Vista - Cant find driver for my Vista DVD/CD RW

Can't find a driver for my Optiarc DVD RW AD -7560A ATA Device. can anyone help

Hi

Optical drives do not require drivers in Vista to do the basic read and burn tasks (for CD"s). To burn DVD's or play them, you only need a 3rd party program like Roxio Easy Media Creator, Nero, or a DVD viewing program like WinDVD or the like.

Is there something happening that makes you think you need drivers?

Hi JD,

You might need to update the firmware on your DVD drive...Vista will not use any older DVD drives that support bypassing DRM copy protections.

This is US law that Microsoft must follow.

Steven

how do you do that

I can't find anything on that model number, even at the Sony sites around th world.

Again...just what is happening, or Not happening to make you think you need to udgrade the firmware anyway? It's very possible that this would not be the fix anyway, if you're even having a problem, and that's the ONLY reason that you'd be flashing the firmware to start with. Problems with a Firmware flash can make the drive useless, just like a failed BIOS flash so it's best to be totally sure you need to do this before doing it, if there even is an update that is.

in my device manager it has a yellow triangle w error. it's not on my computer screen and just will not play anything. i did everything i know-uninstall, reinstall,update and disable and re-able. i even took it out and restart my computer. i went to all locations on google and manufacture

i did find this hotfix... hope it helps

KB930194

A computer uses an SiI PATA chip does not recognize an attached optical drive as a drive that supports recording after you install Windows Vista.

The DVDDecrypter program has an option to check for DVD Drive Firmware updates, I asked because I know some DVD drives using RPC1 Firmware will not work with Vista`s DRM system and prevent the drives use within WIndows...

goto Tools> Drive> Check Firmware Update in DvdDecrypter

DONT download any firmware, just paste the webpage link here and we can check what one you might/might not need...

Steven

follow these steps and this will correct the problem


1) click start and type regedit in the search box and press enter and click continue when prompted.

2) expand hkey local machine

3) expand system

4) expand currentcontrolset

5) expand control

6) expand class

7) scroll down till you find this key entry {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} then click on it but dont expand it!!

8) to the right you will see information list by name,type and data. if there are any upper or lower filters highlight each one and press delete key and remove them, you can also right click to delete. once this is done restart your pc and your drive will be back in my computer.

That won't apply here, schweppes....