dvd drive

Just installed Windows 7 Ultimate from XP using the instructions provided in upgrade packet. Now my optiarc DVD RW AD-7910S won't work (have a Lenovo ThinkPad T400) - I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling, running checkdisk, driver says that it is updated when I try to update it, etc. When I go...

Hi All, I have a new Dell Precision T3400 which the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor says I can run the 64 bit version of Windows 7 on. Unfortunately I am running XP pro 32 bit version on it. Dell told me I would need to run my 64 bit disc by hitting F12 when rebooting to boot to the disk. The...

Right yesterday i bought this game & since then i have been trying to solve this problem, i got home put the game into my laptop (2 week old dell inspiron with windows 7) & the usual window didn't pop up like it has with all of the other disks i have put in my laptop (including other dvd's). I...

Last night i was using both my DVD and my CDrom drives just fine. Windows did some update last night and now the drives dont show up at all. Im not sure what to look for to fix this issue. I have made no other changes whatsoever in between the time that i used it just before powering down last...

Hi -- I installed windows xp mode on my new laptop and have been trying to install a program that runs on xp but in xp mode it won't read off the DVD drive. Any ideas? This is very frustrating as I upgraded to professional to use the xp mode and to be able to use these older programs. Thanks!

Hello I just joined to request the help of the expert folks here. I am unable to complete the installation of W7 Ultimate 64 bit full retail version on my newly assembled PC. All of the hardware (listed below) is new. I have not been successful with any of the suggestions that I have located...

I recently upgraded my fully functional XP Pro OS for Win7 Home, but I am having major problems with the pc hanging or crashing whenever I insert a blank or written CD 7 DVD. At first I thought it was my optical drive so I replaced that with a compatible LG drive, but the same thing happens...

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...

I'm attempting to install windows 7 ultimate on a desktop. It's a dual core AMD, 2 gigs of ram, etc. It has a DVD drive out of a HP a640N, which HP says is a Philips DVD8401 (this is a IDE drive, not SATA). I mention this because after I select my language and keyboard type, after it says...

Hii. I bought a laptop a couple of days ago, with 32bit Windows 7 already pre-installed, but I noticed the CD/DVD Drive isn't showing up in 'Computer' section. Link Removed due to 404 Error After looking into it, I found in the divice manager that there was a little yellow triange by the CD...

I just built my first computer. Specs are in my profile. I can get into BIOS and the motherboard's onboard OS. BIOS recognizes both my HDDs, both my optical drives, all of my RAM (3x2GB), my CPU, etc. I have the most current version of the BIOS. I can not install Windows 7. I have tried 3...

I have an old XP machine with a C: drive, two CD drives (D: and E: ) and a hard drive with three partitions (F:, G:, and H: ). I just got a new Gateway 4300 Windows 7 machine. It currently has a C: drive and a single DVD/CD drive (D: ). I would like to move my second drive from the old...

**NEVERMIND, I found the sticky. Sorry!! Hi everyone, I received a copy of Windows 7 Pro 32 from my school. I want to install it on my PC, but it doesn't have a DVD drive. Is there another way to install this without buying one? Now, I do have a DVD drive on my laptop, and I've heard of...

Ummm, I think this is just some crap wiring or something but all of a sudden my CD drive just disappeared. Its come back twice over the past week but whenever i move it (its a laptop) it seems to go away again. It doesnt show up in boot menu, device manager, or My Computer. I tried opening up...

Hey, I tried to search for this problem but could not find what I was looking for. I downloaded Windows 7 64 bit from my university via the MSDN AA program. I know that I need a clean install to upgrade this PC from XP to Windows 7. I downloaded the files and made the iso which I then burned...

I can't seem to get my DVD drive to work properly on Windows 7 64-bit. Here are my specs: Motherboard = Gigabyte P55-UD3R DVD Drive = NEC ND-3540A At first, the drive was not detecting any DVDs. However, now the drive detects DVDs after about 3-4 minutes of spinning but then takes forever to...

I bought a Samsung R720 in July this year running Vista, everything worked as it should and i was very happy. I did however get a notification with it to say i was entitled to an upgrade to Windows 7 upon it's release. Brilliant i thought, better operating system and for just £17. It...

I have an Acer and since upgrading to Windows 7, the DVD drive is only there intermittently. If I start the computer and go to 'Computer', the drive will be there. I double click and it will say 'Please insert a disc'.....no problem. If I start the computer and put a disc straight in, nothing...

Hello folks, I have a easyNote LJ61 with SB700 chipset. The cdrom Slimtype DVD A DS8A3S ATA does not display on my computer browser. When I insert a cd then the drive then it will be shows on the browser but after several second the cdrom drive disappeared again. I think there is a...

Cant seem to play dvds with media player, its the latest version and my dvd drive is set to the correct zone. Stick a movie in and it just doesnt do anything. Any ideas ? Thanks :D