Re: Won't recognize CDs in one drive - won't recognize DVDs or CDs in other drive.
- From: "Frank" <bbunny@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 01:44:23 -0400
"randwill" <rwilliams4254@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Rich Barry" <rbarry@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Yes, that's correct.
Okay, When I disconnect power to the Sony (Drive F) and try to play
anything in the Plextor (Drive E) I now get nothing out of the Plextor.
Just - "Please insert a disc into Drive E." Also it will not eject a disc
when I right click and go to Eject.
When I disconnect power to the Plextor, and hook power to the Sony, it now
plays DVDs and CDs (music and data) just fine.
So I surmise that the Plextor drive is bad.
So...
I stick in an old QPS CD drive (that works) in place of the Plextor (in
the Master, "E", position on the ribbon and power cords). Strangely, when
I look in My Computer I now have a "CD Drive (H:)" listed IN ADDITION TO
the Sony (F), which you'd expect because it's still there and hooked up,
but also there is "Plextor DVD (E:)"! Arrgh! There is NO, I repeat NO
Plextor drive hooked to the computer.
When I put an audio CD in the old QPS CD drive now hooked up at the at the
"E" position, it shows up in the "F" position and plays. Right-clicking
and choosing Eject from the "F" listing in My Computer causes the disc to
Eject from the QPS.
When I put a music CD into the Sony, which is still in the "F" position,
it shows up in the "E" position in My Computer. When I tell it to "Play
audio CD using Windows Media Player" WMP launches and gives the error -
"Windows Media Player encountered a problem while playing the file."
I surmise that I've got to get that Plextor info out of the computer's
memory because that's causing these screw-ups. BUT, there is no Plextor
DVD drive listed in Device Manager for me to delete.
I will eventually put a new drive in "E" position to replace the Plextor
(I'll leave the old QPS CD player in place until I get it). But as long as
Windows thinks that the Plextor is still in the "E" position, the Sony
won't work. And I'll still have that problem when I put a new DVD drive
in "E" position.
How do I get rid of any and all remnants that the dead Plextor drive is or
ever was hooked into my system?
When one removes a device it should be uninstalled from device manager then
removed.
Nero has a toolkit and so does Plextor.
CD/DVD drives are also very specific about what type of media they will
read.
Good Luck
.
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