CD Drives Don't Read

jhoffm15 · 10-03-2007, 10:10 AM

I recently upgraded my operating system from windows 98 to windows 2000(I know I am a little behind!). The computer is an ASUS P4. When I use the device trouble shooter it says my CD Drivers, a Liteon LTN485S and a TEAC CD-W54E and working properly. But, when a CD is placed in either driver nothing shows up on their icons. When I click on the icon it says, "please insert a disk into drive: E" and "please insert a disk into drive: F". There are no error messages or codes though. I've already attempted to delete the upper and lower filter registries. I was able to delete the upper filter but there was no lower filter. Now there are three additional folders under that section: 0000, 0001, and properties. Under the device trouble shooter there is one item with the question mark and exclamation point. It is the PCI Simple Communications Controller. Is this applicable to the problem I am having? Any direction on how to get started fixing this problem would be greatly appreciated!!!

jhoffm15 · 10-04-2007, 10:11 AM

Nobody has any answers?

**speedster123** · 10-04-2007, 11:36 AM

the PCI Simple Communications Controller is probably your modem. if you do not use a fax or dial up, remove the card and from the device manager, otherwise find the driver for that card from driverguide. you might need to pull the card to read the version listed.

do you have new 80 wire ribbon cables in the machine? how are the roms pinned? master/slave/cable select? give us a diagram of the daisy chain from the computer.

jhoffm15 · 10-04-2007, 07:35 PM

The CD drives were working perfectly fine before and I haven't changed any of the settings. What I didn't do was reinstall the drivers because I can't seem to locate them for Win 2k. I read an article that one of the drives didn't need a driver installed. Is this true? Again, the drivers are Liteon CD Rom LTN485S and a TEAC CD W54E

dai · 10-05-2007, 10:45 AM

the drivers are part of windows
if you set the bios to boot from cd first
pop in the cd and reboot does the install screen come up

jhoffm15 · 10-05-2007, 02:35 PM

Yes it does

jhoffm15 · 10-05-2007, 02:40 PM

I also read that one of these drives is an optical driver. Does that have any impact on the situation?

dai · 10-05-2007, 05:14 PM

in the device manager uninstall the drives
reboot and windows will reinstall
if it does not fix
run a repair install

jhoffm15 · 10-05-2007, 07:12 PM

already tried uninstalling drivers. How do I run a repair install? When I try to trouble shoot the devices it says they are working properly.

dai · 10-05-2007, 09:00 PM

boot the computer from the cd and choose install
ignore the first repair option and continue with install
when windows finds the previous installation
then do the repair

10-03-2007, 10:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
jhoffm15 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Windows 2000	CD Drives Don't Read I recently upgraded my operating system from windows 98 to windows 2000(I know I am a little behind!). The computer is an ASUS P4. When I use the device trouble shooter it says my CD Drivers, a Liteon LTN485S and a TEAC CD-W54E and working properly. But, when a CD is placed in either driver nothing shows up on their icons. When I click on the icon it says, "please insert a disk into drive: E" and "please insert a disk into drive: F". There are no error messages or codes though. I've already attempted to delete the upper and lower filter registries. I was able to delete the upper filter but there was no lower filter. Now there are three additional folders under that section: 0000, 0001, and properties. Under the device trouble shooter there is one item with the question mark and exclamation point. It is the PCI Simple Communications Controller. Is this applicable to the problem I am having? Any direction on how to get started fixing this problem would be greatly appreciated!!!

10-04-2007, 10:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
jhoffm15 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Windows 2000	Re: CD Drives Don't Read Nobody has any answers?

10-04-2007, 11:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
speedster123 Mentor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United States-New York-Long Island Posts: 5,206 OS: xp pro SP3 My System	Re: CD Drives Don't Read the PCI Simple Communications Controller is probably your modem. if you do not use a fax or dial up, remove the card and from the device manager, otherwise find the driver for that card from driverguide. you might need to pull the card to read the version listed. do you have new 80 wire ribbon cables in the machine? how are the roms pinned? master/slave/cable select? give us a diagram of the daisy chain from the computer. __________________

10-04-2007, 07:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
jhoffm15 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Windows 2000	Re: CD Drives Don't Read The CD drives were working perfectly fine before and I haven't changed any of the settings. What I didn't do was reinstall the drivers because I can't seem to locate them for Win 2k. I read an article that one of the drives didn't need a driver installed. Is this true? Again, the drivers are Liteon CD Rom LTN485S and a TEAC CD W54E

10-05-2007, 10:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,539 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: CD Drives Don't Read the drivers are part of windows if you set the bios to boot from cd first pop in the cd and reboot does the install screen come up __________________

10-05-2007, 02:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
jhoffm15 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Windows 2000	Re: CD Drives Don't Read Yes it does

10-05-2007, 02:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
jhoffm15 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Windows 2000	Re: CD Drives Don't Read I also read that one of these drives is an optical driver. Does that have any impact on the situation?

10-05-2007, 05:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,539 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: CD Drives Don't Read in the device manager uninstall the drives reboot and windows will reinstall if it does not fix run a repair install __________________

10-05-2007, 07:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
jhoffm15 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Windows 2000	Re: CD Drives Don't Read already tried uninstalling drivers. How do I run a repair install? When I try to trouble shoot the devices it says they are working properly.

10-05-2007, 09:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,539 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: CD Drives Don't Read boot the computer from the cd and choose install ignore the first repair option and continue with install when windows finds the previous installation then do the repair __________________