My Pc won't read any disks!

Strattix · 07-23-2009, 09:40 AM

Hello, i have an issue. My PC will not read any disks! I have done the "uninstall the driver and then restart" the PC picks up the CD drive again but it still doesn't solve the problem. I then tried to use a different CD-ROM drive all together, but still, the Drive opens fine, the CD spins fine but still, doesn't read it. I then did it with a third CD-Drive but it was the same as the 2 other ones.

Has anyone got an idea to how i can solve this problem?

Pc: Dell Dimension 4600

Current DVD-ROM Drive : SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-616

**koala** · 07-23-2009, 11:07 AM

Hi, welcome to TSF

Go to Start > Run > regedit and remove the Upperfilters and Lowerfilters values from this registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Class \ {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
Reboot to complete.

Have you tried a new IDE data cable? If your current cable is a 40 wire, replace with an 80 wire.

Is it on its own IDE channel as master, or on the hard drive cable as slave?

07-23-2009, 09:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
Strattix Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1 OS: Xp	My Pc won't read any disks! Hello, i have an issue. My PC will not read any disks! I have done the "uninstall the driver and then restart" the PC picks up the CD drive again but it still doesn't solve the problem. I then tried to use a different CD-ROM drive all together, but still, the Drive opens fine, the CD spins fine but still, doesn't read it. I then did it with a third CD-Drive but it was the same as the 2 other ones. Has anyone got an idea to how i can solve this problem? Pc: Dell Dimension 4600 Current DVD-ROM Drive : SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-616

07-23-2009, 11:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,436 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: My Pc won't read any disks! Hi, welcome to TSF Go to Start > Run > regedit and remove the Upperfilters and Lowerfilters values from this registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Class \ {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} Reboot to complete. Have you tried a new IDE data cable? If your current cable is a 40 wire, replace with an 80 wire. Is it on its own IDE channel as master, or on the hard drive cable as slave? __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here Last edited by koala; 07-23-2009 at 11:09 AM. Reason: link