External DVD drive no longer recognized

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  Does anyone found a resolution to this?

  Like David, my DVD Multidrive on my R500 abruptly arrested recently - I can open/close the player, but he does not appear in Windows Explorer as a disk is valid. Do not think that I have nothing installed on the machine.

  Interestingly, I never really use the DVD player. Indeed, because of all the * heat * questions, I used to "Power Off" of the device, via the DVD icon in the system tray (i.e. option enabled me to Power on / off the unit). So while the power was OFF, it's cold the machine, and so the fan was rarely on.

  Now that my computer no longer recognizes the drive, this icon it simply shows that disabled, no possibility to the power on/off switch, and this noisy fan is almost always on. In addition, because it seems that the machine tries to recognize the drive subject time at startup, all re-start, reboot the machine now takes a few minutes to start...

  For the optical drive firmware update help? Or is there some other fix?

  Hello

  > but my Portege R500 CD/DVD drive has stopped working the next day, I had attached an external CD - RW drive for me to burn discs. Maybe it did disable my built-in drive?
  This could be the key;
  Try to access the Device Manager and remove the CD/DVD player listed and all USB host controllers and USB root hub.

  Again, restart the laptop.
  After new check restart if the CD/DVD drive has been recognized again.

• Satellite A660 - cannot install Win 7 using the external DVD drive

  Hello!

  Not so long I asked help to reinstall win 7 on my laptop.
  The only option was actually in the restoration of order dvd what I did. Today, it has arrived.

  Problem is, or was that some of the CD or the DVD couldn't be read for some reason any.

  Now it won't boot from the cd, it says faulty hard drives.

  So what I did I have pluged my detached external DVD drive and it started from that.

  But just after a few seconds, she told me to '1 support recovery' and open the drive in the laptop. Tried to insert the disc - nothing, like its not inserted, tried to disable computers portable cd - nothing please help

  Hello

  You should first check if the external CD/DVD drive is recognized as a boot device.
  Connect the external USB CD/DVD drive and switch on the device.
  Press F12.

  Now, you will see all bootable devices. Generally, the CD/DVD USB drive should appear if his support. If it does not appear, you will not be able to boot from the external USB CD/DVD drive.

  In this case I recommend you to create a bootable USB flash memory and install Windows 7 from USB flash memory

• Satellite A660 - do not find external DVD drive

  Hey guys. Newbie displaying in total despair of and needing help! I posted in other forums without success. I bought a Samsung SH-D162D DVD drive in a USB enclosure to connect to my Satellite A660 via USB.

  I can't get Windows 7 to find! When I plug in the USB cable, the ball comes up to say that it has been installed (sometimes), I can see it on for about 1 or 2 minutes then he falls. It is not listed in my hardware or anything. Its not found in disk management or my devices, so it is not a case to change the drive letter - I can't find the drive to change. I also tried to find upper and lower settings in regedit. Could not find them so couldn't remove them as suggested in other posts of this nature.

  It is set to master, the IDE connector and power connectors are very good. Its got to be a cause of problem of Windows 7 it comes very briefly. In the minute or 2 sound, I can't do anything with it. It crashes right although it will open and close. I've google it and can't find anything. Mainly of registry issues, but they did not help.

  Ive also connected to another laptop with XP and had no problems so I know the DVD Rom works very well and all the cables are ok. Ive tried all 4 USB ports on my laptop and also disabled all the parameters of energy. All with no luck. And I also all Windows 7 update.

  This is exactly what happens to the power out of the Cabinet.

  1. I connect the USB cord then turn on the enclosure.
  2 - I quickly click Start, and I can see the DVD Rom E player beside my computer laptop dvd rom.
  3 - the green bar above starts to fill to the top, from left to right and gets to half way then suddenly disappears icon of DVD Rom and makes the green bar.
  4. He then flashes up in computers laptops DVD Rom icon with a player of Local E drive, but only for a fraction of a second.
  5. sometimes a balloon comes up saying peripheral installation, then the installed device successfully... but not every time.

  And that's all. I'm at a total loss and the cant work, so any help is really appreciated!

  Hi Smee,

  So if you have already connected the external hard drive on another computer, and it worked correctly, it seems to be a driver or compatibility between your external DVD drive problem and and your Satellite A660

  It will be connected to the port USB then you tried to remove all the USB ports on the Device Manager? After that, you must restart your computer and the USB ports will be recognized automatically from the Device Manager. In addition, I would also try updating the chipset driver. New version, which you can download on the official website of Toshiba:
  http://EU.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com > support & downloads > download drivers

  Have you also tested other devices on your A660 if they work properly?

• Boot camp with external dvd drive

  How it is possible to install Windows 7 on my old MacBook Pro Mid 2009 using an external DVD drive?

  Because my SuperDrive drive is broken.

  Yes, there is a way, I remember that when I swapped my Superdrive for a disk hard while my old Macbook could not start Windows USB.

  you need vmware Fusion and refined installed

  It's a little tricky because not apple USB drives do not work when booting the operating system, but it works if you read carefully. basically the process starts as usual, put the DVD in the DVD USB drive and start to Boot Camp, let to create the BootCamp partition, instead of restarting create a VM with the mapping of physical disk, begin the installation, restart Windows and finish using DVD USB.

  Here is the guide, a bit outdated but might help. Be sure just to what disk you format in the virtual machine, because you are working with the physical disk where you have installed OS X:

  http://www.andrewsavory.com/blog/2011/2156

• Need to retrieve using an external dvd drive for Portege R series

  i've got criptolocker virus, I need to format the computer to load back up, my dvd player is broken, because the computer has drop down in the past. I put the recovery on an external dvd drive CD, but I'm not able to work, it detects the dvd drive in F:, but is not read

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• Re: CD/DVD drive is not recognized correctly on my Equium P200

  I recently bought a laptop P200D and now, I found that the CD/DVD drive is not recognized.

  In Device Manager the drive icon has a yellow on exclamation and in the wealthy area it says "Windows cannot load the driver for this hardware device. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39) »

  I tried uninstalling the drive and then to restart the laptop but it is has not been successful. I recently downloaded and installed the Service Pack 1 for Vista and I have read that there have been problems with device drivers and wonder if there is such a body?

  Are there updated drivers available for this device?

  Thanks for any help you can give.

  Lester Mortimore

  Hello

  Check this thread http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=113742 please

  I hope this will help you.

• AT100: can I connect external DVD drive & can I get a car charger?

  I received one of these when my friend bought a laptop.
  I've never used before.
  I've read all the literature and surf the net, but I'm still a little confused. A newbie and more I'm afraid.

  * 1 *-I want to use in the car for playing DVDs in the back seat. Can I use the Toshiba external dvd drive?

  * 2-* is there a car charging/adapter plug or anything like that?

  * 3 *-my stereo bluetooth, USB and ipod has access to-what options there are to store & playing music on the Tablet via these

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  Anything else I should know to use drive

  Anyone with the patience to help me that would be a popular Christmas gift.

  See you soon,.
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  Hello

  > * 1 *-I want to use in the car for playing DVDs in the back seat. Can I use the Toshiba external dvd drive?

  No, you can't attach an external CD/DVD drive to the AC100.
  The USB port supports the external USB HDD (FAT12/16/32/exFAT) and a memory flash USB (FAT12/16/32/exFAT) for copying data.

  > * 2-* is there a car charging/adapter plug or anything like that?
  Yes, google for cigarette lighter Thrive AT100. Otherwise, you can order part comatibel of ASP in your country.

  > * 3 *-my stereo bluetooth, USB and ipod has access to-what options there are to store & playing music on the Tablet via these

  Take a look in the Android market and search of HiFi Android app.
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  > * 4 *-wifi is possible? I already connected it to a wireless modem; would need a modem separated in the car?
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  You don't say what model of laptop you have, but generally speaking if you are using Windows XP then you will use the standard Microsoft drivers for your scanner.

  However, you can Toshiba drivers and utilities download from Toshiba web site by clicking on the Support section and downloads and selection of files to download. You will need to fill in the details of your laptop so that the list of appropriate driver (unless you have provided these details when you register).

  Kind regards

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  Iomega superslim DVD 31785700 dvdrw8x-u
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  Hi, this external DVD drive has 2 USB connectors (data and power) and no power supply.
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  I tested a second dynadock and DVD player (same model) and the same problem occurs.
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  I looked online for limitations on the dynadock, but found none.

  I look forward to any constructive suggestions or information.

  Hello micjam,

  the Iomega DVD drive also not functioning, it is linked to the dynadock?
  No mouse, keyboard or other usb devices?

  Have you tried plugging the dynadock to a different usb port on your computer?

  Perhaps there is an update of the bios available for your computer.

  Check this box

  Best regards

• Download Windows y50-70, without external dvd drive!

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  How can I download it? I am from Sweden and here DVD players cost a lot of money, I can install it in Usb? Any recommendation? Thanks in advance

  Mimmo145 wrote:
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  I have another laptop which has an internal DVD player, I can create the Iso of it and the copy of the USB

  Yes I think it'll do. You just need the program to create the win 7 dvd iso file. There are several, and you can google it. To burn it on a usb flash drive, you can use Rufus 2.5 or newer version.

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  Sameer

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  Unfortunately the recovery media is created to be used as internal drive only. I put t think you will be able to use it with an external device. On the restore CD there is a ghost image and it is not easy to fix it for use with an external device.

• I'll be able to use the external dvd drive on microsoft surface?

  I like really the surface so far and I was wondering if I'll be able to use an external dvd drive on the surface because there only 1 usb port.

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  http://www.StorageReview.com/samsung_intros_wireless_optical_drive_and_portable_bluray_writer

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  You need to plug in your external DVD drive (it's probably USB).

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