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    DVD writer disappearance

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by simon.hartley.526, Aug 1, 2014.

  1. simon.hartley.526

    simon.hartley.526 Newbie

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    Can anyone. Please tell me what I've done to make my D drive disappear? Or how to get it back
     
    simon.hartley.526, Aug 1, 2014
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  2. StormJumper

    StormJumper Notebook Virtuoso

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    Since you didn't tell us what O/S and laptop model you have how do you expect a fix??
     
    StormJumper, Aug 1, 2014
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  3. simon.hartley.526

    simon.hartley.526 Newbie

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    Sorry its a dell inspiron 1545 and windows 7
     
    simon.hartley.526, Aug 1, 2014
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    StormJumper Notebook Virtuoso

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    What that the D: drive the OD? Did you take out the drive and slide it back in to see if it is detected? Could be your drive is no longer working?
     
    StormJumper, Aug 1, 2014
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  5. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Various thoughts:

    1. Does it show up in Device Manager if you right-click on your computer and select Scan for Hardware Changes?

    2. Does it show up under Computer Management > Disk Management? If so, perhaps you need to allocate a drive letter.

    3. See Microsoft's troubleshooter and particularly the UpperFilters / LowerFilters issue. If my memory is correct, that issue could be triggered by repeated read errors.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Aug 2, 2014
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  6. radji

    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    Go start menu, and select the RUN command.

    Type in diskmgmt.msc

    See if your DVD drive shows up in the list (it will say CD-ROM)

    If it doesn't, then the drive is not getting power, or is not connecting with the motherboard. That could mean it's dead.
     
    radji, Aug 3, 2014
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