Cdrw Not Being Detected In Windows

ok..... so my LG CDRW is detected in the bios....but its not detected in winxp....any ideas?

thx
DWk

Which IDE port is it on? Is it a slave or master drive? Have you set your jumpers correctly? Do you have Tweak UI on your comp, and if you do, have you made sure that your new drive letter is checked? (In tweak UI look under "my computer" and "drives")


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it was working fine one day and the next it just didnt appear.... and yes its set up correctly since i havent moved it from the day i built my computer...and it was running fine....

and just to answer that question...no i dont use tweakui :)

When you say it doesn't show up in WinXP, where do you mean, in Explorer\My Computer, or in Device Manager? Or both?


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both..... but it shows in bios

Have you tried disconnecting the drive by pulling the cable out, then starting comp up. Then shut down, reconnect and see if it shows up again.

Another reason may be that your drive is fucked, it does happen.


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Have you got Plug and Play checked in your services.

Try "add new hardware" in device manager, if that doesn't work, tyr Billy_Dean's suggestiong of disconnecting the drive, then I'd boot up winodws, then shutdown winodws again, then reconnect the drive, and boot windows up again.