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    DVD Drive Problems X205_SL1

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by Snowsurfer, Nov 27, 2007.

  1. Snowsurfer

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    Having ON-again OFF-again Problem with DVD Drive, the drive is totally missing after startup. First time it happened I called support and they said it was because of windows updates I loaded from normal MS updates, and to use system restore, which did work(What am I to never update Windows?). But since then its happened twice more 2nd time i spent 2 hrs messing around and a windows drive update message pops up out of nowhere and loads the drivers. 3rd time I just rebooted and they reappeared, so it sounds like some startup problem. When this happens the drive does not show at all in device manager or My computer. Any one else having the same problem? :confused:
     
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  2. OV10stang

    OV10stang Notebook Consultant

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    Happened to me once... try this MS KB link at the bottom. Need to modify a registry entry...
    http://askiris.toshiba.com/ToshibaSupportSite/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=1846931xml&sliceId=&dialogID=20548771&stateId=0%200%2025736702

    I did this, and never had a problem again..
     
    OV10stang, Nov 27, 2007
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  3. Snowsurfer

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    Thanks bro I"ll give it a shot!
     
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    I had it happen once while I was running Vista on my sli1, but since I am running XP on it right now I have not seen it happen so it must be another Vista bug.
     
    jesse6749, Nov 27, 2007
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