Wont Install I have tried to install the dvd rewrite it pwers up but the computer does not recognise it .the cable is correctly connected as my motherboard supports sata. do I need a special driver? Hope you can help. FRED

These are the steps for installing your optical drive:
1. Remove both side covers on your PC case. 2. Locate a free 5.25 in bay on your desktop computer. This is usually located near the front/top part of a PC ATX case. 3. Remove the front/external cover for your chosen drive bay. This cover is usually not screwed in. You just have to pry it open. 4. Screw in the optical drive to the drive bay. You need 4 screws, 2 on each side. 5. Power connection : Locate a SATA power connector from your power supply and plug this into your new optical drive. The SATA power connector looks like this
6. Data Connection - Locate the SATA ports on your motherboard which looks like this
You need to plug in a SATA cable from your motherboard to your new optical drive
SATA cable
SATA power and data ports on the back of the optical drive


7. That's it! Your new optical drive should now work. it's plug n Play so you don't need to install any drivers for this device.

try using Nero dvd burner...

If yours is a desktop pc, then open the cabinet, remove the drive and connect it back to some other available port and cable and try again.

If your laptop dont recognise dvd rewriter it may be due to many reason it may either due to Ide cable or a registry issue or a hardware issue .Try following steps :

1 make sure you have correctly inserted the IDE and Power Cables. Fault of putting the IDE cable in the wrong way around make this happen.
2 Make one drive the the Master and the other the Slave, don't set both to Cable Select.

Is it not recognizing the drives in the BIOS or Windows? Try changing IDE cables?

If BIOS, have you gone into the BIOS and verified that the drives are detected? Try changing the BIOS settings for the IDE Channels from AUTO to CD_ROM. At least then, from a hardware viewpoint, you are forcing the system to recognize.

3 If you have an older player, check with the manufacturer to see whether an update to the firmware is available. Many newer DVD titles with lots of special features are famous for causing problems on older players.

4 If its a registry issue then try following steps but remember first take back up of your registry
Start the Run Command Prompt

Type in "regedit" without the parrenthesis then click ok

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

Then SYSTEM

Then CURRENT CONTROL SET

Then CONTROL

Then CLASS

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

The whole thing looks like this:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

Then delete the upper and lower filters....

RESTART YOUR COMPUTER THEN THERE YA GO!!!! HOPE THIS HELPS

Please install NERO cd/ dvd writer software. With out these u r dvd writer can t read any dvd on read CD. Hope you understand.

Hi,

if These Are IDE devices, ensure That The Jumpers Are Set To Slave And Master. If The Device still Is Not Recognised, Try Putting It On The Secondary IDE Channel, with A seperate Cable. Or Add it to The Hard-Drived Cable. If The Hard-Disk Is Jumper-Set as Slave, Move Jumper-Pin ( Small Plastic Block ) on the rear Of The Drive To Master.

Mike @ Compurepair.

connect the power chords and data chords correctly.Then install the driver software.t is given along with the dvd drive,when u buying

try cleaning the drive using lens cleaner, also if it is sata drive install proper drivers for that it works, gudday !!

You should be able to get sound thru the IDE cable (this is the same type of cable also referred to as a ribbon cable, your hard drive connects in the same way) that is connecting your drive to the motherboard. turn the pc off and unplug power and reseat this cable on both ends be careful as the pins are fragile and will break

if this doesn't fix your problem let me know and we will try anotherr solution

change the jumper setting of dvdv to cable select or slave and remain the hd to master