Re: Insert Disk Message For New DVD Writer

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From: Craig (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/10/04 

Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 15:35:45 -0700

Yes the BIOS finds the drive and is set on the Secondary
IDE as Master. The power and drive work and are
recognised in both the BIOS and Windows XP, but Windows
XP does not recognise any discs of any format that are in
the drive. I have removed the drive and rebooted the pc
and then reinstalled the drive as you have suggested.
Windows installs the drive as a DVD Ram drive which is
correct but still won't recognise any discs.

Thanks for your help.

>-----Original Message-----
>Do I assume correctly that it is recognized by the
BIOS. On the
>identification of IDE drives it should identify it
correctly during BIOS
> bootup. If it doesn't make sure you have the BIOS
looking for it,
>i.e. the secondary master or whatever set to Auto.
Normally if power
>and cabling is correct it will seek the drive during
bootup.
>
>As far was Windows is concerned I would start windows
and go into
>control panel -> system -> hardware -> device manager
and delete the
>drive if it is listed. Shut down, disconnect the drive,
reboot and go
>back into device manager and make sure it is gone. The
shut down,
>reinstall it, watch the bios boot to make sure it finds
it and then that
> Windows add new hardware sees it and installs it. The
new listing in
>device manager should list it as a DVD drive and
probably identify it by
>name although it may be called something generic.
>
>Craig wrote:
>
>> I have just bought a new LG 4082B DVD-writer. I
>> originally had it in an external USB2 housing so that
I
>> could change it between my laptop and pc. However,
the
>> drive was recognised in Windows explorer on both, but
>> would not recognise any discs (blank, software, music
or
>> DVD's) on either my laptop or pc. I have now removed
the
>> drive from the external housing with to put it into my
pc
>> tower to try and get it working. I have formatted the
>> hard drive and re-installed XP, and installed XP SP1,
and
>> not installed any other software and tried it again.
I
>> still had the same problem. I then installed Nero 6
and
>> the lastest updates to see if that made a difference
but
>> still windows asks for a disk to be inserted when I
have
>> tried various discs and formats. I have now updated
the
>> firmware for the drive and still it will not recognise
>> any disks that are in the drive. It is currently set
as
>> master on the secondary IDE, and is recognised in the
>> BIOS and windows xp explorer etc just won't recognise
any
>> discs??? Is it the drive?? Im assured the drives are
>> tested before they are sent out, and Im wondering if
its
>> the drive or windows?? HELP PLEASE!!!
>
>.
>

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