hello..
my cd drive icon is not showing in the my computer...
PLEASE help meHere are the possible problems:
Bad Drive
Bad Cable
Bad Power connector
Bad Controllerbut all R in good condition's....i installed a software...after few moments the icon is disappearedAnd that software is.....................?power down, open the case with the power off, REMOVE the molex an put it back in an see if it dont show then in my computer. Have you tried safemode an earlier time when the problem did not exist?
The poster said the icon disappeared immediately after he installed a piece of software. Are none of you interested in what that software was?One of these MAY help:
1. Uninstall the drive through Device Manager.
Restart computer. The drive will be automatically reinstalled.
or...
2. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060
Restart computer.
or...
3. Download, and run Restore Missing CD Drive patch
Double click on cdgone.zip to unzip it.
Right click on cdgone.reg, click Merge.
Accept registry merge.
Restart computer.
or...
4. Go to Device Manager, click a "+" sign next to IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers.
You'll see two items:
- ATA Channel0 (or Primary Channel)
- ATA Channel1 (or Secondary Channel)
Right click on each of them, and click Uninstall. Confirm.
Restart WINDOWS. They'll be automatically reinstalled.Quote from: ADG on September 03, 2009, 04:19:21 PM

The poster said the icon disappeared immediately after he installed a piece of software. Are none of you interested in what that software was?