Reccently cleaned up my computer but when i tried to un-instal/re-install windows both my cd drives were missing from list. When i tried re-installing the drives i got and error saying the drivers were missing or corrupted. So i tried downloading the needed drivers for my CD Rom and CD RW drives. The site i got the drivers from is driverguide.com when i tried using on of the drivers it seemed to work so i checked the list on my computer and it still does not appear. I go "Add Hardware" it SEARCHES for about 3 secods then causes my computer to crash everytime i try to add hardware. So im not quite SURE what exactly is GOING on. you may have gotten a driver that was closely identical to the driver for your CD drive but it may have been a driver to another CD drive of the same brand but different model. try and call the manufacture of ur CD drive and see if they can send U the correct drivers.What version of Windows is this ? ?
If it's anything LATER than WinME you don't need drivers...
Are the CDRom drives being detected in the BIOS ? ?
If not re-check your cable connections.