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I have a windows 8 sleek book that does not have a desc drive.
I have a Disc drive from a previous computer and would like to connect it to this one via USB.
The disc drive has had no problems when it was in the old computer and read all the discs i put in.
I just want to be able to do so again using this computer that is disc driveless.
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1. Have you made any changes to the computer prior to this issue?
2. What is the complete error message?
3. What is the make model of the computer?
Generally, this issue occurs if there is any corrupted file.
You may follow the below given methods and check if it fixes the issue.
If you are not able to boot to the desktop, you may perform Automatic repair from DVD and check if it helps.
Method1: I would suggest you to remove all the external devices connected to the computer (except mouse and keyboard) and perform an Automatic repair using Windows 8 bootable DVD or USB drive.
Follow these steps to perform Automatic repair
a) Insert the installation DVD or USB and boot Windows 8 from it.
b) In the 'Windows setup' page select the 'language to install', 'Time and currency format' and the 'keyboard or input method' and click on 'next'.
c) Click on 'Repair your computer' and select 'Troubleshoot'.
d) Click on 'Advanced options' and select 'Automatic Repair' and select the operating system.
Method2: I would recommend you to perform system restore from the disc and boot to the desktop
Perform system restore to previous working date.
a. Boot from the Windows 8 DVD.
b. Once you get the welcome screen of installation with the option "Install now"
c. Click on Repair your computer
d. On the next page click on Advanced Options
e. Select System Restore and check if you can start the computer.
System Restore disclaimer: When you use System Restore to restore the computer to a previous state, programs and updates that you installed are removed.
It's possible your drive needs a firmware update. Has it ever worked? New or old drive? Also, the lenses might need to be cleaned. Or you might need a different brand of media in order to get it to record/burn properly.
1
Launch the Disk Management tool on your computer running
Windows 7 by opening the Start menu and typing "diskmgmt.msc" in the
search bar. The Disk Management tool, showing all connected storage
devices, appears.
2
Pick the hard drive onto which you'll install Windows 8. The
normal choice is Disk0, which is the primary hard drive. This disk
should already show your C: drive, and possibly other items like
recovery partitions.
3
Verify the available free space on the selected disk. For
most computers with no other dual-boot setups installed, the entire
drive should be occupied, so you'll have to shrink an existing drive
(like C:). If there is a section with a black bar titled "unallocated,"
then this represents free space not currently in use.
4
Shrink your C: drive by right-clicking on it and selecting
"Shrink Volume." The computer assesses and reports how much free space
is available on the disk. You need a minimum of 16GB of free space to
install 32-bit Windows 8 and 20GB of space for 64-bit Windows 8. Type
either 160000 or 200000 in the "Enter the amount of space to shrink in
MB" box. Increase that number if you want additional storage space for
files and programs within Windows 8. Click "Shrink" to continue.
5
Right-click on the new unallocated space and select "New
Simple Volume." Leave the defaults, ensuring that NTFS is selected as
the file system type. Give the drive a name, like "Windows 8."
6
Insert your Windows 8 installation disc or USB drive into
your computer. When the new drive is formatted, restart the computer and
boot from your installation disc or drive.
Install Windows 8
7
Select "Custom" during the Windows 8 Setup initialization process.
8
Select the new drive you created when the installation
program asks you where you want to install Windows 8. Be sure to select
the drive with the label you used for the new drive; if you install to
the C: drive, you will overwrite your existing Windows 7 installation.
9
Follow onscreen instructions to install Windows 8.
10
Reboot after you install Windows 8, ensuring that you've
removed any installation media. When the computer restarts, you are
presented with a boot screen that lets you pick between Windows 7 and
Windows 8.
Be sure to plug the USB connector and the back of the CPU. Then go to Application folder if your running on OS X. Locate the disk utility, then double click it and see if your external drive have been detected. If it is detected try to repair it. and then thats it
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