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Driver for TEAC DW-224E CD/R/RW/DVD. Drive not working ??

  • 18-08-2003 12:32am
    #1
    mrbungle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 558 ✭✭✭


    All,

    Can any one direct me on this one.

    My CD/DVD drive has gone missing. It is not reconised on startup.
    I have searched the web for a driver but can't find any thing. This all has happened since my laptop was infected by the f-ing msblast.exe worm.
    Usually on previous m/c's I have installed a driver to restore. I didn't receive anything/discs from MS or PackardBell.

    Any help or direction would be appreciated.

    Am currently running XP. I thought the plug/play marvels of MS would pick it up but no. The drive/laptop is 3 months old and is powering up.

    ??

    Thanks,
    Rich.


Comments

  • #2
    fatmander
    Closed Accounts Posts: 117 ✭✭fatmander


    Have you tried to delete the drive from device manager(if its there), and see if windows picks it up again
    What about Bios, does the CD still appear there?, make sure it aint disabled


  • #3
    mrbungle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 558 ✭✭✭mrbungle


    Unfortunately, It's not in file-manager/explorer to delete and it is also showing in the BIOS.
    When I goto ADD HARDWARE it is picking up the driver, ie: Name/Model and says it's disabled but after that, it doesn't install.

    The drive does power up and spins when CDs are inserts. Tis only 3 months old.

    I cannot boot the rescue disc from it, Hmmm, maybe the drive it at fault ?

    (Damn DVD porn).

    Rich.


  • #4
    sceptre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    Is it in Device Manager?

    (right-click my Computer, Properties, Hardware tab, Device Manager button, check under DVD/CDROM drives)

    If it is, is it disabled in there?


  • #5
    mrbungle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 558 ✭✭✭mrbungle


    Tried that. Tried everything. Got onto 'customer service'. They were stumped. laptop being picked up today.

    Thanks for the help anyhow.

    Rich.


  • #6
    Nietzschean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,314 ✭✭✭Nietzschean


    Can ya reply with how that went when ye get it back?
    i've the same cdrom drive and just incase something similar happens to it..........


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  • #7
    mrbungle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 558 ✭✭✭mrbungle


    Couldn't get it going. Tried everything !!!
    Got onto customer service couldn't do anything either.
    1 of the problems possible was that I only had a Recovery CD which was no use !! The guy reckoned that The recovery floppy wouldn't be any use either. So I dropped it back to PCWorld, where some regular booked it in.

    It's gone back to the suppliers.

    Will update if I get an explanation on what the prob was....

    Rich..


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