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CD-DVD Drive Vanishes

February 21, 2017 7:59:59 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

My cd-dvd drive sometimes vanishes. Example: Sunday I copied several cd's to my computer. No problem.

Yesterday and Today, the drive does NOT want to show up. I have not installed any new software since last week.

System restore didn't fix it. Would love some help on this one.

Please and thank you.

 

Just looked at MSCONFIG and am looking at Selective startup which is selected. What if I changed it to Normal startup?

 

Win 7 Ultimate x64

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Reply #1 February 22, 2017 3:34:23 AM
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https://in.answers.acer.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/439

http://www.guidingtech.com/1874/cd-dvd-drive-missing-from-my-computer-in-windows/

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Reply #2 February 22, 2017 5:10:29 AM
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http://www.guidingtech.com/1874/cd-dvd-drive-missing-from-my-computer-in-windows/

Just thought I'd help.


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Reply #3 February 22, 2017 1:08:18 PM
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Will try.

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Reply #4 February 23, 2017 1:14:08 PM
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Didn't work.

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Reply #5 February 23, 2017 1:40:08 PM
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You could try, if it's a desktop turn it off, unplug it and hold the start button in for 10 seconds. If it's a laptop, turn it off and take out the battery then hold the start button in for 10 seconds. I lost my card readers on my desktop and this is the way they came back.

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Reply #6 February 23, 2017 4:22:06 PM
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Maybe it is not recognizing the drive any more because the drive has failed, or a cable failure? Have you tried another drive?

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Reply #7 February 23, 2017 4:52:15 PM
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Quoting ALMonty,
reply 5

If it's a laptop, turn it off and take out the battery then hold the start button in for 10 seconds. I lost my card readers on my desktop and this is the way they came back.

Thanks ALMonty. This worked. I hope it lasts.

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Reply #8 February 23, 2017 5:43:37 PM
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Reply #9 March 2, 2017 6:23:18 PM
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    AlMonty, I need to thank you once again. Your solution fixed more than I expected.

 

Startup and Shutdowns are much faster too. A few other things that were not working properly are now working.

 

Thank you so much for your valuable response.

 

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Reply #10 March 2, 2017 6:28:05 PM
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Quoting S J N,
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Startup and Shutdowns are much faster too. A few other things that were not working properly are now working.

Well now that caught my attention.  Does anybody know what this actually does?:

Quoting ALMonty,
reply 5

You could try, if it's a desktop turn it off, unplug it and hold the start button in for 10 seconds.

 

edit- Nevermind, forgot about my old buddy Google. For anyone else who might be curious
https://www.sevenforums.com/hardware-devices/199389-shut-down-computer-remove-all-power-sources-hold-down-power-button.html

 

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