DVD-ROM (D:) Not showing up or working

dmmurph · 02-11-2006, 12:16 AM

My E drive works fine but my DVD or D: drive does not show up on My Computer, system, or anywhere. I ran a search and it led me to this site. It may have disappeared after a system restore due to a home page capture spyware/virus.
Please excuse my lack of technical acumen. I know very little but would like to be able to play DVD's and/or burn cd'.

TIA
Murph

dai · 02-11-2006, 04:15 PM

see if you can see it in the bios,is this a new install

dmmurph · 02-20-2006, 10:03 PM

No, I had a guy clean out some viruses and he installed xp professional, and now MSN says it's not available to use (after 6 months).

dai · 02-20-2006, 11:38 PM

check the plug on the eide cable to the drive and the m/b has not come loose
try a new cable

dmmurph · 03-04-2006, 04:28 AM

It started out as an internal drive.

dai · 03-04-2006, 09:54 AM

you mean you are using it now as an external

dmmurph · 03-04-2006, 10:28 AM

No, it's still inside the cpu, just not working

dai · 03-04-2006, 10:39 AM

have you checked the plugs and tried another cable

Mushinronjya · 11-17-2007, 04:01 PM

I just installed a performance edition of vista ultimate, and I can use the DVD roms just fine when I install vista, but as soon as I get to vista, it doesn't show either rom.... can only see the HDDs.

02-11-2006, 12:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
dmmurph Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 12 OS: XP	DVD-ROM (D:) Not showing up or working My E drive works fine but my DVD or D: drive does not show up on My Computer, system, or anywhere. I ran a search and it led me to this site. It may have disappeared after a system restore due to a home page capture spyware/virus. Please excuse my lack of technical acumen. I know very little but would like to be able to play DVD's and/or burn cd'. TIA Murph

02-11-2006, 04:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,546 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	see if you can see it in the bios,is this a new install __________________

02-20-2006, 11:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,546 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	check the plug on the eide cable to the drive and the m/b has not come loose try a new cable __________________

03-04-2006, 09:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,546 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	you mean you are using it now as an external __________________

03-04-2006, 10:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,546 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	have you checked the plugs and tried another cable __________________

02-20-2006, 10:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
dmmurph Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 12 OS: XP	No, I had a guy clean out some viruses and he installed xp professional, and now MSN says it's not available to use (after 6 months).

03-04-2006, 04:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
dmmurph Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 12 OS: XP	It started out as an internal drive.

03-04-2006, 10:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
dmmurph Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 12 OS: XP	No, it's still inside the cpu, just not working

11-17-2007, 04:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
Mushinronjya Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1 OS: vista ultimate	Re: DVD-ROM (D:) Not showing up or working I just installed a performance edition of vista ultimate, and I can use the DVD roms just fine when I install vista, but as soon as I get to vista, it doesn't show either rom.... can only see the HDDs.