Cd rom not detected in windows vista

Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. If the disc drive is not opening when you press the eject button, verify the CD-ROM power cable is firmly connected. If you tried all the steps above and you're still encountering errors with reading discs in the CD-ROM drive, the drive is bad.

Note If the disc drive is not opening when you press the eject button, verify the CD-ROM power cable is firmly connected. CD-ROM help and support. Remove ALL power, then check cables in both ends. Remove and replace, do not just snug. For laptops you can often clean the power and data contacts with a pencil eraser. Some DVD drives do not use the Windows default drivers so check with the System maker and device maker to see if there is firmware or drivers for you drive if needed.

Hope these help. Rob - Bicycle - Mark Twain said it right. But the same thing is happening with the new drive. I'm wondering if it is a corrupt registry entry or something similar but don't know enough to find out. Yep, tried that but it had no affect on my problem As Seen On. Welcome to Tech Support Guy!

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