Installed wrong driver for optical drive

pbrockerkid · 05-20-2009, 07:26 PM

Hey guys,

So I felt that it was time to clean up my computer (a dell 1520) a little bit and formatted my HDD. I reinstalled windows and all of my drivers which I found on the dell website. It recommended that I update a driver for my optical drive and so I did. However, the driver was for a TSST TS-L632H when the one that I have is a TSST TS-L632D. Is there any way to fix this? The drive isn't recognized in device manager so I can't roll-back to a previous driver and I have tried a system restore with no luck. Thanks for any help in advance.

**simpswr** · 05-21-2009, 07:11 PM

and welcome to the Forum

Is this an Inspiron 1520? Are you sure you did not upgrade the firmware as oppposed to the driver?

**Tyree** · 05-22-2009, 04:22 PM

Uninstall the optical drive in Device Manager and reboot. Windows will reinstall the drive after you boot.
The latest firmware for that drive is dated 9/12/07. If the uninstall-reinnstall doesn't work you could try this firmware.
http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/FIR...02022007.shtml

pbrockerkid · 05-22-2009, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simpswr

and welcome to the Forum

Is this an Inspiron 1520? Are you sure you did not upgrade the firmware as oppposed to the driver?

Oops, ya it was a firmware update and yes it's an Inspiron.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyree

Uninstall the optical drive in Device Manager and reboot. Windows will reinstall the drive after you boot.
The latest firmware for that drive is dated 9/12/07. If the uninstall-reinnstall doesn't work you could try this firmware.
http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/FIR...02022007.shtml

The drive doesn't show up in device manager so I can't uninstall it. I tried the other firmware update and it's telling me that the drive can't be found.

**simpswr** · 05-22-2009, 05:22 PM

You likely hosed the drive when you flashed with the wrong firmware . . it would be worth a call to Dell support to see if there is a way out other than replaceing the drive

pbrockerkid · 05-23-2009, 02:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simpswr

You likely hosed the drive when you flashed with the wrong firmware . . it would be worth a call to Dell support to see if there is a way out other than replaceing the drive

Ya I was sort of expecting that, heh. Thanks for the help anyways.

**simpswr** · 05-23-2009, 08:22 AM

bummer . . most firmware upgrades will warn if the yencounter the worng hardware . . guess this one did not

05-20-2009, 07:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
pbrockerkid Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3 OS: Vista Ultimate	Installed wrong driver for optical drive Hey guys, So I felt that it was time to clean up my computer (a dell 1520) a little bit and formatted my HDD. I reinstalled windows and all of my drivers which I found on the dell website. It recommended that I update a driver for my optical drive and so I did. However, the driver was for a TSST TS-L632H when the one that I have is a TSST TS-L632D. Is there any way to fix this? The drive isn't recognized in device manager so I can't roll-back to a previous driver and I have tried a system restore with no luck. Thanks for any help in advance.

05-21-2009, 07:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,271 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Installed wrong driver for optical drive and welcome to the Forum Is this an Inspiron 1520? Are you sure you did not upgrade the firmware as oppposed to the driver? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

05-22-2009, 04:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,673 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: Installed wrong driver for optical drive Uninstall the optical drive in Device Manager and reboot. Windows will reinstall the drive after you boot. The latest firmware for that drive is dated 9/12/07. If the uninstall-reinnstall doesn't work you could try this firmware. http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/FIR...02022007.shtml __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently.

05-22-2009, 05:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,271 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Installed wrong driver for optical drive You likely hosed the drive when you flashed with the wrong firmware . . it would be worth a call to Dell support to see if there is a way out other than replaceing the drive __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

05-23-2009, 08:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,271 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Installed wrong driver for optical drive bummer . . most firmware upgrades will warn if the yencounter the worng hardware . . guess this one did not __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?