Windows isn't reading my CD drives.

[yuki]

I can't find them in the hardware manager, but the BIOS says they're there. Nothing shows up when a CD is inserted, and while I can find them in "My computer", it simply says "insert disk" regardless. I used my disk drives a little while ago, so it doesn't make sense that they'd stop working now. Can anyone assist me?

[Ad Bot]

[Marcem]

Go into my computer's properties, under hardware, see if it's still in the device manager.

[yuki]

Go into my computer's properties, under hardware, see if it's still in the device manager.

I can't find them in the hardware manager

[Gamefandan]

In Soviet Russia CD drives read Windows.

[ChexGuy331]

Un-plug/re-plug.

[yuki]

Un-plug/re-plug.

I don't know how you expect me to do that.

[A.R.C.]

I don't know how you expect me to do that.

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagic!

[Dr. Spectacles]

lol

[Inv3rted]

I don't know how you expect me to do that.

Disconnect and reconnect the SATA connections? Or if you own an ancient computer, the IDE cables.

[Caution]

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagic!

You just won.

My disc drive was acting stupid yesterday, as well. It wouldn't read discs unless I inserted the disc like twenty separate times.

[Gamefandan]

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagic!

Oh, ho ho.

[Jimmg]

I used to have to edit my bios for the disk drive to be first to fix it :c

[Bisjac]

showing in bios but not manager?
sounds like drivers are missing or broked.

you install any hardware or drivers for anything else recently? if your using vista they could have auto installed and fudged other unrelated things up.

[Tom Gunn]

get a new cd drive/drives.

[Chriz]

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagic!

holy stuff I love you.