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    Mat.s.h.i.t.a UJ-852S Driver issue

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by kursed, Dec 31, 2007.

  1. kursed

    kursed Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm currently using SZ-483N and the optical drive (Mat.s.h.i.t.a UJ-852S) can't be seen in my computer anymore. I tried un-installing and then re-installing the drive but it says: Driver installation failed.

    Help?
     
    kursed, Dec 31, 2007
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Did you try uninstalling the IDE drivers?
     
    ZaZ, Dec 31, 2007
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  3. kursed

    kursed Notebook Enthusiast

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    Aren't IDE drivers meant to be for HDD?
     
    kursed, Jan 1, 2008
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  4. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    The optical drive also uses the IDE interface.

    Look under the IDE ATA/ATAPI devices for the channel which has a UDMA-2 (or possibly PIO) transfer rate and uninstall that channel. Then either go to the top of Device Manager and select the detect new hardware option or reboot the computer. Windows will then reinstall that channel plus the connected device.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Jan 1, 2008
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    kursed Notebook Enthusiast

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    I tried doing that but its giving me the following error:

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    kursed, Jan 8, 2008
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  7. John Ratsey

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    I've never seen that problem before.

    Try running the latest Intel Inf update which will make sure your chipset drivers are up-to-date.

    If that doesn't fix it then I wonder if there is a problem with the optical drive.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Jan 8, 2008
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    rwaltemyer Newbie

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    You shouldn't have to install or reinstall drivers for the optical drive. The solution given by dragOn above is mostly likely the answer. I have to do the same thing whenever I uninstall software that uses the optical drive -- including the preloaded stuff from Sony. Delete the two registry keys as decsribed in the Microsoft piece and you'll be okay. (I find that I have to reinstall iTunes after doing this.)
     
    rwaltemyer, Jan 8, 2008
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