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| 710663 | 2008-10-08 04:12:00 | Hi my DVD drive has stopped working. In device manager it has a yellow exclamation mark and doesn't show in my computer. I don't know why this has happened. I have tried another DVD drive but have the same problem. I tried to replace cdrom.sys but the system won't let me even in safe mode. I can't reinstall Vista Home Premier as the drive doesn't work. the drives are a Pioneer and a LG. I also can't find any driver to download from the net to use. I have tried a reg fix I saw taking out the upperfilter it said but no luck. Any ideas? Thanks |
asdex (1488) | ||
| 710664 | 2008-10-08 04:15:00 | It shouldnt need any driver. Did you jumper them properly, if both are IDE? If both of them are on the same IDE connection Does the BIOS detect both of them? How are / were you trying to reinstall Vista?? A clean install?? It sounds like you were trying to install Vista within Windows If it doesnt work if you tried a clean install, it sounds like theyre not jumpered properly (both maybe on Master or Slave) |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 710665 | 2008-10-08 04:34:00 | No the first drive stopped working so I took it out and tried the other drive. I only have one DVD drive installed. No I wasn't installing Vista at the time. I haven't changed the jumpers. The drive has been working ok for months and has stopped. Possibly a program I have installed in the past has caused a problem with the driver. I have also seen Code 39 come up. I can't install Vista of course while my drive is not working. Thanks |
asdex (1488) | ||
| 710666 | 2008-10-08 04:40:00 | BUT, how did you try and install Vista?? Did you reboot , go into the BIOS, then make the cd the boot drive. And boot from the cd/dvd?? If you did and it doesnt work, its probably stuffed Is the DVD the only thing connected to the IDE connection? Does the BIOS detect it properly? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 710667 | 2008-10-08 04:51:00 | No I have had Vista installed for a long time and the DVD drive has been working fine up until now. I wasn't installing Vista when it failed. It shows up in the BIOS ok. I'm sure the drive is OK and the LG I tried was brand new. I think something may be wrong with the Vista driver- CDROM.SYS or maybe in the registry. Thanks, asdex |
asdex (1488) | ||
| 710668 | 2008-10-08 04:59:00 | how many ide ports on your motherboard try changing the port it plugs into did you put the ribbon cable in the wrong (ive seen it done) try the cd rom in another pc |
beama (111) | ||
| 710669 | 2008-10-08 05:06:00 | Thanks I'll see if there is another IDE channel. I haven't changed the plug. I have tried another DVD drive and it doesn't work either Thanks |
asdex (1488) | ||
| 710670 | 2008-10-08 05:11:00 | No only one IDE channel. | asdex (1488) | ||
| 710671 | 2008-10-08 05:15:00 | So whats the hdd? IDE or SATA? If its IDE jumper it and the DVD | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 710672 | 2008-10-08 05:35:00 | My hard drives are SATA and the DVD is on the only IDE channel. Remember the DVD has been running fine up until recently and I haven't changed any hardware. Thanks |
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