Disk Drive - gone.

[Akarithor]

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This is the second time this has happened, only the first time it reappeared after i rebooted.
Basically, i can't recall the day it 'disappeared' but it was over 4/5 days ago i think.
I've rebooted a number of times, tried the DVD drive tutorial thing from windows, and ran a few scans and still nothing.
However, my device manager tells me that its working correctly. Great.
I dont think i've done anything differently, i first noticed it was acting up when i converted and burnt a dvd onto a disk and the drive wouldnt open, so i had to reboot, it opened and then there was nothing on the disk, and from then on its gone

I've used the converter before with no problems so i know its not that,
but i need my disk drive!

Does anyone know whats going on?
Im on a Medion Laptop - MIM 2310 Notebook, and Running Windows Vista Basic, with Intel Celeron inside (whatever the hell that is )

The number for the disk drive on the device manager is:
WDC WD1200BEVS-22UST0 ATA Device

Thanks in advance!

*Please Note*
While i do have two GCSE's in ICT, try not to assume i know what everythings called!
I am familiar with almost everything on my laptop, i just dont know all the technical jargon,

 

[stoneys-nutz]

Hello Akarithor,
Try going to the Device Manager and un-install the drive, then reboot, this will reinstall the driver.
This does not always fix it but its a good place to start, at least you know the drivers are OK.

Also, open a command prompt as administrator and type in sfc/scannow press enter and let it scan, if errors are found you may need to do this more than once.

Check this site too, there are a lot more fixes there, seems to be more than one cause for this error.

cd/dvd drive not detected by windows

Hope this helps, good luck and post your results.

 

[Akarithor]

Hiiiii.
Thanks for that, but I did all those things and none of it worked :/
I dunno, i'm beginning to think a cable is loose or something.
But when I put a disk in, it makes all the right noises and sounds, so it does know it has a disk in it! I just dont think its connected properly.
Argh

 

[stoneys-nutz]

You may have to open it up and check that the data cable is in tight.

 

[Akarithor]

You may have to open it up and check that the data cable is in tight.

[edit]
took your advice after all!
unscrewed everything and had a look, didnt touch ANYTHING as it happens, just looked.
However when i switched it back on, the disk drive was there, so im convinced something is loose! or was loose, because there was an out of place screw hole which i fixed, ironically enough just above the disk drive.

thanks for all the help though

 

[matthewthebrave]

cd/dvd drive not detected by windows

that worked for me. thank you very much for helping me on this!!!! the disk drive hasnt worked for me for ages thank you ever soo much!!!!

 

[stoneys-nutz]

Your very welcome, glad you got it fixed.
When you have five minutes, take a look at the tutorial section, there are a lot of good tips in there too.