Satellite A30 - CD icon disappears

Sometimes, the cd icon will disappear from the hard drive on my laptop XP A30. The only way that I can not get it back is to system restore, which removes my programs, I just installed. It a big inconvience. I'd be happy to help

Hi Ewan,

When your CD icon disappears from the "My computer" screen, you are able to see your MATERIAL-> the DEVICES MANAGER CD-ROM. If Yes can you run the option against it troubleshooting.

Second, when your icon disappears your CD-ROM always registered in your BIOS settings.

If the answer is yes then it should be possible to recover the situation without resorting to a full recovery of the system of your recovery CD.

HTH

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