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Happy 1st. & 4th. of July to one and all.

Got a bit of a problem. Every so often - and lately with a great deal more frequency - I lose my CD/DVD drive. I insert a disk and autoplay fails to open. Go to Computer and there is no E:/ drive shown. I can cure it by running system restore but that's a pain in the posterior. Any helpful hints on how to pin this drive?

I'm running Vista Home premium on a Dell E520 with 2 Gb RAM and 288 Gb HD which is about half full. This never occurs with C:/, D:/, or G:/ drives

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Powell Lucas
 

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Try going to the manufactures site and download the latest drivers see if they make a difference. If you just right click and tell it to update the drivers it will most likely tell you you already have the latest so go to their site.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Thinkpad T400
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    Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo P8700 @ 2.53GHz
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    LENOVO 64734VM
    Memory
    2.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 531MHz
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    Intel Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family
    Sound Card
    Conexant 20561 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15 inch
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
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    1x 180GB Intel 530 series SSD 1 x 120GB Hitachi 5400rmp 1 x 650GB Western Digital Elements 5400rpm 1x 1Tb Western Digital Elements 5400rpm
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    Medium for New Zealand
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    Weakest part of my computer is the graphics chipset. Only ever used a laptop. Also use USB Freeview TV Card Lenovo Docking Station External Speakers Other bits a pieces as needed
You may have to update the CD/DVD drive's firmware. I'd follow ilikefree's advice and go to the drive manufacturer's website and download the latest firmware.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    AMD Phenom 9600 BE @ 2.6GHz
    Motherboard
    ECS A780GM-A
    Memory
    Corsair XMS 2*1 GB DDR2 800
    Graphics card(s)
    HIS HD4650 512MB DDR2
    Sound Card
    IDT on-board chip
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VK193D 19" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 1024
    Hard Drives
    2 WD 500GB SATA II HDs
    PSU
    Apevia 500 Watt
    Case
    hec
    Cooling
    AMD stock cooler
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical (PS/2)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural Multimedia Keyboard (PS/2)
    Internet Speed
    10 Mbps
One suggestion would be examing the data cable to insure that is plugged in all the way into the board as well as at the drive end of the cable. An older hardened up or simply loose data cable can make any drive simply disappear at times.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built desktops =2 Toshiba replace HP laptop
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb core 3.6ghz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4
    Memory
    Kingston Hyper X 1.5v DDR3 PC12800 1600mhz 16gb
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI Radeon HD 5750 1tb
    Sound Card
    Creative X-Fi XtremeAudio PCIe
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus 19" HP 20" second lcd main HP 20" remote pc.
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900, 1600x900 main - 1600x900 2nd desktop
    Hard Drives
    WD Black Edition 1tb Sata II -2 WD SAS "Heavy Duty" RE class 2tb - 2 External usb/eSata WD Black 1tb main -1 External usb only WD Green Power 1tb -1
    PSU
    Corsair 750w 750TX main - Corsair 600w remote
    Case
    Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible eSata ports 2 - NZXT Vulcan 2nd
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9900A cpu, twin front 120s, top 200cm, rear 120
    Mouse
    MSI Interceptor D200
    Keyboard
    AZIO Ilumminated keys gaming keyboard/volume control usb
    Internet Speed
    30mbps upgrade
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