My cdrom drive is missing. how do i restore it?

Question

My cdrom drive is missing from my computer and HCL in device manager, its also disabled when i check bios.i have tried many things to fix it without success. when put a disc in it sounds like its loading. i just had it replaced not long ago. is my cdrom drive broke again? anyone any ideas how to fix? thanks.
packard bell easynote laptop

Answer 1

Try this (Works on Vista OS for sure)

execute regedit
- search the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SYSTEM
\CurrentControlSet
\Control\Class
\{4D36E965-E325-
11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
- When you found it delete Upperfilter and/or lowerfilter entries.
- Reboot your system.

It's magic you'll see your DVD-ROM drive in your computeur again and it will work!!

Answer 2

Open The

Control Pannel-->Administrative Tools-->
Computer Management-->Disk Management

If you can see your CD Rom0 Device and there is no letter associated to it, then

Right click it and Click Change Drive Letter

and give it the Next Subsequent Drive Letter after the drives letters


TADAAAAAAAAaaa,, restart your computer, and Use your CD rom,

But if you cant see your CDROM0 in the disk management

Then Perhaps, either the Cables got a problem
or your CD Rom has gone to the Heavens


Replace it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Coz Everything on this Earth is Transient


Hope that satisfies your Question
:-)

Answer 3

Go to computer properties - hardware - device manager and look for the entry for CD drives. Open the item and delete from the profile. Close the window and reboot. The drive should be re detected. If not try a different drive.

Answer 4

If Restarting doesn't work, and you can't tell whether the cable is bad or not, open your hardware manager and check to see if your cd-rom is there. If it is, then it's just a glitch and restarting should help, if it's not, then it could be a bad driver. Get an updated or new driver from the manufacturers website and intall it. Restart the computer and presto, it should return.

But I'd try a restart first.

Hope this helps,
Ryanaven

Answer 5

open the device manager you Cd drive should show there then right click on your missing cd drive and click properties on the general tab towards the bottom there's a window marked device usage make sure it says use this device (enable) if not click the down pointing arrow to the left and change it click ok
you may have to reboot for your cd drive to show in my computer

Answer 6

May be it does not fit properly.I had this problem when I installed a new dvd rom once.I noticed that one of the pins of the device was bent.I redressed it with a pair of tweesers.It fitted well and worked good.

Answer 7

you regularly ought to bathe the computer, till you be attentive to what dll record is lacking. DLL is the library language about that record. I had to purchase a clean annoying rigidity and reinstall each and each and each and each of the application. no matter if that replaced into via potential of determination, via way of annoying rigidity replaced into now no longer staggering nicely worth spending the time and funds on.

Answer 8

be sure that the data cable is good first , then reboot the PC .
you should also check the jumper sitting .

Answer 9

I've had that but rebooting works usually. I guess you've tried that if you've been looking at BIOS.