18 Mar 2011

How to Diagnose and fix the CD/DVD drive not detecting problem on your PC

Some times you might have faced problem with your CD/DVD drive, which will ot detect properly
Reason:
Light bulbThe registry entry of your disc burning software might not have removed properly
Light bulbDue to hardware error (The CD/DVD drive might have become totally unusable)
Fix:
SunIn Run window, type in: regedit and press Enter
At the Registry Editor window, locate, and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
If the Upper filters key is available,right-click and delete it.
and in the same way delete the Lower filters key also
close registry editor
SunIf you want  to accomplish the steps above automatically, try this  FixIt from Microsoft
This should fix the problem if the issue is with the filter buffers.
Suntry checking the power and data cables of the CD/DVD drive. make sure the cables are properly connected.
SunIf the above doesn't fix the issue, replace the CD/DVD drive.

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