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The tag automatic disabling on WindowsForum.com covers issues where Windows or hardware components automatically disable themselves, requiring manual re-enabling. A common example involves CD/DVD ROM drives that disable after a system restart, forcing users to enable the drive in Device Manager each time. This behavior is often reported on laptops like Asus models running Windows Vista (SP1). Troubleshooting typically involves checking power management settings, driver updates, or BIOS configurations to prevent the automatic disabling of optical drives or other peripherals.
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Windows 7 problem with cd rom drive disabling itself
Operating system: Windows 2.6.0.6001 (SP 1) CPU type: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P7350 @ 2.00GHz CPU Speed (GHz): 2.02 System memory (GB): 3.998 Graphics card model: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M Graphics card driver: nvd3dum.dll Desktop resolution: 1366x768 Hard disk size (GB): 285.397 Hard...- wootnow
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