boot problem with DVD-RAM drive

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hsetima

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Hi everybody. I have a problem with my PC. It is as follows:
My PC is a Compaq SFF and I use XpSP2. I initially had a CD drive but later I changed to a DVD-RAM. After sometime I noticed that when i booted, I could not see the DVD-RAM drive in "my computer". So I tried to format and reload but could not boot from CD. Then I changed to CD drive and formatted and reloaded everything. after that I changed to DVD-RAM but the same problem appeared - boots after a long time and DVD-RAM not showing (I could see the DVD-RAM in the BIOS). So I switched back to CD-ROM drive and it is OK now.
Please tell how can I use my DVD-RAM again.. :confused:
 
Sound's like the drive has just died. If you've reformatted everything and you're sure you have it connected properly and it still doesn't work, then I would say that it probably just gave out. You might try it in another desktop to make sure.
 
well i had the same problem what i did was
i opened the device manager and clicked the scan for hardware changes, and things got right , may be you should try it at once , it worked for me but may be it will not work for you, for the instance check the drive on other system as JHON suggestes
 
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