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Hardware => Drivers => Topic started by: waltzcar on July 19, 2011, 12:52:16 PM

Title: CD/DVD driver does not load
Post by: waltzcar on July 19, 2011, 12:52:16 PM

Somehow I had lost my DVD/CD-ROM driver.  This is in a Dell Inspiron E1707 with XP.  The device is _NEC DVD+-RW ND-6650A.  I downloaded the recommended driver from the Dell support website to C:\dell\drivers but the wizard says that the specified location does not contain any device information files.  The downloaded file is a firmware flash utility named NECND6650 v103D.  Is there some other place I should place these files?

Title: Re: CD/DVD driver does not load
Post by: Broni on July 19, 2011, 07:43:05 PM

Optical drives don't need any extra drivers. They're provided by Windows.

One of these may help:
1. Uninstall the drive through Device Manager.
Restart computer. The drive will be automatically reinstalled.
or...
2. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982116
Restart computer.
or...
3. Download, and run Restore Missing CD Drive patch (http://aumha.org/downloads/cdgone.zip)
Double click on cdgone.zip to unzip it.
Right click on cdgone.reg, click Merge.
Accept registry merge.
Restart computer.
or...
4. Go to Device Manager, click a "+" sign next to IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers.
You'll see two items:
- ATA Channel0 (or Primary Channel)
- ATA Channel1 (or Secondary Channel)
Right click on each of them, and click Uninstall. Confirm.
Restart Windows. They'll be automatically reinstalled.

Title: Re: CD/DVD driver does not load
Post by: waltzcar on July 19, 2011, 09:13:54 PM

 ;D Thanks, Broni!  Your link at #2 worked like a charm; I had the code 39 error message mentioned in the repair.

Title: Re: CD/DVD driver does not load
Post by: Broni on July 19, 2011, 09:17:11 PM

You're very welcome (http://www.smartestcomputing.us.com/public/style_emoticons/default/smiley_says_hello.gif)

Title: Re: CD/DVD driver does not load
Post by: Allan on July 20, 2011, 05:57:05 AM

Quote from: Broni on July 19, 2011, 07:43:05 PM

Optical drives don't need any extra drivers. They're provided by Windows.

One of these may help:
1. Uninstall the drive through Device Manager.
Restart computer. The drive will be automatically reinstalled.
or...
2. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982116
Restart computer.
or...
3. Download, and run Restore Missing CD Drive patch (http://aumha.org/downloads/cdgone.zip)
Double click on cdgone.zip to unzip it.
Right click on cdgone.reg, click Merge.
Accept registry merge.
Restart computer.
or...
4. Go to Device Manager, click a "+" sign next to IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers.
You'll see two items:
- ATA Channel0 (or Primary Channel)
- ATA Channel1 (or Secondary Channel)
Right click on each of them, and click Uninstall. Confirm.
Restart Windows. They'll be automatically reinstalled.

Makes it easier than 4 posts - CANNED for future use ;)

Title: Re: CD/DVD driver does not load
Post by: patio on July 20, 2011, 07:35:43 AM

Broni builds some of the Best boilerplates....

 ;)

Title: Re: CD/DVD driver does not load
Post by: Allan on July 20, 2011, 08:07:35 AM

Absolutely!

Title: Re: CD/DVD driver does not load
Post by: patio on July 20, 2011, 08:15:18 AM

That's why we need him back in the Malware section....hint ...hint...

                             8)

Title: Re: CD/DVD driver does not load
Post by: Allan on July 20, 2011, 08:25:23 AM

If only there was someone to read your hint :(

Title: Re: CD/DVD driver does not load
Post by: Broni on July 20, 2011, 05:20:15 PM

:)