DVD Writer Icon

d_animality · 06-10-2008, 06:01 AM

Hi im having this weird prob on my system.. i attached two DVD-RW to my PC... sometimes (which is rarely) ... the CD-RW icon cannot be found on my computer and thus i cannot use the the hardware... then i have to restart my PC then i can see it again and use it as usual.. mind u again .. this thing rarely happen but its just annoying that i have to restart my PC just to get it works.. any idea why this happen?

thanx in advance for any help or suggestions.. Cheers!!

Banscare · 06-10-2008, 06:28 AM

It MIGHT just be a lose connector, if you eliminated that, read ahead.

CD burning software can muck up your Windows system registry, preventing Windows from accessing the CDROM drive. And once in a while, a system file (driver software) may be damaged, leaving the device in limbo. Hope this link helps

http://askbobrankin.com/cdrom_icon_missing.html

d_animality · 06-10-2008, 01:03 PM

oh hi and thx for ur link there.. ill try it when it appears again and tell u how it goes..

dai · 06-10-2008, 01:41 PM

did you use an 80 wire ide cable and set the jumpers correctly
master on the end black plug
slave on the middle grey plug

d_animality · 06-10-2008, 04:44 PM

well i think i did... cause it works well ... it even recognize that the upper slot is main DVD and the second is just a secondary... its just this thing randomly occurs.. and its very rarely to happen.. maybe some loose here and there .. ill check again some other time if this occurs... thanx for ur suggestions there dai and correct me if im wrong..

06-10-2008, 06:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
d_animality Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Brunei Posts: 348 OS: XP Pro SP2 My System	DVD Writer Icon Hi im having this weird prob on my system.. i attached two DVD-RW to my PC... sometimes (which is rarely) ... the CD-RW icon cannot be found on my computer and thus i cannot use the the hardware... then i have to restart my PC then i can see it again and use it as usual.. mind u again .. this thing rarely happen but its just annoying that i have to restart my PC just to get it works.. any idea why this happen? thanx in advance for any help or suggestions.. Cheers!!

06-10-2008, 06:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Banscare Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: St John's NL Posts: 190 OS: XP Pro 64bit My System	Re: DVD Writer Icon It MIGHT just be a lose connector, if you eliminated that, read ahead. CD burning software can muck up your Windows system registry, preventing Windows from accessing the CDROM drive. And once in a while, a system file (driver software) may be damaged, leaving the device in limbo. Hope this link helps http://askbobrankin.com/cdrom_icon_missing.html __________________ Ban Computer Support Specialist (MCP, MCSE)

06-10-2008, 01:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
d_animality Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Brunei Posts: 348 OS: XP Pro SP2 My System	Re: DVD Writer Icon oh hi and thx for ur link there.. ill try it when it appears again and tell u how it goes..

06-10-2008, 01:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,609 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: DVD Writer Icon did you use an 80 wire ide cable and set the jumpers correctly master on the end black plug slave on the middle grey plug __________________

06-10-2008, 04:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
d_animality Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Brunei Posts: 348 OS: XP Pro SP2 My System	Re: DVD Writer Icon well i think i did... cause it works well ... it even recognize that the upper slot is main DVD and the second is just a secondary... its just this thing randomly occurs.. and its very rarely to happen.. maybe some loose here and there .. ill check again some other time if this occurs... thanx for ur suggestions there dai and correct me if im wrong.. Last edited by d_animality; 06-10-2008 at 04:45 PM.