DVD drive doens't show on "my computer"

haha · 07-31-2007, 03:45 PM

hello problem is in the title.
this has happened to me for the third time. it just happeend this morning...i just turned my computer on and my dvd drive stopped showing up...and i'm wondering y...could it be that wires are loose? thanks a bunch

r38865 · 08-01-2007, 04:39 AM

Do the ide cable only conected to one dvd drive? or two?. You need to set the jumper for the dvd ( cable select -cs : master -ms : slave -sl ). make sure only one setting for each.

haha · 08-01-2007, 05:27 PM

i only have one dvd drive right now....wen u get from the box they should all b set to master right? so i should b ok for now? but wht i do have..is i have this virtual drive...but i never installed it...does vista automatically come w/ one? like sometimes my drive works and sometimes it doesnt...HELP! plz and tahnks

Edit: ok i should i just took my dvd drive out..and i checked...it was on slave...so i switched to master....my question is..since i only have one drive...it should b on master correct? thanks

oscaryu1 · 08-03-2007, 01:51 PM

If you have one drive, it could be on CS, Master, Slave, it doesnt matter. Unless your adding another drive soon. Make sure there are no loose cables, and then go to device manager and see if it appears.

haha · 08-04-2007, 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oscaryu1

If you have one drive, it could be on CS, Master, Slave, it doesnt matter. Unless your adding another drive soon. Make sure there are no loose cables, and then go to device manager and see if it appears.

hello and thanks for answering my question....ok so ya there are no loose cables...but wht i did was i just moved the jumper to master and so far its been working..but i mean...i used it for a while when i first got it..and nothing really happened, only recently

someone suggested mayb its lack of power...does anyone think it could b this reason? thanks so much

07-31-2007, 03:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
haha Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 156	DVD drive doens't show on "my computer" hello problem is in the title. this has happened to me for the third time. it just happeend this morning...i just turned my computer on and my dvd drive stopped showing up...and i'm wondering y...could it be that wires are loose? thanks a bunch __________________ *It's here!!!* CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 CPU Fan: TL Big Typhoon MOBO: Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 ATX PSU: Corsair HX520 520W ATX Triple 12V 20A Continuous GPU: BFG GeFore 8800 GTS OC 550 MHZ 320MB 1.6GHZ RAM: Corsair XMS2 Twin 2X1GB PC6400 DDR2-800 4-4-4-12 HD: Western Digital Raptor 74GB Sata 10k RPM 16MB DVD Drive: LiteOn 20X8X16 DVD-RW 20X6X16 DL 8X Lightscribe Case: TL Soprano DX Black Mid Tower ATX

08-01-2007, 04:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
r38865 New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 5	Do the ide cable only conected to one dvd drive? or two?. You need to set the jumper for the dvd ( cable select -cs : master -ms : slave -sl ). make sure only one setting for each. __________________ Malaysia Online Cabletronic \| EVillage-Store Cabletronic \| Blogspot

08-01-2007, 05:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
haha Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 156	i only have one dvd drive right now....wen u get from the box they should all b set to master right? so i should b ok for now? but wht i do have..is i have this virtual drive...but i never installed it...does vista automatically come w/ one? like sometimes my drive works and sometimes it doesnt...HELP! plz and tahnks Edit: ok i should i just took my dvd drive out..and i checked...it was on slave...so i switched to master....my question is..since i only have one drive...it should b on master correct? thanks __________________ *It's here!!!* CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 CPU Fan: TL Big Typhoon MOBO: Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 ATX PSU: Corsair HX520 520W ATX Triple 12V 20A Continuous GPU: BFG GeFore 8800 GTS OC 550 MHZ 320MB 1.6GHZ RAM: Corsair XMS2 Twin 2X1GB PC6400 DDR2-800 4-4-4-12 HD: Western Digital Raptor 74GB Sata 10k RPM 16MB DVD Drive: LiteOn 20X8X16 DVD-RW 20X6X16 DL 8X Lightscribe Case: TL Soprano DX Black Mid Tower ATX Last edited by haha; 08-01-2007 at 06:48 PM.

08-03-2007, 01:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,012	If you have one drive, it could be on CS, Master, Slave, it doesnt matter. Unless your adding another drive soon. Make sure there are no loose cables, and then go to device manager and see if it appears. __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

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