Mar 27, 2023 · I have a Asus external dvd drive that I cannot access from windows 11: No drive letter is assigned. Device manager shows the DVD, and the "General" properties states the status is "This Device is working Properly" Driver version is 10.0.22621.1, dated 2006-06-21. Tried adding the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\atapi ...

Nov 17, 2015 · Step 2: Uninstall and Reinstall the DVD/CD Drivers. a. Press Windows key + X on the keyboard. b. Click on Device Manager from that list. c. Search for the DVD/CD Drivers from the device list, right click on it and then select Uninstall.

Aug 30, 2017 · Insert a blank DVD. Click Burn. Windows 8/8.1 users can mount the .ISO file then start the upgrade automatically. Learn more here. Important: If you are creating a bootable USB thumb drive, make sure the thumb drive is first formatted as FAT32. Connect the thumb drive. Open Computer. Right click thumbdrive. Click Format

Jan 21, 2025 · If possible, use USB 3.0 ports (they provide more power than USB 2.0 ports). 6. Check in Disk Management . Right-click on the Start menu and select Disk Management. See if the DVD drive appears here, and if it does, try assigning the drive letter manually by right-clicking and selecting Change Drive Letter and Path. 7.

Jan 14, 2017 · I have a HP 2000 laptop.Was Windows 8.1 now 10.I am wanting to put a external usb cd dvd box to it.Now I never messed with these units.I do know I had a printer worked on 8.1 soon as upgrade says no printer driver found.Reinstalled printer stuff and same.Site says have to buy new printer not for 10.I'll just jump right on that.So to me already ...

Apr 25, 2014 · To change a drive letter, click Change, click Assign the following drive letter, click the letter that you want to use, and then click OK. Method 2: Install the latest Windows Updates. This method will install the latest device drivers for your USB external DVD drive. Press Windows key + X. Select Control Panel. Click on Windows Update.

Sep 11, 2024 · Once installed, open VLC, click Media > Open Disc, select your DVD, and click Play. 6. If the DVD player isn't recognized, try another USB port, ensure your operating system is up to date, or restart the laptop and try connecting the DVD player again.

Aug 22, 2015 · My floppy drive is seen (it is listed in Device Manager), but no drive letter can be assigned. My internal DVD-RW drive was never detected, although my Iomega Zip-100 seems to be in good working order. I have an external DVD-RW drive that worked for a few days then mysteriously disappeared.

Oct 28, 2022 · On the View tab, choose Show Hidden Devices. Under DVD Device, click on Driver tab, first try Update Driver > Automatically. If that fails see if Roll Back is available. If not choose Uninstall, restart PC to reinstall the driver. Next right click Start button to open Disk Management, scroll down to find the DVD drive. Does it have a drive letter?

Jun 12, 2014 · Original Title: USB DVD drive shows as Removable Disk. Sir/Madam, I have Lenovo FLEX 15 LAPTOP which have no in-built DVD drive. and its installed with Genuine Windows 8.1. I have Transcend USB DVD Drive (Model No. TS8XDVDRW-K). My laptop recognizes this hardware as REMOVABLE DISK rather than a dvd-rw drive, due to that it doesnt read any cd/dvd.