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    E drive missing

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by Mirta, Jun 24, 2008.

  1. Mirta

    Mirta Newbie

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    Does anyone have an inkling why my E: drive should have stopped showing up under "computer"? I also can't open CD/DVDs using any program.

    Samsung T5550 Core 2 Duo 1.86 MHz 2Gb 160 Gb HDD
     
    Mirta, Jun 24, 2008
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Try uninstalling the second IDE channel then let windows redetect it and and the connected device).

    Otherwise there are some software package that can cause the optical drive to disappear. Google for missing optical drive.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Jun 25, 2008
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    namchik Notebook Enthusiast

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  4. Mirta

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    Thanks. I tried deleting the upper/lower filters from the registry as described, but didn't work, though I know it works in a lot of cases. The drive is not recognised in the BIOS. Samsung think the hardware has malfunctioned so it's going in to be serviced.
     
    Mirta, Jun 25, 2008
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