optical drive help please!!!

[arbitor]

hi guys,

got a pc here that knows there is a CD drive present, but doesnt find it in my computer at all..

Now the drive is in device manager with a yellow exclamation mark next to it, not to be confused with the question mark relating to missing drivers..

i have tried numerous IDE drives and the same thing, today i tried a SATA dvd drive and still the same thing.. any ideas on this guys?

[arbitor]

bttt anyone?

[Colossous]

Do you have another pc to try connecting it to or another drive to try in the pc you're having problems with ?

[arbitor]

as above have tried this and even tried a sata cd drive and still the same..

[merdat]

Don't know what IDE slot you are using for the cd rom but I assume that you have tried the other one (assuming again that you have two ) . Also is your ribbon cord ok and have you tried the cd rom using the middle connector on the ribbon cable.

[arbitor]

yes, i have used more than one cable, more than one drive, i even used a SATA drive and same thing, not being rude its all in the first post

[max99]

It's a common Windows problem, so try the fix here:

http://www.theeldergeek.com/restore_..._dvd_drive.htm

Or more detailed instructions here if you need them:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060