Vista Tutorial - cd/dvd drive device driver missing at installation

I've seen simular post as this one but haven't found the appropriate answer
yet....
My problem is this: I'm trying to install Vista Home Premium 64bit on a
brand new
configuration with dual core intel, asus P5W Deluxe motherboard, Plextor
DVD-rom PX 130A, and NEC DVD RW ND 3550A. At installation Vista alerts that a
required cd-dvd driver cannot be found.
I have tried all possible set-ups with both optical devices (master-slave,
single-combined), even tried others from another desktop that I have but
always with the same result. I have also updated my bios and flashed all
devices to the latest
firmware without any result.
Really getting desperate now ....

The strangest thing: I did a perfect clean Windows XP home install from the
Plextor DVD PX-130A drive. After installation, when I insert the Vista DVD,
the drive is recognised (as cd-rom) but cannot read its content. In fact, it
does not recognise any disk. The other drive works fine....
Is there a compatibility or a bios issue?


"Patrick" wrote:

> I've seen simular post as this one but haven't found the appropriate answer
> yet....
> My problem is this: I'm trying to install Vista Home Premium 64bit on a
> brand new
> configuration with dual core intel, asus P5W Deluxe motherboard, Plextor
> DVD-rom PX 130A, and NEC DVD RW ND 3550A. At installation Vista alerts that a
> required cd-dvd driver cannot be found.
> I have tried all possible set-ups with both optical devices (master-slave,
> single-combined), even tried others from another desktop that I have but
> always with the same result. I have also updated my bios and flashed all
> devices to the latest
> firmware without any result.
> Really getting desperate now ....
>

A DVD driver has one laser for the DVD side and another for the CD side. If
it's not reading any DVDs, then the DVD laser has probably died.
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows

"Patrick" <Patrick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2440E7ED-142D-452D-A5D0-E90438CCAEDF@microsoft.com...
> The strangest thing: I did a perfect clean Windows XP home install from
> the
> Plextor DVD PX-130A drive. After installation, when I insert the Vista
> DVD,
> the drive is recognised (as cd-rom) but cannot read its content. In fact,
> it
> does not recognise any disk. The other drive works fine....
> Is there a compatibility or a bios issue?
>
>
> "Patrick" wrote:
>
>> I've seen simular post as this one but haven't found the appropriate
>> answer
>> yet....
>> My problem is this: I'm trying to install Vista Home Premium 64bit on a
>> brand new
>> configuration with dual core intel, asus P5W Deluxe motherboard, Plextor
>> DVD-rom PX 130A, and NEC DVD RW ND 3550A. At installation Vista alerts
>> that a
>> required cd-dvd driver cannot be found.
>> I have tried all possible set-ups with both optical devices
>> (master-slave,
>> single-combined), even tried others from another desktop that I have but
>> always with the same result. I have also updated my bios and flashed all
>> devices to the latest
>> firmware without any result.
>> Really getting desperate now ....
>>