Re: cd and dvd gone after clean install of xp

Also, does it say on the Device Manager that the drivers are not installed, or something else?

I think that Windows is recognizing it as something, I'm just not sure what.

"Harry Boyne" <harryboyne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:#xqjk2mfHHA.4536@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The last thing to check is that you have the CORRECT drivers, and check that they are on the HCL.

Did you download the drivers from these sites? If not, then try and install these:
Samsung cdrw sw-248:
http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/productsupport/download/query.aspx?keyword=sw-248 . Do you have the SW-248B or SW-248F? Download the CORRECT one and try again.

H-L Data Storate dvd rom gdr-8162B:
The only sites I find when on google are your posts on other sites. I got to LG, who will not give drivers. Are you sure this is spelt correctly?

Harry



"Kevin Nelson" <KevinNelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:536DDB55-57E0-463A-9867-E64DA0D319FC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi, sorry it took so long to respond.

Yes, Windows just will not see the drives as other than unknown. I am past
wit's end on this one and the owner is more than peeved. It seems like every
fix out there is bust.

Anything new? Anyone?

Thanks

Kevin

"Harry Boyne" wrote:

And Windows still detects it as unknown?


"Kevin Nelson" <KevinNelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:83972CB6-6B6F-41DE-9A59-2DF8A89DE4D7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have disconnected them, reconnected and rebooted. I have connected >them
>one
> at a time and tried to install the drivers. I have uninstalled and had > the
> device manager check for changes. I just came back from the guy's > house
> and
> they still will not work. The boot process is cd>floppy>hd and if I > remove
> the hard drive and insert another the cd's are seen. I tried to load > up
> ANOTHER installation on the original hard drive and got inaccessible > boot
> device. Currently XP is running on an older 6gb drive and the larger
> 80gb(the
> one that will not take 2000 or xp) is being used for storage. The > kicker
> is
> that the 80gb was working fine, as were the cd and dvd drives, until > the
> installation. I was even working over the phone while on vacation in > the
> hope
> that something would work. No such luck.
>
> Kevin
>
> "Harry Boyne" wrote:
>
>> Or try right-clicking the unknown devices and uninstall them. Then
>> restart.
>> It should ask for the drivers. Install them. If it doesn't ask,
>> right-click
>> then update drivers and then follow the wizard.
>>
>> Harry
>>
>> "Tom Willett" <tompepper@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:OgWgX$5eHHA.1960@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Have you tried shutting down the pc, opening the case, physically
>> > disconnecting then reconnecting the drives, then power back up?
>> >
>> > "Kevin Nelson" <KevinNelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in >> > message
>> > news:B49215DB-F5FD-4F36-8904-594C9DDC4BEB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > | Additionally, to add insult to injury, the cd and dvd drives show >> > up
>> > during
>> > | post, are NOT in the cmos and are listed in device manager as >> > unknown
>> > | devices. The downloaded drivers have no effect.
>> > |
>> > | This has been going on three weeks now. Any ideas?
>> > |
>> > | Thanks again
>> > | Kevin
>> > |
>> > | "Kevin Nelson" wrote:
>> > |
>> > | > I did a clean install of XP from 2000, (cd and dvd had to be >> > there
>> > for
>> > the
>> > | > process to work), and when done both drives were gone. I have >> > tried
>> > the
>> > | > registry change, the update driver method from the Windows
>> > knowledgebase,
>> > | > there was a vba script from Kelly's XP a to z, downloaded and
>> > installed
>> > the
>> > | > drivers from the
>> > | > manufacturer's site and checked them against the hardware list >> > for
>> > | > compatibility and still nothing.
>> > | >
>> > | > Can you say wit's end?
>> > | >
>> > | > Please does anyone have a way to get these drives back?
>> > | >
>> > | > Samsung cdrw sw-248
>> > | > H-L Data Storate dvd rom gdr-8162B
>> > | >
>> > | > Thanks
>> > | > Kevin
>> >
>> >
>>

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