Cd/dvd drive not found

[frow]

when i boot up my computer i get the message saying cd/dvd drive was not found, consult the troubleshooting section of your user manual. i am running on xp and the drives dont show up in either my computer or device manager. i have deleted the upperfilter and there was no lowerfilter. that worked for a little while but then the drives disappeared again and the upperfilter also never returned. i have also tried to restore the registry to an earlier time and that worked for a short time but then the drives were gone again. i have also gone into bios and loaded the optimal defaults which didnt work. i am not sure what else to do please help!

 

[CCT]

http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/aspisetup.cfm


edit: btw, you posted about this same issue under another heading - DON'T DO THAT!

 

[frow]

that didnt work

 

[CCT]

In device manager, uninstall the cd drivers, uninstall the cd, shut down.

Open case, pull power supply and ide connector from the cd.

Reboot - shutdown again - reconnect and reboot.

 

[frow]

that worked for a little while but the drives again disappeared in both device manager and my computer.

 

[CCT]

Change the ide cable if you have access to another.

As an experiment, only hook up one cd/dvd and switch the 2 around so each has a chance at the middle connector.

 

[frow]

i changed the cable that didnt work and i tried hooking up only one that alos did nothing