CDrom drive not recognized

[samsam123]

I recently discovered that my cdrom player on my computer was not being recognized anymore.

When i go to my computer... the drive (D: drive) is not there!

My cd drive can be pulled out (its a dell computer) and when i pull it out it makes the disconnect noise...then when i put it back in..it makes the connect noise..


anyways i went to update the driver...reinstall and install it again..but no luck

heres what the properties says..



troubleshoot did not help one bit..and im stuck.

is it a problem with my cd rom player? there are no wires connecting it to the computer..it clicks in.

[Broni]

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/314060
Restart computer.
or...
3. Download, and run Restore Missing CD Drive patch
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.

[GX1_Man]

when i pull it out it makes the disconnect noise...then when i put it back in..it makes the connect noise..

I'm not clear on what noise you are referring to. Hopefully you're not connecting and disconnecting a drive with the machine on.

is it a problem with my cd rom player? there are no wires connecting it to the computer..it clicks in.

So this is a laptop? How old is the computer? Sometimes drives just day. The mechanics may be fine (ie it opens and closes) but the optics are shot.