Installed CD-RW, DVD stopped working! (XP)

[simmayor]

HI Gurus!

I have a fairly fresh win XP installation with a fully functional LG DVD-ROM. Until yesterday that is :(
I installed a CD-RW (also LG). XP found new hardware and seemed to install it properly, however after a reboot both units are maked as non working in the hardware list. I have tried to uninstall and let windows reinstall them, but windows complains about the drivers not working. When I try to update the drivers it says the current drivers are up to date.

During the same day I installed ASPI drivers, could this be the problem?

What to do??

Any help appreciated!

Regards,
Simmayor

[SiCN]

Is it possible that you are using a motherboard for AMDs with VIA chipset? It seems like in combination with a Sound Blaster Live there come some ugly conflicts with the IDE controllers which **** anything up badly. Had the same problem here and without fiddeling on the BIOS settings you won't get anywhere. You can try installing the latest drivers + BIOS update, but I doubt it'll help...

Otherwise. Did you make plug the DVD on the board the wrong way (both drives are on one channel and both are masters or slaves)?

[simmayor]

Im running a P4@1600MHz. But I'd better check the BIOS settings anyway. It's strange though, cause windows do detect both drives, but none is useable.

The drives are connected to the same IDE-bus, one as Master and the other as Slave. Sounds like I have to try different combinations here as well.

XP is my suspect, haven't heard too much good about it.

Thanx.

[SiCN]

Microsoft did release a patch for their WinXP IDE Driver some time ago. Test it.

I'll look into that.

Thanx again.

[simmayor]

Update:

Tried different combinations: only DVD-ROM/CD-RW connected to IDE-bus, forced windows to recreate used driver files (CDROM.SYS etc.), still not working. If I uninstall the units and let windows search for new hardware it will find both, but is for some reason unable to install the drivers properly. BUT using VCDEasy w/ CDRDAO and ASPI driver works great!

Strange behavior! I think some program (perhaps a failed installation of Roxio EasyCDC) has messed up XP somewhere, so I figure reinstallation of XP is the only way to go.

BTW
I Never found that IDE-driver patch for XP. :(

[simmayor]

Yes!

Finally got it working, without reinstalling win XP! It was Easy CD creator that messed up the windows registry. (Uninstall, yeah right!)

Here's how to solve it:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q314060

The path in my case wasn't the exact same as in the example above, but easily found when you know what to look for.

Case closed!

:)
Simmayor

[jeex]

**** easy cd creator.. jesushit

[mikerios]

lol,
jeex says it all :P