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As always, apologies if this has already been post/answered. I did a search which yielded no results.
ok let's get down to it...
As of today (was fine yesterday) i'm having a problem with my CD RW. I first noticed this when i loaded Nero; it asked me to choose a drive, and mine wasn't listed. I checked Disk Management, and it's there (Drive E:) I checked in My Computer, and it's there (i can eject the drive when i right click.) But when i check device manager i get this.....
Erroneous info in Device manager..
SAMSUOG! CE-S/SW!SW-353F!
Device type: DVD/CD-ROM drives
Manufacturer: (Standard CD-ROM drives)
Location: Location 1 (1)
This device is working properly.....
Correct info (removed drive, and looked at sticker)..SAMSUNG CD-REWRITABLE MODEL SW-252
F/W = R800 (AUGUST 2003)So first thing i did, was uninstall it in device manager, restart the machine. Upon restarting, i got no 'found new hardware...' Just back into device manager and exactly the same.
I have unplugged the drive, and plugged it back in...no change.
I'm pretty much out of ideas guys.. so it's over to you
Thankyou in advance
Jim
As of yet, no i haven't tried changing the cable. Just for the reason that the drive is being recognised my disk manager and my computer.
Maybe if worst comes to worst i'll give it a blast.
thankyou
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i had the almost same problem sometime back with my second hard drive. for me changing the IDE solved it.
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I changed the cable over to one i had lying around - no difference unfortunately.
Any more ideas?
thankyou
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OK-- this will make no sense, but it solved a similar problem for me...
I'd been using the same DVDRW drive for over a year, with media I'd been using for months, and all of a sudden, Nero was doing the same thing to me.
I posted in the Nero forums, and someone suggested I update the firmware for my drive, which I said made no sense since it was the same drive/media/program that had been working fine for over a year...
Well, I updated the firmware anyway, and all was fine again...
Strange.
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Hi, thanks for the replies - I had to sleep / work so sorry i haven't got back to you.
Drive is pretty old - as you can see from above, the firmware is dated 2003.
Does anybody have any idea at all where i could get updated firmware from? i'm a bit stumped on that one.
Oh...also i tried to get some new drivers from driverguide - but they wouldn't work (because device manager is recognising it as a different name...hmmm - will that be the same with firmware?
thanks
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If the drive is that old, it may be a worn out or broken drive. They aren't that expensive to replace.
SAMSUNG may have a firmware upgrade at their website.
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Can't upgrade Firmware.
I have been to Samsung and downloaded a firmware upgrade - but unfortunately it won't work.
It finds 2 drives, both samsung - my DVD drive, and the erroneous drive SAMSUOG! CE-S/SW!SW-353F! - when i try to apply the firmware to it, i just get the 'not compatable' stuff.
Hoping to avoid buying a new drive, but i can see credit cards in my not so distant future....
Anyone got a last ditch idea for me?
thanks for all the help.
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Last ditch, open the drive a little and then close it. Maybe it's like hitting the TV when it's not working quite right but I've done it with malfunctioning CDROMs and it has worked every time.
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There is nothing i would like more than to give it a kick - But funny thing is the drive opens and closes like a dream - just my stupid device manager?
any way we could change direction to a virus or something like that? i just don't like spending money. Though i doubt it is anything of that nature, i'm proteted pretty well.
thanks again
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When I say "open it", I mean unscrew the top or bottom and physically open the drive up a little. You can't open it too far without launching a spring or tearing a ribbon up.
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Sounds like corrupt firmware. There probably isn't anything you can do unless the firmware is on a removable chip and it's not seated well but I wonder if they still used sockets in 2003. Prob. not. Well, hey, you can probably get a NEW CD-RW on eBay for $20, like this http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Artec-Beige-32x12x48x-CD-RW-Internal-Drive-w-Nero_W0QQitemZ8797099439QQcategoryZ31509QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Used prob like $5 plus $5 shipping=$10. Not worth the trouble of messing with it...
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