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CD/DVD -- not found after RC1 installation
After installing RC1, my computer does not recognize my DVD or CD drives.
Dell 8300 Samsung DVD-ROM SD-616E ATA Device ?? HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8483B ATA Device What now?? |
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CD/DVD -- not found after RC1 installation
Hi,
If it doesn't recognize either and they are on the same controller cable, I would suspect the controller cable driver assuming they previously worked fine in XP or other OS, otherwise it may be a hardware issue. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org "ShagNasty" wrote in message ... After installing RC1, my computer does not recognize my DVD or CD drives. Dell 8300 Samsung DVD-ROM SD-616E ATA Device ?? HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8483B ATA Device What now?? |
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CD/DVD -- not found after RC1 installation
Also make sure to nuke any filter values in the reg if you find them ala:
CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive appears to be missing after you install Windows XP or Windows Vista http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320553/en-us Good luck, CH "ShagNasty" wrote in message ... After installing RC1, my computer does not recognize my DVD or CD drives. Dell 8300 Samsung DVD-ROM SD-616E ATA Device ?? HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8483B ATA Device What now?? |
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CD/DVD -- not found after RC1 installation
See the registry changes you need to make at
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b/320553/en-us will solve your problem. Worked like a charm for me! This is a solution for even the RTM SKU. "ShagNasty" wrote: After installing RC1, my computer does not recognize my DVD or CD drives. Dell 8300 Samsung DVD-ROM SD-616E ATA Device ?? HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8483B ATA Device What now?? |
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CD/DVD -- not found after RC1 installation
Thanks -- the KB fix corrected my problem..
"nakra1" wrote: See the registry changes you need to make at http://support.microsoft.com/default...b/320553/en-us will solve your problem. Worked like a charm for me! This is a solution for even the RTM SKU. "ShagNasty" wrote: After installing RC1, my computer does not recognize my DVD or CD drives. Dell 8300 Samsung DVD-ROM SD-616E ATA Device ?? HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8483B ATA Device What now?? |