[SOLVED] LG GSA H55N DVD Writer

paul west susse · 09-10-2008, 06:10 AM

Hi all

Newbie here, just built a machine and all working great, apart from I can't see my LG GSA H55N DVD Writer anywhere in windows. I can see it in the BIOS set up and used it to load XP onto the machine. The drive has power and is connected to the IDE cable from the motherboard. I have tried to find it in My Computer Disk management, and device manager but no luck. Also changed the jumper from master to cable select that someone suggested.

When the machine fires up it comes up with a line from Jmicron.com which lists the drive, so I got drivers from them thinking it might be that but still no luck, and I missing some setting in the BIOS or do I need IDE drivers.

I hope someone can help

Thanks in advance

Paul

**stressfreesoul** · 09-10-2008, 06:21 AM

Are there any items in Device manager (devmgmt.msc from a run box) with issues?
When you insert a disk, is there any internal action happening in your PC? (in Windows)

paul west susse · 09-10-2008, 08:59 AM

Hi thanks for the response, I have checked device manager can't see any yellow exclamation marks, I have gone into manage and looked in disk section.

The drive powers up and flashes on power up of machine, also when i put a disk in it starts up and the led flashes but then stops and the drive powers down.

**stressfreesoul** · 09-10-2008, 09:33 AM

Im not sure what it could be, as even with the wrong driver it should still show up in Windows. You tried another IDE cable?

paul west susse · 09-11-2008, 02:09 AM

Well after a lot of messing about last night, i uninstalled the IDE controller and switched to RAID setting on BIOS and re-booted and it started to detect IDE devices and hey presto there was the DVD drive and the controllers...... weird.

Thanks for you help anyway Stressfree

**stressfreesoul** · 09-11-2008, 10:56 PM

kewl, glad you got it sorted.

09-10-2008, 06:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
paul west susse Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: West Sussex Posts: 7 OS: XP Service Pack 3	[SOLVED] LG GSA H55N DVD Writer Hi all Newbie here, just built a machine and all working great, apart from I can't see my LG GSA H55N DVD Writer anywhere in windows. I can see it in the BIOS set up and used it to load XP onto the machine. The drive has power and is connected to the IDE cable from the motherboard. I have tried to find it in My Computer Disk management, and device manager but no luck. Also changed the jumper from master to cable select that someone suggested. When the machine fires up it comes up with a line from Jmicron.com which lists the drive, so I got drivers from them thinking it might be that but still no luck, and I missing some setting in the BIOS or do I need IDE drivers. I hope someone can help Thanks in advance Paul

09-10-2008, 06:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
stressfreesoul In & out... very busy Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: County Durham UK Posts: 1,860 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu 10.04 My System Blog Entries: 7	Re: LG GSA H55N DVD Writer Are there any items in Device manager (devmgmt.msc from a run box) with issues? When you insert a disk, is there any internal action happening in your PC? (in Windows) __________________ TSF Folding@Home, find out how to do your bit in the fight against Cancer "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut"

09-10-2008, 08:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
paul west susse Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: West Sussex Posts: 7 OS: XP Service Pack 3	Re: LG GSA H55N DVD Writer Hi thanks for the response, I have checked device manager can't see any yellow exclamation marks, I have gone into manage and looked in disk section. The drive powers up and flashes on power up of machine, also when i put a disk in it starts up and the led flashes but then stops and the drive powers down.

09-10-2008, 09:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
stressfreesoul In & out... very busy Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: County Durham UK Posts: 1,860 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu 10.04 My System Blog Entries: 7	Re: LG GSA H55N DVD Writer Im not sure what it could be, as even with the wrong driver it should still show up in Windows. You tried another IDE cable? __________________ TSF Folding@Home, find out how to do your bit in the fight against Cancer "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut"

09-11-2008, 02:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
paul west susse Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: West Sussex Posts: 7 OS: XP Service Pack 3	Re: LG GSA H55N DVD Writer Well after a lot of messing about last night, i uninstalled the IDE controller and switched to RAID setting on BIOS and re-booted and it started to detect IDE devices and hey presto there was the DVD drive and the controllers...... weird. Thanks for you help anyway Stressfree

09-11-2008, 10:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
stressfreesoul In & out... very busy Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: County Durham UK Posts: 1,860 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu 10.04 My System Blog Entries: 7	Re: [SOLVED] LG GSA H55N DVD Writer kewl, glad you got it sorted. __________________ TSF Folding@Home, find out how to do your bit in the fight against Cancer "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut"