Windows 7 wont recognise cd drive

Two are IDE and one is Sata. None of them are recognized by this computer, but all of them work on my other computer using the same cables. I have unplugged my HDD completely on reboot. I have unplugged my motherboard battery and left it out for some time and tried again. I'm out of ideas and very frustrated. Sunday, November 29, PM. Monday, November 30, AM. Does the optical drive show up in the BIOS? And, these are DVD drives, yes? By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.

Hi brvheart, I think you formatted it with Win 7 DVD. Try using third party utilities like GpartedLive CD to boot into and delete all partition. Now you should not have any space before your First partion - Once it is done use the delete partion option to delete the partition that you moved in earlier step closer to track 1. Now boot from Win 7 DVd and try Installing. Thanks A K. Method 1: Windows 7 and 8. For Windows 10, skip to Method 2.

In Windows 7 and 8. Type control in the Run dialog box, then press Enter. Restart the computer. On the Edit menu, select Delete. When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, select Yes. Exit Registry Editor. Important: Follow the steps in this section carefully. Type Controller0, and then press Enter.

Type EnumDevice1 , and then press Enter. Notes To use this method, you must be logged on to Windows as an administrator. Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped.

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Since it is a Desktop and the Drives are easy to change could you get your hands on a known working unit to test with in the HP Desktop?

I am still suspecting some form of drive and read failure in relations to the HP picking up the blank CD-R. If anyone has any suggestions thank you. This thread is locked.

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