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12-28-2003, 01:32 PM
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Recognizing CD-RW and DVD-ROM Drives
When I go into my computer, it recognizes my one drive as CD-RW, and my other drive, which is a DVD-ROM it just says CD-Drive. I have not installed and DVD Reading software, but once I do this will it recognize it as a DVD-ROM, or is there some way to enable it manually to say DVD-ROM?
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12-28-2003, 01:44 PM
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It will just say CD-drive. On my computer, Windows XP does the same. By the names Windows gives them, I can't tell what it is.
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12-29-2003, 12:29 AM
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Strange, mine does recognize it as a DVD-ROM drive and also lists the brand and the model.
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12-29-2003, 02:48 AM
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have you set your bios to auto or have you set it to cd with my computer if its set to auto then windows xp displayes it as a dvd if i set it to cd then windows displays it as a cd it still plays dvds with my msidvd software regardles of how i set it
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12-29-2003, 05:01 AM
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12-29-2003, 02:50 PM
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Hmmm....maybe I'll install some DVD software and see what happens.
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12-29-2003, 03:06 PM
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It won't change anything, as it's just software. It doesn't affect the device manager at all. DVD software actually doesn't affect the DVD-ROM drive, all it does is DVD video playback (ok, and a little bit more).
That's just windows. But it works, so no problem  RJ |
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12-29-2003, 03:45 PM
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well i thought maybe since the drive is playing DVD's it would change it in the explorer....
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12-29-2003, 03:48 PM
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Something's wrong with your OS, RJ, as my Windows Explorer list it as a DVD Drive.
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12-29-2003, 04:29 PM
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Maybe it depends on the drive itself. Some may being listed as DVD drives in Windows explorer. There's nothing wrong with my OS. Actually I don't really care anymore since I changed the drive letters so that I recognise my drives
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12-29-2003, 04:36 PM
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Mondsreitersmann
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OK.
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