This may be due to a registry error with your drive filters. To see if
its a defective drive or controller try starting the computer to a
bootable CD. If it works from a bootable disk then remove the disk and
reboot the computer and follow the instructions below.
note: Please read to the end before attempting
this.
In Windows XP and Vista based computers some times the High and Low
filters get damaged in the registry. If the drive is still good and you
had not had any issues with it not reading disks then the filter
settings may be your problem. Try this:
Close all open programs
Click on Start
Click Run
Type REGEDIT and press Enter
note: Vista doesn't come with the run
command enabled so just type REGEDIT in the search bar above
Start..
Click on the plus signs (+) next to the following folders to
open them.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SYSTEM
CurrentControlSet
Control
Class
{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
(looks like same file name for XP and Vista?)
This folder is the DVD/CD-ROM Drive Class Description in the
registry. Look for any of the following names in the right hand
column.
If you see any of the above keys, right-click on each of them
and choose Delete
Close the Registry Editor
Reboot your computer
Click Start
Open My Computer and check to see if your CD or DVD drive shows now.
Open the device manager for your version of Windows and make sure the
Rom Drive is showing and that it is not showing an exclamation mark. If
you still do not see the Rom drive then your drive may be defective.
Note: you might have to reinstall some of your CD or DVD playing/burning
software.
Hope this helps... Dale
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