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After installing powerISO DVD/CD burner no longer works properly
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dolbeag
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23. October 2007 @ 12:48 |
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I was wanting to mount a daa image but magiciso, which I normally use for mounting images wasn't able. So I installed poweriso, ever since then my D: driver appears empty when any kind of disc is inserted, the light comes on & the disc symbol appears next to the pointer but that's it, no whirring noise of the drive. I've tried uninstalling poweriso but makes no difference & I've checked the device manager but that says the drive is working properly. I'm sure I had a similar problem when I installed magiciso but I can't remember. Any help would be gratefully appreciated as this is driving me nuts.
Cheers.
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26. October 2007 @ 08:51 |
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Do you have a restore point which predates the PowerISO installation?
Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore.
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dolbeag
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26. October 2007 @ 09:51 |
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I've already tried that and it didn't make any difference.
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26. October 2007 @ 10:30 |
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If it's on an IDE controller, uninstall the channel and reboot.
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dolbeag
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26. October 2007 @ 14:17 |
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Not 100% sure what I'm looking for. I looked in the device manager & in the IDE controllers I could't see any mention of my dvd/cd drive.
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26. October 2007 @ 14:39 |
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If you have Nero Tool
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloadget.ph...e90fc77c85bf74b
Run it and click 'Configuration' tab.
This shows my DVD drives on the secondary.
It's the secondary IDE channel which would be uninstalled in this case, using the Device Manager.
After rebooting the controller (and the drives) are reset.
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dolbeag
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26. October 2007 @ 15:33 |
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The dvd/cd drive is listed as master but not as slave as in your screenshot.
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26. October 2007 @ 15:39 |
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My Secondary Master is a DVD burner, the Slave unit is a DVD reader.
Assuming you drive is on the Secondary Channel, that (channel) is what would be uninstalled.
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dolbeag
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26. October 2007 @ 16:17 |
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After restarting the dvd/cd now says insert disc when you double click on it. I also ran nero tools agaian this time it has DMA off & autorun on, will that make any difference? I also have migiciso still installed.
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dolbeag
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26. October 2007 @ 17:24 |
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The dvd/cd drive is also listed in an unknown section in the device manager would it have to be uninstalled from there also before rebooting
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26. October 2007 @ 17:28 |
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I don't think Magic ISO affects anything as far as the drives.
DMA should be on for the DVD burner - DMA being the fastest data transfer setting.
Was it on before uninstalling the controller?
Your Hard drive, on the Primary Controller will be set as DMA, if you want to look.
It can be changed in the hardware manager by right clicking the controller,selecting 'Properties' and 'Advanced'.
It should show 'DMA if Available' and should also show the actual setting (some type of DMA).
If it shows the setting as being 'PIO', then it should be changed.
CD drives are usually 'PIO'.
Reboot and check that it is DMA.
If it will not accept stay DMA, there is a possibility that the controller is not set as 'Automatic' in the PC Bios - you would have to check that at boot time, before Windows starts to load.
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dolbeag
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26. October 2007 @ 18:22 |
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Yeah device 0 stayed at DMA, in device 1 it is set to DMA but current transfer mode is set at 'not applicable'. I'm pretty sure DMA was on before uninstalling.
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26. October 2007 @ 18:29 |
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How many devices are connected to the Secondary apart from the DVD burner?
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dolbeag
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26. October 2007 @ 18:37 |
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Just the burner, is that why device 1 is set at not applicable
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26. October 2007 @ 18:49 |
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So the drive is present, the controller is set DMA.
If you put a CD or a DVD (which contains files) in the drive, can Windows see it and list the files.
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dolbeag
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26. October 2007 @ 18:55 |
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Windows can't see any discs that are inserted
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dolbeag
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26. October 2007 @ 19:03 |
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At the moment it's asking me to insert a disc even though there's one in it.
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AfterDawn Addict
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26. October 2007 @ 19:09 |
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I'm running out of ideas.
Try right clicking on the drive letter > properties > recording > turn off enable cd recording on this drive > ok, then turn it back on.
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dolbeag
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26. October 2007 @ 19:21 |
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I can't see a tab for recording
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dolbeag
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26. October 2007 @ 19:26 |
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I clicked the enable digital cd audcio off and on again. The drive now no longer says please insert disc but still you can't see any files on the disc.
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AfterDawn Addict
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26. October 2007 @ 19:32 |
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If there's no 'Recording' tab, it isn't a recorder/burner.
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dolbeag
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26. October 2007 @ 19:39 |
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Have to go now Attar will get back to you tomorrow if that's OK. Thanks for all the help.
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dolbeag
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27. October 2007 @ 11:20 |
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Hey Attar, no idea how I missed the recording tab I must be loosing the plot. I tried turning it off and on again but no joy.
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27. October 2007 @ 11:50 |
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I don't have much to offer now.
You could try an uninstall of the drive, using the hardware manager and rebooting.
If that does nothing,boot into safe mode and see if windows can detect/read a cd.
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Jeff2008
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20. March 2008 @ 09:15 |
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Hi dolbeag. I am having the exact same issue that you had. I installed PowerISO and now I can not read DVD/RW's. I uninstalled it, but like you saw it made no difference. Very frustrating...
Were you able to resolve this issue, and if so how did you do it?
Any help would be much appreciated!
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