[chawni]

For no apparent reason, my new Dell laptop running Vista Home Premium no longer recongnizes my D:\ drive (DVD/CD-ROM).
I can't play DVDs or CDs. Getting message "insert a disk" when I just put a brand new disk in. I've tried it with 5 different disks.
Any suggestions as how to remedy this?

Thanks!

[Megabite]

If you go to My Computer does it see it there??

[Megabite]

Does it see the DVD/DC Drive as a Icon?

[chawni]

yes it does. I put a disk in... click on the DVD/CD drive icon in my computer and I get the msg "insert disk"

[vicks]

I find that my computer will recognize only certain brands of disks. Have had trouble with some of the cheaper ones. You might try a different brand and see if it works.
vicks

[chawni]

Thats not it. It doesnt recognize any disk. Movie, music, anything or any brand. It's been working fine until now.

[vicks]

Originally Posted by chawni

Thats not it. It doesnt recognize any disk. Movie, music, anything or any brand. It's been working fine until now.

Go to control panel/ system> hardware>device manager. right click on the dvd/cd drive select properties, remove. then reboot your computer and let windows reinstall it (automatically). See if this helps any. If that doesn't go to the web site of the mfg. of your computer and update your dirver there.

vicks