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Vista reads CD/DVDs and USB Flash sticks as RAW file system
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I have a fairly new install of Vista Ultimate on my laptop (~1 month old). A few days ago the CD/DVD drive stopped recognizing any media inserted in the drive. No autoplay dialogs appear and if I try to open the disc in my computer the disc is ejected and I'm told to insert new media. I can boot off of the drive fine using my Vista install disk leading me to believe its a software problem, but I'd prefer not to reinstall the OS since I just did that 1 month prior due to another issue. Strangely I also have encountered a problem with my USB flash drives - Vista claims the drive is unformated and attempts to reformat always end in a failure. The flash drive works on other computers so I know this isn't a hardware issue. What seems to unite the two problem is that when I open Computer Management-Disk Management the CD/DVD disc & flash drive are recognized but Vista claims that they have the RAW filesystem (which they do not). Any suggestions? My motherboard was replaced recently and I performed the reinstall afterward but perhaps this is hardware? I'm at a loss on how to correct this, so any help would be appreciated. Thanks, BT When |
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Vista reads CD/DVDs and USB Flash sticks as RAW file system
Here is one possible solution:
Try turning the computer off and remove the mains lead, also remove the battery as it’s a laptop. Press and hold the on/off button on the computer for ten seconds. Plug in the lead and laptop battery and start the computer as normal. You may have to reset the system date/time. "BT" wrote: Hi I have a fairly new install of Vista Ultimate on my laptop (~1 month old). A few days ago the CD/DVD drive stopped recognizing any media inserted in the drive. No autoplay dialogs appear and if I try to open the disc in my computer the disc is ejected and I'm told to insert new media. I can boot off of the drive fine using my Vista install disk leading me to believe its a software problem, but I'd prefer not to reinstall the OS since I just did that 1 month prior due to another issue. Strangely I also have encountered a problem with my USB flash drives - Vista claims the drive is unformated and attempts to reformat always end in a failure. The flash drive works on other computers so I know this isn't a hardware issue. What seems to unite the two problem is that when I open Computer Management-Disk Management the CD/DVD disc & flash drive are recognized but Vista claims that they have the RAW filesystem (which they do not). Any suggestions? My motherboard was replaced recently and I performed the reinstall afterward but perhaps this is hardware? I'm at a loss on how to correct this, so any help would be appreciated. Thanks, BT When |