance! __________________ Asus Laptop: 2.5 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gigs DDR 2, Windows 7 64bit! Windows 7 > OSX!

Feb 13, 2009, 06:00 AM	#2
Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,244 Rep Power: 304 System Specs	Re: Laptop DVD drive not showing up... Try resetting the upper and lower limits. And it could also be disconnected, esp if it's a laptop. Edit: okay you tried limits, try uninstalling and reinstalling it in device manager. __________________

Feb 13, 2009, 06:02 AM	Thread Starter #3
Customgamer1 Fell off the tech wagon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,273 Rep Power: 74 System Specs	Re: Laptop DVD drive not showing up... That is what I am talking about... I can not locate those files. That reg key is not showing up on my computer. I tried it with him and he was not finding them, but can't be 100% sure. or are you talking about something else? __________________ Asus Laptop: 2.5 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gigs DDR 2, Windows 7 64bit! Windows 7 > OSX!

Feb 13, 2009, 06:04 AM	#4
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,795 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	Re: Laptop DVD drive not showing up... Is this a SATA or IDE device? Also, check in the BIOS and see if it's set up in P-I/O mode or not. if it's listed in Device Mangler, try to uninstall the device and restart the machine and see if it'll install itself correctly. But before you do that, right click on it and select properties. In the "troubleshoot" box, it shoujld give you a code. What is the code that it gives out when that is displayed? __________________ Her First Day \| A year later