cd burner drive not working

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  1. djem

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    For some reason when I put in a cd or try burning something with my cd-r drive windows does not even know there is a cd in my drive so it wont auto run or burn anything?

    Please help. my email is [​IMG]
     
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  2. donalcorr

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    Has you CD drive come with the machine or is it added on by you
     
    donalcorr, Jan 2, 2005
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  3. djem

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    came with computer, it's a hp pavilion 2.4ghz pentium 4 I believe. About 2 years old?
     
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  4. Nephilim

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    No posting email addies as per forum rules.

    Have you tried uninstalling the drive through Device Manager?


    Go to Device Manager >

    Expand the tree for DVD/CD ROM Drives >

    Find the drive in question, right click it and go to Properties >

    Under the Driver tab, select Uninstall then OK.

    Now reboot and Windows should detect and reinstall the drive.

    If this doesn't help try the same steps as above except expand the tree for IDE ATA/ATA Controllers and uninstall either the Primary or Secondary controller depending on which one the drive in question is attatched to. Nero Info Tool can tell you which chain the drive is on under the Configuration tab.

    http://www.afterdawn.com/software/cdr_software/cdr_tools/nero_info_tool.cfm

     
    Nephilim, Jan 2, 2005
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  5. djem

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    thanks. Sorry about putting my email address down, my first post on this site. I'll try it now to see if it works.
     
    djem, Jan 3, 2005
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  6. jbruynson

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    thanks alot man, i was having the same problem with my hp, fixed now
     
    jbruynson, Jan 4, 2005
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