Readers of CD and DVD not recognised by XP, not yet shown on the Bios. Why

My drives are IDE Secondary Master and Slave CDRom and DVD.  I've had it for years and they worked very well.  Just a week or 2 ago when I inserted a disc into one of them to install or check on a file. The answer was that there is no disc in the drive. As I was in a hurry, I have not checked as to why he was doing this. However, a few days ago, I need to install software and inserted the disc in but once again, I had no joy so I checked the Ribbon and power as well as the motherboard connectors and found nothing abnormal. Then I checked the Windows administrator and saw no optical drives listed. I checked the BIOS and noted against secondary IDE and slave disks NONE showed. So I googled for help. I was put on the forum where it is clear there are a lot of people still having problems. Some of them have managed to solve the problem of humanitarian aid, but some like me could not get rid of the problem i.e. through HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\ {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318 and remove upper and lower filters. Help, please.

B Fernandes

Hi Bazeliza,

Try the following.

Method 1: Load default BIOS (Basic Input\Output System) settings, and then restart the computer. Check the settings by consulting the manual or call the manufacturer to do so.

Note: Be careful when you change the BIOS settings. The BIOS interface is designed for advanced users, and it is possible to change a setting that can prevent your computer from starting properly.

Method 2: Connect another drive to the computer and see if it works.

Method 3: Check to see if this article helps you. (You may have tried this already, but check to see if you have gone through it completely)

Your CD or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs

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