DVD drive not visible in XP

[Rusticz]

Hi there,

I need some help please. I can not see my dvd drive in XP. I checked under manage > Disc Management and only the hard drive is visible.
In "My Computer" I also cant see the drive.
It does however show in the BIOS. I installed a different drive, but with same results.

I also ran a small program CDgone, but this also didnt help. All the cables are connected correctly, the drive opens and close etc not problem.

I dont have the drivers discs for either of the two drives. I looked all over the internet for the LG L22 drivers, but this also came up empty handed.

The drive works fine in another XP machine.

I hope somebody can help.

Thanks.

[KALSTER]

Is it an IDE drive?

[Stuart]

Try this:

1. Open regedit and go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

2. Delete "UpperFilters" and "LowerFilters"keys in right-side pane. (Sometimes only one is there.)

3. Restart the system and now you should have access to your optical drives.

[Rusticz]

Both, there is actually two dvd drives installed, SATA and IDE. Not one of the two is picked up by XP.

[Rusticz]

Elo Stuart, I opened Regedit and found my way to {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}, but cant find the "upperfilters" or "lowerfilters" entry. All I get is Default, Class etc.... up to Troubleshooter-0

[Bladerunner]

Hi there,

I need some help please. I can not see my dvd drive in XP. I checked under manage > Disc Management and only the hard drive is visible.
In "My Computer" I also cant see the drive.
It does however show in the BIOS. I installed a different drive, but with same results.

I also ran a small program CDgone, but this also didnt help. All the cables are connected correctly, the drive opens and close etc not problem.

I dont have the drivers discs for either of the two drives. I looked all over the internet for the LG L22 drivers, but this also came up empty handed.

The drive works fine in another XP machine.

I hope somebody can help.

Thanks.

Control Panel -> System -> Hardware -> Device Manager

See if they're showing up there, and if they do, remove them and reboot.

[Slimshaedy]

Has the problem been sorted out? I'm posting a bit late haha. Is there maybe a conflict in the drive letters?

[Bladerunner]

Possibly a service pack issue I would say.