CD Drive undeteccted in Vista

Darkfox3393 · 07-31-2008, 02:49 PM

My CD-RW HP CD Writer PLUS is having troubles being recognized in vista. I can see the drive just fine in the BIOS but once Vista is going There is no trace of it. Just need to get it working. Thanks for any help.

Houndog777 · 08-03-2008, 11:55 PM

Hi, Darkfox
So it doesn't show up in Device Manager?
Verify that the jumpers are set correctly.
Ensure that you have an 80-pin Ultra DMA 100/133 cable.
Reseat all the drive cables.

(If you want windows to run fast, disable all startup programs, disable all windows services that you will never, ever use and install 2 to 3GB of memory.)

Darkfox3393 · 08-06-2008, 11:51 PM

yeah I've checked all that good stuff. I am positive it is connected properly because I can mess with it in BIOS. It is just no where to be seen in the OS.

Houndog777 · 08-07-2008, 12:02 AM

Hi, try the Add New Hardware wizard in Control Panel, see if it locates it.

Darkfox3393 · 08-07-2008, 08:41 AM

negative

Houndog777 · 08-07-2008, 08:50 AM

Hi, is it showing up in Device Manager, either as a CD/DVD drive or as an unknown device?
Control Panel> System> Hardware> Device Manager

Darkfox3393 · 08-07-2008, 06:21 PM

Nope. It is no where to be seen. Is there somethin in the BIOS I might need to mess with?

**kodi** · 08-07-2008, 07:10 PM

Has it ever worked in Vista?
How is it set up?
On an IDE cable by itself or shared?
Position on cable (middle or end)?
Primary or secondary cable?
How is it jumpered?

Darkfox3393 · 08-08-2008, 02:32 AM

Yeah I had it running on my old vista computer. It is set to cable select with jumper. on the main cable:

l-----l---l <--- cd drive
^
l
l
comp

and there is a DVD drive connected to the secondary cable connector.

**kodi** · 08-08-2008, 03:34 AM

If it is on the end set it as master

Darkfox3393 · 08-11-2008, 09:51 PM

ok I ran vista Startup Repair and I get an error that says: SystemRepairv2 and something about an external media device. I'm almost positive they are related. I just don't know how to use this information to fix it. Any ideas?

My BIOS are up to date I think. ASUS P5K Deluxe. Haven't downloaded any from internet but I don't think there are any available.

red_phoenix · 08-11-2008, 09:59 PM

is ur vista recognize the DVD drive?..
have u try to change IDE cable?..

Darkfox3393 · 08-11-2008, 11:58 PM

...no. Vista doesn't recognize it. I have tried different cables.

**kodi** · 08-12-2008, 12:15 AM

What model number HP CD writer is it?

red_phoenix · 08-12-2008, 01:13 AM

upgrading ur cd-rw firmware perhaps?
maybe vista cannot recognize ur firmware..
too old perhaps? (sorry..)

Darkfox3393 · 08-12-2008, 08:18 AM

HP CD Writes 9300 Series. Do you want more specific?

**kodi** · 08-12-2008, 12:36 PM

There are no VISTA Drivers available for this drive,might be time to retire it

andrewmay10 · 08-26-2008, 05:09 PM

try this it worked for me when my drive wasn't showing up.

In order to delete upper and lower filters you're going to have to edit the registry. The usual cautions apply. If the registry is not edited properly your whole system can crash.

1) Close all open programs
2) Click on Start, Run, and type REGEDIT and press Enter
3) Click on the plus signs (+) or arrows next to the following folders

* HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
* SYSTEM
* CurrentControlSet
* Control
* Class
* {4D36E965-E325-11CE-
BFC1-08002BE10318}

4) This folder is the DVD/CD-ROM Drive Class Description in the registry. Look for any of the following names in the right hand column.

* UpperFilters
* LowerFilters
* UpperFilters.bak
* LowerFilters.bak

5) If any of the above keys shown in step 4 are listed, right-click on them and choose Delete
6) After deleting the keys, close the Registry Editor
7) Reboot your computer
8) Open My Computer and check to see if your CD or DVD drives have returned. You may also want to open Device Manager and verify that the yellow exclamation and error code on the CD or DVD drive is gone

07-31-2008, 02:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
Darkfox3393 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 335 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate My System	CD Drive undeteccted in Vista My CD-RW HP CD Writer PLUS is having troubles being recognized in vista. I can see the drive just fine in the BIOS but once Vista is going There is no trace of it. Just need to get it working. Thanks for any help. __________________ Ever notice how fast Windows runs? Neither have I.

08-03-2008, 11:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Houndog777 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 2,683 OS: XPpro sp3 My System	Re: CD Drive undeteccted in Vista Hi, Darkfox So it doesn't show up in Device Manager? Verify that the jumpers are set correctly. Ensure that you have an 80-pin Ultra DMA 100/133 cable. Reseat all the drive cables. (If you want windows to run fast, disable all startup programs, disable all windows services that you will never, ever use and install 2 to 3GB of memory.)

08-06-2008, 11:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
Darkfox3393 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 335 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate My System	Re: CD Drive undeteccted in Vista yeah I've checked all that good stuff. I am positive it is connected properly because I can mess with it in BIOS. It is just no where to be seen in the OS. __________________ Ever notice how fast Windows runs? Neither have I.

08-07-2008, 12:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
Houndog777 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 2,683 OS: XPpro sp3 My System	Re: CD Drive undeteccted in Vista Hi, try the Add New Hardware wizard in Control Panel, see if it locates it.

08-07-2008, 08:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
Darkfox3393 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 335 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate My System	Re: CD Drive undeteccted in Vista negative __________________ Ever notice how fast Windows runs? Neither have I.

08-07-2008, 08:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
Houndog777 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 2,683 OS: XPpro sp3 My System	Re: CD Drive undeteccted in Vista Hi, is it showing up in Device Manager, either as a CD/DVD drive or as an unknown device? Control Panel> System> Hardware> Device Manager

08-07-2008, 06:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
Darkfox3393 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 335 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate My System	Re: CD Drive undeteccted in Vista Nope. It is no where to be seen. Is there somethin in the BIOS I might need to mess with? __________________ Ever notice how fast Windows runs? Neither have I.

08-07-2008, 07:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,397 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit My System	Re: CD Drive undeteccted in Vista Has it ever worked in Vista? How is it set up? On an IDE cable by itself or shared? Position on cable (middle or end)? Primary or secondary cable? How is it jumpered? __________________ Brian

08-08-2008, 02:32 AM	#9 (permalink)
Darkfox3393 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 335 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate My System	Re: CD Drive undeteccted in Vista Yeah I had it running on my old vista computer. It is set to cable select with jumper. on the main cable: l-----l---l <--- cd drive ^ l l comp and there is a DVD drive connected to the secondary cable connector. __________________ Ever notice how fast Windows runs? Neither have I.

08-08-2008, 03:34 AM	#10 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,397 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit My System	Re: CD Drive undeteccted in Vista If it is on the end set it as master __________________ Brian

08-11-2008, 09:51 PM	#11 (permalink)
Darkfox3393 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 335 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate My System	Re: CD Drive undeteccted in Vista ok I ran vista Startup Repair and I get an error that says: SystemRepairv2 and something about an external media device. I'm almost positive they are related. I just don't know how to use this information to fix it. Any ideas? My BIOS are up to date I think. ASUS P5K Deluxe. Haven't downloaded any from internet but I don't think there are any available. __________________ Ever notice how fast Windows runs? Neither have I.

08-11-2008, 09:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
red_phoenix Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Jakarta - Indonesia Posts: 85 OS: Windows XP Proff. SP3 My System	Re: CD Drive undeteccted in Vista is ur vista recognize the DVD drive?.. have u try to change IDE cable?..

08-11-2008, 11:58 PM	#13 (permalink)
Darkfox3393 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 335 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate My System	Re: CD Drive undeteccted in Vista ...no. Vista doesn't recognize it. I have tried different cables. __________________ Ever notice how fast Windows runs? Neither have I.

08-12-2008, 12:15 AM	#14 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,397 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit My System	Re: CD Drive undeteccted in Vista What model number HP CD writer is it? __________________ Brian

08-12-2008, 01:13 AM	#15 (permalink)
red_phoenix Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Jakarta - Indonesia Posts: 85 OS: Windows XP Proff. SP3 My System	Re: CD Drive undeteccted in Vista upgrading ur cd-rw firmware perhaps? maybe vista cannot recognize ur firmware.. too old perhaps? (sorry..)

08-12-2008, 08:18 AM	#16 (permalink)
Darkfox3393 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 335 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate My System	Re: CD Drive undeteccted in Vista HP CD Writes 9300 Series. Do you want more specific? __________________ Ever notice how fast Windows runs? Neither have I.

08-12-2008, 12:36 PM	#17 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,397 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit My System	Re: CD Drive undeteccted in Vista There are no VISTA Drivers available for this drive,might be time to retire it __________________ Brian

08-26-2008, 05:09 PM	#18 (permalink)
andrewmay10 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2 OS: vista	Re: CD Drive undeteccted in Vista try this it worked for me when my drive wasn't showing up. In order to delete upper and lower filters you're going to have to edit the registry. The usual cautions apply. If the registry is not edited properly your whole system can crash. 1) Close all open programs 2) Click on Start, Run, and type REGEDIT and press Enter 3) Click on the plus signs (+) or arrows next to the following folders * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE * SYSTEM * CurrentControlSet * Control * Class * {4D36E965-E325-11CE- BFC1-08002BE10318} 4) This folder is the DVD/CD-ROM Drive Class Description in the registry. Look for any of the following names in the right hand column. * UpperFilters * LowerFilters * UpperFilters.bak * LowerFilters.bak 5) If any of the above keys shown in step 4 are listed, right-click on them and choose Delete 6) After deleting the keys, close the Registry Editor 7) Reboot your computer 8) Open My Computer and check to see if your CD or DVD drives have returned. You may also want to open Device Manager and verify that the yellow exclamation and error code on the CD or DVD drive is gone