Dead CD/DVD

My CD drive on my Dell 2400 appears disabled (on Admin Managemnt yellow exclamation point) as this is my plugin dvd recordr/cd player recorder. How can I fix? Thank you

Hi johngregory_862,

Try enabling it from Device Manager.

a. open the Device Manager by clicking Start, click Run, and then type devmgmt.msc.

b. click on your CD drive, and then click Properties.

c. click on activate.

If this is insufficient, update the driver for CD/DVD and check if it helps.

a. double-click the type of device you want to update or change in Device Manager.

b. right click on the device driver specific, you want to update or change.

c. click put to update driver to open the Hardware Update Wizard. Follow the instructions in the wizard.

More information on:

How to manage devices in Windows XP

Thank you!

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