1p6h1i8 said:
Hello all!
I am new to this site; the reason i'm here is because as the title of this states, my DVD-RW drive refuses to recognize any disc (DVD, CD, burned DVD or burned CD, CD-ROM, burned data CD, blank DVD, blank CD) when just yesterday i used it to burn a CD and it worked just fine. I am bewildered at this problem as i see no reason that it should happen or no reason that it could happen. If anyone has a suggestion or anything that might start me in the right direction to fix this, i would much appreciate it!! Thank you!
~Jim
i would try the following things as i just fixed the same issue on my pc.....my post is still listed below.....i got my solution from another tech site that i visit
1st....boot up the pc and check the BIOS setup and see if the drive is being recognized.....if not, then open it up and check the connections
2nd..goto device manager and see if its listed there.....if yes, is there a symbol there? click the update driver.....(to get to device manager in windows xp.....click my computer, then in the left margin click view system info, click hardware, click device manager.....u should see DVD/CD rom drives with a plus sign next to it.....click that plus sign to see if the drive is listed, and if there is a symbol)
if updating the driver doesnt work, click to uninstall the drive.....then turn off pc, and turn back on and see if it reloads the drive.....check the device manager again
3rd....still having the problem......find out what drive u have and find a fiirmware update on this techspots driver section.....try to update firmware
if that doesnt work try what worked for my problem.....i found this fix on another site and it worked
Just watch what you do and take each step... step by step. Because your going to have to mess with the Reg files of windows. That is you do have windows?
Ok these are the steps.
1. Click Start.
2. Click Run.
3. In the "open" field type REGEDIT.
4. Click OK.
5. Click "File" in the menu bar.
6. Click "Export" from the drop down menu this will open a new box.
7. click the down arrow beside "Save In" and select "Local Disk (c
".
8. In the File Name field type BACKUP.REG.
9. Verify that under the ?Export Range?, that the radio button is beside "All".
10. Click Save.
11. Click the plus sign (+) beside HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
12. Click the plus sign (+) beside System.
13. Click the plus sign (+) beside CurrentControlSet.
14. Click the plus sign (+) beside Control.
15. Click the plus sign (+) beside Class.
16. In the left hand window pane click on {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} to select that key.
17. In the right hand window pane select the UpperFilters registry key and press the delete key on the keyboard.
18. Confirm with and OK.
19. In the right hand window pane select the LowerFilters registry key and press the delete key ont he keyboard.
20. Confirm with and OK.
21. Click the "X" in the upper right hand corner of the Registry Editor window to close it.
after this is completed, goto device manager and uninstall the drive. Turn off the PC and re boot it, and the drive should work again