i have an hp cd/dvd writer 300n and a toshiba sd-r5372 and my drivers are switched. i stupidly managed to put the drivers on the wrong drives. reformatting windows didn't help, does anyone have any suggestions?
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Here is the easy way I fixed my CD drivers. \n1.Click on My Computer\n2.right click on your CD drive\n3.click on Properties\n4.click on the Hardware tab\n5.select your CD drive\n6.click on properties\n7.click on driver\n8.click install\nwhen you restart your computer, Windows will automatically detect your CD drive and install the drivers for it.
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Try a different brand of cd-r. (There are variations in the dyes used.)\n\nTry your cd writer's manufacturer website for a firmware update.
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yea, what you have is a so called Combo-Drive and they can not burn DVDs. If you don't want change this drive, then you have to get an external DVD ReWriter with a USB 2.0 interface.\n\nThe DVD Burner from Amazon you mentioned is the WRONG one (it's only for internal use). What you need is this one\nhttp://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1544661&CatId=483\nbtw, at a nice price.
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Unplug from AC outlet, open case, find slot to physically place drive. Cable the drive off the same ribbon as the CD drive. check the CD drive dip switch which is probably set to master, I would switch it to slave, dip switch the HD to CS or Master, different drives need different settings, plug in drive power, plug in main power.\n\nStart Windows, go to Start, Run, type in "diskmgmt.msc" and say ok.  You should see the new HD, right click on it and you should have create partition and then format.
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Not only is it a separate slave drive or just a partition on the same disk but, have any of the letters for your other drives changed? We kinda need this info in order to be able to give you the PROPER instructions to fix your problem.\n\nHowever, by reading your question, carefully, I'm wondering if your cd drive was being called "D" drive. If it that's the case and it continues not to read cds you put in it, you may have to take your puter into the shop and have the connections on the hardware checked as well as the reader on the cd-rom drive itself.
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Windows provides generic drivers from its database to get your CDRW working. If you need burning software, then either use the burning software built into XP which is a load of crap, or get Nero which will cost you money.
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The unit does have a different head for CD so it is possible for one to go bad and the other stay working.\n\nIf you won't read or write and you have tried different media my guess is your CD head is bad. The writers are a throw away item now. They are so cheap you don't want to fix them.
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I know you said jumper settings are ok, but what position is the jumper set to on your new drive?  Looked on Compaq/HP and looks like it should be set to cable select.  Make sure to use the ide cable that was originally installed not the new one that came with your new driveas it is correct kind for cs.  New cable may not support cs may be master/slave type.  That may help.  \nSince you did not include what Evo I had to guess a little...\nhttp://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/UCR/SupportManual/TPM_287935_rev2_us/TPM_287935_rev2_us.pdf\nThe link should take you to a pdf about the EVO.  Click on Hard drive installation guidelines for more info.\n\nHope this helps.  If I told you things you already know, then my apologies; I just know that it is easy to over-look something this small when upgrading.
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Try visiting http://www.driverguide.com and looking for something there.  Keep in mind that all of the drivers are rated so you want to get the highest rated one for your model and OS.  Hope this helps
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no, unfortunately you got it wrong. the TS-L462D is a so called combo drive, it can read&write CDs and read DVDs but can not write them.\nthis is the drive you have\nhttp://www.tsstorage.com/korea/kr/product/info_list.php?category=57\nTSST is short for Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology, a very reliable brand.
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There is nothing else you need to do. It should have worked. \n\nTry to see if the drive is visible from the bios when you start the system. It might be that there is a conflict with some other device that is sharing the same IDE cable. Try changing it from master to slave or the opposite! (there is a little jumper on the back of the drive for doing this).
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My Dell Inspron notebook requires me to load the drivers for my network card from the CD that came with my network card. Windws would not find the drivers automatically, and you have to load the CD BEFORE you insert the network card, or you will have to uninstall the drivers and reinstall them.
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Sorry mate, it's guys like u that make life tuff\n\nMany drivers not working ... improper ... hardware clashing ... \n\nNow , with Windows XP and Vista ... PURE PLUG N PLAY ... if USB devices r going 2 need drivers ....\n\nI suggest u write 4 linux or os2 ....
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you should always check the manufacturer's website for drivers, typically in a support or download area.  You can also checkout http://www.windrivers.com an excellent =source for drivers. Once you get the driver, extract it to a folder and then when Windows asks the location of the file, point it to you new folder.
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sounds like the correct drivers aren't loaded. go to www.driverguide.com, join em it's free. they'll have the driver presuming you kn ow what sort of card you had put in.
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First thing is this, if you aren't using that device you surely don't need a driver for it, so uninstall it.  Reboot your system, to see if new hardware is found.  If it is, it will ask you if you want to use an existing driver or a new one. Choose a new one, and insert your HP recovery CD.  Let it load from there.  Chance are it will not even see anything new.  Serial drivers are generally used for serial printers which are going obsolete anyway.  Hope this helps
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I would try reinstalling the driver, but first check just to make sure that the CD works in another computer.