Help! My Khypermedia DVD+RW 8X wont start up sometimes in windows XP. Wont start up meaning windows doesnt detect it...I cant even open the drive...whats wrong help?!
My knowledge with computers is decent, not expert but for sure not a noob. I know the power cables are connected correctly. When i boot up my computer the drive opens, and besides my burner on the slave works fine.
I think its something to do with the DMA or something...anyone else that can help?
Thanks for your help though, i appreciated your help!
Lightz, Have you installed a game with Starforce 3 copyprotection, such as Gangland, TOCA Racing Driver 2, etc.? If you have, then it could be the buggy SF3, which could be the reason for missing DVD-RW -drives. I had exactly the same symptoms due to the SF3. Here's a quick way to check if the copyprotection is installed to your PC:
Go to Device Manager --> View dropdown --> Check "Show hidden devices" --> Expand "Non-Plug and Play Drivers". If you see 3 (could me more, could be less) devices referring Starforce 3 (sorry I can't remeber exact names, but they are easy to spot), then you should run a program called sfclean.exe to remove SF3 from your PC. The program can be found here: http://help.starforce.ru/Sfclean/sfclean.exe
Oh yes, Those games won't work anymore after SF3 uninstall.
thanks guys for your help! but i found out what my problem was. my nForce2 driver took over the control of IDE, so I had to update the driver and choose the other handler (which i think is windows) and now everything works. Thanks again people!!!
