When I put a cd into my cd rom drive, it starts to spin and then stops. When I check for the drive that should be listed under My computer, it is not showing the cd rom drive. It worked fine up until I installed Windows 8 Pro (new disk from the box) about 2 months ago. After that I have not been able to install any other software because the drive will not start up and it is not showing on the list of drives under My Computer.
The cd rom drive is not showing up in the device manager either.
Also taken from TechNet's website:
Run Command Prompt as an Administrator. Type cmd in Windows 8 Metro UI and press cltr+shift+enter
Type following and say enter
It was also suggested to right click Computer on desktop then go to Properties > Device manager > IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers
Uninstall Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller. A message will appear that you need to restart your compter. Press No and scan for hardware changes. Restart your PC and the drive should show up now.
Also taken from TechNet's website:
Run Command Prompt as an Administrator. Type cmd in Windows 8 Metro UI and press cltr+shift+enter
Type following and say enter
It was also suggested to right click Computer on desktop then go to Properties > Device manager > IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers
Uninstall Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller. A message will appear that you need to restart your compter. Press No and scan for hardware changes. Restart your PC and the drive should show up now.
It's just not there? Maybe my son took off the sticker?
I just want to find out why when I insert a cd/dvd of any kind it will not work since installing Windows 8???
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