Control Panel showing wrong information.

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Chigurh

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In short, my control panel (Start>Computer) is showing I have an A drive, when I don't...

And not showing my CD/DVD Burner, when I do.

Any suggestions where to start looking? Tried uninstalling any information under Device Manager>Disk drives.. stilll no go.

Removed the hardware, confirmed connections, restarted without CD/DVD, rebooted reconnected hardware. Power works to device, tray opens, does not show icon in control panel and does not play media CD's.

As for the A drive I've no clue.

Thanks.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD +4000
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2NPV-VM
    Memory
    6g
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI 3870 (Diamond)
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hanns-G22"
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 250 x2
    Case
    Thermaltake lanbox Lite
Chigurh said:
In short, my control panel (Start>Computer) is showing I have an A drive, when I don't...

And not showing my CD/DVD Burner, when I do.

Any suggestions where to start looking? Tried uninstalling any information under Device Manager>Disk drives.. stilll no go.

Removed the hardware, confirmed connections, restarted without CD/DVD, rebooted reconnected hardware. Power works to device, tray opens, does not show icon in control panel and does not play media CD's.

As for the A drive I've no clue.

Thanks.
Click to expand...

Go into Bios,select None for Floppy drive.(A)
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    INTEL QUAD 6600
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte EP35-DS4
    Memory
    4 gb
    Graphics card(s)
    GeForce 8800gt
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" ACER
    Screen Resolution
    1440 X 900
    Hard Drives
    500 GB 320GB
    PSU
    700WATT
    Cooling
    ARCTIC
    Internet Speed
    Av.MTH, Download 8.27, Upoad 0.91
I was able to remove the A: drive from the BIOS.

Still no luck with the CD/DVD working.

If the device failed would the drive still open/close?
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD +4000
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2NPV-VM
    Memory
    6g
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI 3870 (Diamond)
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hanns-G22"
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 250 x2
    Case
    Thermaltake lanbox Lite
It might be driver probs.

Step 1. If driver is missing, go to microsoft downloads and look for the driver. Or try

Step 2 : Reinstall device drivers:
1. Click on search.
2.Type Device manager.
3. Open Device Manager window
4. Click "+" beside CD/DVD Device Category.
5. Right-click the listed CD/DVD/RW and select Uninstall.
6. Restart the system.
Windows will redetect the device on restart and reinstalls the drivers automatically

3. Recovery Manager's drivers restoration. In Recovery Manager, stay away from Sytem Recovery. You want Program or Drivers recovery.

If you had unstalled some DVD related "Bloatwares" see if you can re-install one a time thru Recovery Manager and find out which one is essential for your DVD/CD system to function.

4. Worse comes to worst, you can do some minor surgery on the optical tray Do not use force. For this, you might want to wait for some techie or wiz members to comment on.

How do open:This on HP Pavilion dv7 series.notebook. If it does not apply on yours, do not do it.

1. Prepare the computer for disassembly.
2. Remove the Phillips PM2.5×7.0 screw 1 that secures the
optical drive to the computer.
3. Insert a thin tool, such as a paper clip, into the media tray
release hole 2. (The optical drive media tray releases from
the optical drive.)
4. Use the media tray frame to slide the optical drive to
the left.
5. Remove the optical drive.
6. Position the optical drive with the optical drive bracket
toward you.
7. Remove the two Phillips PM2.0×3.0 screws 1 that secure the
optical drive bracket to the optical drive.
8. Remove the optical drive .
Reverse the above procedure to reassemble and install the
optical drive.

My past experience with this same prob...after doing all these, the prob was actually one of 4 recent automatic up-dates. I forgot which one.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion dv7-1170us
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 @ 2.00GHz
    Motherboard
    Compal
    Memory
    4.096
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    289.09 GB
    Mouse
    Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad
    Keyboard
    IBM enhanced (101-or 102) keyboard
    Internet Speed
    cable Wireless
Did a combination of the above, with the reinstalling of drivers and bought a set of new cables.

Either way all is well.

Thanks for the support.:D
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD +4000
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2NPV-VM
    Memory
    6g
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI 3870 (Diamond)
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hanns-G22"
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 250 x2
    Case
    Thermaltake lanbox Lite
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