CD drive won't display
Recently I've been installing/uninstalling DVD burner programs because the DVD maker that came with Windows 7 didn't seem to work for me. Of course, I had to uninstall many of the programs that I installed because it wasn't compatible with Windows 7. I think it was after I uninstalled the program Imgburn that I was no longer able to view my CD (F:) drive under my computer. I found out that one of the drivers was disabled (code 32), so I tried repairing it following the solutions online. I mostly found that I could fix it by enabling the drive, but that wouldn't work. I tried disabling the drive and reenabling it, and even trying to edit it from regedit. Can someone help me? I have a Dell Inspiron 1545. The operating system is 64-bit and the processor is Pentium(R) dual core T4200. The driver that's having problems is TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-L633B ATA Device.
January 9th, 2010 5:45am

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January 9th, 2010 8:15am

Hi Phun, If you have installed any CD/DVD-burning software, please temporarily remove them from "Control Panel"-> "Programs and Features". If the issue persists, please check if the CD drive is listed properly in Device Manager: 1. Click the Start Button, type devmgmt.msc in the “Start Search” box and press Enter. 2. Expand "DVD/CD-ROM drives". 3. Right click the DVD-ROM drive, and click Properties. If the CD drive is not listed in Device Manager, please first make sure the drive appears in Setup. The drive must be detected in the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) before Windows can see the drive. For more information about how to access and check the BIOS, please refer to the motherboard user manual or contact the hardware manufacturer directly. If the drive cannot be detected by the BIOS, the issue can be related to the drive cables or the hardware itself. Please contact the vendor or manufacturer to check the hardware for you. Otherwise, if the CD / DVD drive is listed in Device Manager with error, please try the following suggestions to check this issue. Run Troubleshooting Tool ===== 1. Please go to Start -> Control Panel -> Troubleshooting. 2. Click "Configure a device". 3. Follow the instruction to see if the issue can be resolved. If the issue persists, let's move on: Remove the DVD-ROM drive ===== 1. Click the Start Button, type devmgmt.msc in the “Start Search” box and press Enter. 2. Expand "DVD/CD-ROM drives". 3. Right click the DVD-ROM drive, and click "Uninstall". Then, please restart the computer. Does the DVD-ROM work properly now? However, if the CD drive is displayed properly without error in Device Manager, please perform the steps below to assign a drive letter to the CD drive: 1. Click Start, type diskmgmt.msc in to the Search box and then press Enter. 2. Please check if the drive appears here. If so, please assign a drive letter to this drive. To do so: a. Right-click the drive, and then click Change Drive Letter and Paths b. Click Add. c. Click Assign the following drive letter if it is not already selected, and then either accept the default drive letter or click the drive letter that you want to use. d. Click OK. 3. Please restart the computer and check the issue. Hope this helps. Regards, Linda
January 11th, 2010 11:38am

Hi,It might also sound strange to you but have you tried a different CD/DVD ROM? I guess the only reason DVD Maker wouldn't work under Windows 7 would be the display adapter or better said the driver of the display adapter is not compatible Windows 7. Installing and uninstalling burners leaves behind some registries that might conflict with any similar programs which you could manually remove or using live one safety scanner. Regards
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January 11th, 2010 10:30pm

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