Vista Tutorial - vista sp1 cd/dvd not working

skothy5 · 11-22-2008

My cd/dvd drive will not work at all. In device manager it shows an !. It also tells me it does not need to be upgraded. I cannot find any upper or lower filters. When I search "regedit" nothing is found. I am "partially" literate in all this, but I can follow directions, so if you can offer me assistance, it would be greatly appreciated. This drive has worked in the past. And at some point, these filters were there. Thanks.

**swarfega** · 11-24-2008

dvd drives dont need drivers. Have you tried reseating the power and data cables to make sure theyre firmly set?

**Dwarf** · 11-24-2008

Hi skothy5 and welcome to Vista Forums

Is the drive recognised by the BIOS? Check the POST screen when you boot up. Swarfega's advice about cable security is good. Also check that the MA/SL/CS jumper on the back of the drive hasn't worked loose. Personally, I never use the CS option but instead prefer to explicitly set the drives as MA/SL.

11-22-2008	#1 (permalink)
skothy5 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2008 vista sp1 32 bit 1 posts Rep Power: 5	vista sp1 cd/dvd not working My cd/dvd drive will not work at all. In device manager it shows an !. It also tells me it does not need to be upgraded. I cannot find any upper or lower filters. When I search "regedit" nothing is found. I am "partially" literate in all this, but I can follow directions, so if you can offer me assistance, it would be greatly appreciated. This drive has worked in the past. And at some point, these filters were there. Thanks.
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11-24-2008	#2 (permalink)
swarfega da Cleaner Join Date: May 2008 Vista Home Premium 64bit 403 posts Cambridge, UK Rep Power: 29	Re: vista sp1 cd/dvd not working dvd drives dont need drivers. Have you tried reseating the power and data cables to make sure theyre firmly set?
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11-24-2008	#3 (permalink)
Dwarf The Contemplator Join Date: Mar 2008 Vista Home Premium 32-bit & Vista Ultimate 64-bit both Service Pack 2 W7 Ultimate RC 7229 32 & 64 1,824 posts Doncaster, UK Rep Power: 116	Re: vista sp1 cd/dvd not working Hi skothy5 and welcome to Vista Forums Is the drive recognised by the BIOS? Check the POST screen when you boot up. Swarfega's advice about cable security is good. Also check that the MA/SL/CS jumper on the back of the drive hasn't worked loose. Personally, I never use the CS option but instead prefer to explicitly set the drives as MA/SL.
My System Specs

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