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Posted on Oct 21, 2012

Cd rom drive not shown in my computer and device manager

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  • Anonymous Oct 21, 2012

    please be more specific. is it a new install, working before or changes done prior to the condition?

  • Anonymous Oct 21, 2012

    hi again, although i might want to agree with Mohammad Atiqur Rahman's response i feel its a bit premature to assume anything without further feedback. Kindly elaborate further.

  • giireisp
    giireisp Oct 22, 2012

    its not a new install was working very well before and i am seeing any thing about cd rom drive in device manager though if i press the button of cdrom drive it is coming outand can green light alsodrive

  • giireisp
    giireisp Oct 22, 2012

    its ... not seeing anything in about cdrom drive in device manager and its coming out if i press the button and can also see green light

  • giireisp
    giireisp Oct 23, 2012

    how can i check if port is damaged

  • giireisp
    giireisp Oct 25, 2012

    U mean to say cd rom to try in another laptop. could it be also bcos of drver problem

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 01, 2008

SOURCE: cd rom problems

I just replaced the CD drive in my 2200, the eye went out. You can check to see if it's the drive or drivers by uninstalling the drivers from the device manager, then reboot. It will find the drive and reinstall the drivers. If this doesn't fix it, then the drive is bad. The drivers for optical drives are very simlpe, some times they will glitch and need to be reinstalled, but most of the time it's the drive that has gone out.

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  • Posted on Dec 24, 2008

SOURCE: cd-rom, computer won't load.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 30, 2009

SOURCE: cd/dvd rom is not recognized on system. No drive letter or in device manager

If the drive is showing an error (or is missing) in device manager, do the following:

Start Registry Editor (Start, Run and type in regedit then click O.K)
Locate the UpperFilters value under the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
On the Edit menu, click Delete, and then click OK.
Locate the LowerFilters value under the same key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
On the Edit menu, click Delete, and then click OK.
Quit Registry Editor.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 07, 2009

SOURCE: my cd-rom will not open. What should I do?

It sounds like the drive spring is bad. There's usually a small hole on the drive itself, you can stretch out a paper clip and stick the paper clip in the hole to see if it will release. If it releases, the drive's not picking up on the power being delivered by the system. See if you can swap it with another drive.

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if this does not fix the problem it might be a registry problem
Close all open programs

Click on Start, Run, and type regedit and press Enter
Click on the plus signs (+) next to the following folders

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

SYSTEM

CurrentControlSet

Control

Class

{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

This folder is the DVD/CD-ROM Drive Class Description in the registry. Look for any of the following names in the right hand column.

Upper Filters

Lower Filters

Upper Filters.bak

Lower Filters.bak
If any of the above keys shown in step 4 are listed, right-click on them and choose Delete

After deleting the keys, close the registry editor
Reboot your computer
Open My Computer and check to see if your CD or DVD drives have returned. You may also want to open Device Manager and verify that the yellow exclamation and error code on the CD or DVD drive is gone.
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1) Veify its listed in device manager? To check that Right click on My computer and got to manage.There you need to click on device manager.On right side, check whether you are able to see CD/DVD listed. see the pic

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If its not listed you need to reconnect the power supply.
If its listed and still not working, check the IDE or Sata cable to connected to it.Refix it.

If you are seeing an yellow mark near CD/DVD drive you can download microsoft fixit from http://www.ziddu.com/download/6528022/MicrosoftFixit50027.msi.html


2)Verify that the CD/DVD drive is detected by the BIOS when the computer starts

You can see how to access bios at http://www.fixya.com/support/r4268275-enter_bios_in_toshiba_laptop

3)Verify that the CD/DVD drive has a drive letter assigned in Disk Manager

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a. Click Start, and then click Run. Or click Start Search.
b. Type “diskmgmt.msc” (without the quotes), and then press ENTER
c. Verify that the CD/DVD device is assigned a drive letter (for example, “D:”)
d. If the device does not have a drive letter, then right mouse click on the CD-ROM (highlighted in red above), and select Change Drive Letters and Paths
e. Click Add, click Assign the following drive letter, and then click a drive letter from the list

4)Uninstall & Reinstall the DVD/CD-ROM drive in Device Manager

a. Click Start, and then click Run. Or click Start Search.
b. Type “devmgmt.msc” (without the quotes), and then press ENTER
c. Double click to expand DVD/CD-ROM drives
d. Right-click on the name of your DVD/CD-ROM and click Uninstall
e. Select OK to the Confirm Device Removal (Windows XP) or Confirm Device Uninstall (Windows Vista) dialog
f. Right mouse click your computer name and select Scan for hardware changes
g. Close Device Manager

f: Click OK twice, and then close Disk Management


If all these not solved your issue you can have a look at http://www.fixya.com/support/r4274092-cd_dvd_drive_missing_or_not_recognized
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DVD +R

Right Click My Computer

Click properties

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To uninstall the CD / DVD Rom Right click on it and choose uninstall

To Reinstall Reboot , and Windows Will Automatically Detect The CD-Rom Drive and install it for you
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