the wizard ask if my unit is a plug & play,, I just don't know
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I would say it is (since most hardware 2000+ is), but try saying "YES" and if that doesn't work start over and say "NO".\n\nSource is Install & Setup help page from HP.
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When you plug a USB device into a USB port it will try and detect it...The fact that you plug it in and do not see the Windows has detected new hardware tells you that the device is defective...assuming that when plug another USB device into the same port that it does detect the device...
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plug it in wait 30 seconds or so then check in device manager \n\nright click on my computer and property's\nhardware tab\ndevice manager in case you didn't know \n\nif it shows in there then reinstall the drivers leave it plugged in and restart \n\ni hope that works
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All the other answer are correct go for it!!\n\ncornpie your the one that is CLUELESS if you new anything the bootup IS A PART OF THE BIOS SETTINGS!!! Also F8 boots the computer in the SAFE MODE so that a person can troubleshoot it. It boots with the least amount of drivers so that if it ends up it is a driver problem a person is able to find and reinstall it!!!! Nothing personel mate!!!\n\nAlso it is funny that after the new OS install that Plug N Play didnt pick it up and ask you if you want to install it!!! Usually this would happen if the sound card is incompatible with the new OS!!! Check that also.
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Try the manufacturer of the cd-rw drive, most USB devices when first plugged in are just a "USB device".\n\nWhen the Hardware Wizard pops up when you plug in the device, that means your USB host driver is fine.\n\nThe info that identifies the USB device seeks the installation of the CD-RW software and driver.\n\nIf there is a readme.txt with the software that came with the drive, I would read it.  Maybe it would help with a step-by-step installation instructions.
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If any thing you need the mobo drivers! There are very few cdrom units that need a driver! They are all plug and play! I,m thinkin you need to reinstall the mobo drivers if the unit isnt seeing the cdrom or the cdrom itself is defunct!
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There should be a power connection. If not, ask your vendor. Otherwise, for installation, visit here:
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You may need to update the driver. Just got to Internet explorer and put the name of unit yu have in search bar. make sure you add new drivers lol
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WELL, IF YOU KNOW ENOUGH TO INSTALL A DRIVE THEN YOU SHOULD KNOW ENOUGH TO FOLLOW THESES INSTRUCTIONS. FIRST CHECK THE CABLES. THIS YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE. BUT THERE COULD STILL BE PROBLEMS HERE. MAKE SURE THE IDE CABLE IS PLUGGED ALL THE WAY IN, AND SEATED FIRMLY.  THE POWER CABLE IS IN OR YOU WOULDN'T GET ACTION ON THE CD LIGHT. BUT ANOTHER IMPORTANT STEP HERE IS TO CHECK THE JUMPER SETTING ON THE DRIVE. IT NEEDS TO BE SET TO EITHER "MASTER"-IF IT'S THE ONLY DRIVE ON THE IDE CABLE. OR "SLAVE" IF THERE ARE 2 DRIVES ON THE ONE IDE CABLE. BUT HERE AGAIN IT IS IMPORTANT TO CHECK THAT IF THE DRIVE IS A SLAVE, IT HAS TO BE PLUGGED IN TO THE PLUG ON THE IDE CABLE THAT IS BETWEEN THE TWO ENDS. THIS IS THE "SLAVE" PHYSICAL POSITION ON THE IDE CABLE. IF IT IS ON THE END OF THE CABLE AND SET TO SLAVE YOU WILL HAVE PROBLEMS. NOW, THE OTHER POSITION FOR THE JUMPER IS "CS" OR "CSEL" OR "CABLE SELECT". THEY ALL MEAN THE SAME THING, CABLE SELECT. WHAT THIS DOES IS ALLOWS THE COMPUTER TO SEE THE DRIVES AND DEPENDING ON WHERE THE DRIVE IS PLUGGED IN ON THE IDE CABLE, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY KNOW WHICH IS MASTER AND WHICH IS SLAVE. BUT BOTH DRIVES HAVE TO HAVE THEIR JUMPERS SET TO CSEL IN ORDER FOR IT TO DO THIS. IF THIS DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, GO ON TO THE NEXT STEP--- GO INTO THE DEVICE MANAGER OF WINDOWS. TO GET THERE CLICK: START:CONTROL PANEL: SYSTEM: HARDWARE(TAB): DEVICE MANAGER. IN THE DEVICE MANAGER CLICK THE "+" NEXT TO DVD/CD-ROM DRIVES. THIS WILL REVEAL ALL THE OPTICAL DRIVES YOUR COMPUTER RECOGNIZES. IF THE NEW DRIVE IS NOT LISTED HERE, YOUR COMPUTER ISN'T SEEING IT. SO NOW YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO CONTROL PANEL, AND CLICK "ADD NEW HARDWARE". LET WINDOWS SEARCH FOR THE NEW DRIVE. IF IT FINDS IT THEN LET IT INSTALL IT. IF IT DOESN'T THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO GO INTO YOUR BIOS. TO DO THIS, RESTART YOUR COMPUTER AND DURING THE START-UP IT WILL EITHER GIVE YOU A SPLASH LOGO OF THE MANUFACTURER OR IT WILL GIVE A BIOS SCREEN. THE BIOS SCREEN AND POSSIBLY THE SPLASH SCREEN SHOULD SAY SOMETHING LIKE " F2 FOR SET-UP" OR "DEL>SETUP". WHATEVER BUTTON YOU NEED TO PUSH TO ENTER SET-UP. THIS IS SOMETIMES CALLED THE BIOS BY PEOPLE LIKE ME. ANYWAY, IF IT DOESN'T GIVE YOU AN OPTION, AND JUST A LOGO APPEARS SUCH AS COMPAQ, HP, OR GATEWAY, THEN YOU NEED TO PRESS THE ESC KEY OR TAB KEY DURING STARTUP TO GET IT TO SHOW YOU THE BIOS SCREEN AND THERE IT WILL TELL YOU WHICH KEY TO PRESS TO GET INTO SETUP. ON SOME COMPAQ MODELS YOU HAVE TO PRESS THE ESC KEY 3 TIMES REALLY FAST AND THEN PRESS F10. BUT EACH MANUFACTURER WILL USUALLY BE DIFFERENT. DEL IS THE MOST COMMON BUTTON, THAT IS THE DELETE KEY. ONCE YOU GET INTO THE BIOS MENU THE FIRST PAGE SHOULD ALLOW YOU TO LOOK AT YOUR DRIVE CONFIGURATION. AND/ OR AUTO-DETECT YOUR DRIVES. SELECT THE DRIVE  (IF BIOS SEES IT) AND LET THE BIOS AUTO-DETECT IT. IF YOU DON'T EVEN SEE YOUR DRIVE, THEN IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PHYSICAL CONNECTION. EITHER THE POWER PLUG THAT POWERS THE DRIVE IS DEFECTIVE OUT OF YOUR POWER SUPPLY UNIT(PSU) AND THE OTHERS WORK(RARE, BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE) OR THE IDE CABLE ITSELF IS DEFECTIVE IN THE PORTION BEING USED FOR THE DRIVE, OR FINALLY THE DRIVE ITSELF IS DEFECTIVE. ONE LAST THING , YOU CAN ONLY HAVE 4 DEVICES CONNECTED TO THE IDE'S. ALSO IF YOUR LOOKING AT THE DEVICE MANAGER AND THE DRIVE SHOWS UP, BUT HAS AN EXCLAMATION POINT BY IT, THAT MEANS THERE MAY BE A CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER DEVICE USING THE SAME IRQ(INTERRUPT REQUEST). IF IT'S A QUESTION MARK THAT MEANS THE DRIVER ISN'T INSTALLED. JUST RELOAD THE DRIVER FROM THE CD THAT CAME WITH THE DRIVE, OR GO TO THE MANUFACTURERS WEB SITE AND DOWNLOAD IT. IF YOU NEED ANYMORE HELP JUST EMAIL ME, BECAUSE I'M IN IRAQ RIGHT NOW. joe_mccn@yahoo.com. ALSO YOU SAY THE DRIVE WAS WORKING AND WAS RECOGNIZED BY YOUR COMPUTER AND THEN QUIT WORKING. ONE THING I FOUND MAKES A COMPUTER DO THAT KIND OF FUNNY STUFF, IS D
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this  confusing....computer service?
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Windows successfully loaded the device driver for this hardware but cannot find the hardware device. (Code 41)\n\nA driver was loaded but Windows cannot find the device. This happens when Windows does not detect a non-Plug and Play device.\n\nIf the device was removed, uninstall the driver, install the device, and then click Scan for hardware changes to reinstall the driver. If the hardware was not removed, obtain a new or updated driver for the device.\n\nIf the device is a non-Plug and Play device, a newer version of the driver might be needed. To install non-Plug and Play devices, use the Add Hardware wizard. Click Performance and Maintenance on Control Panel, click System, and on the Hardware tab, click Add Hardware Wizard.\n\nOn the General Properties tab of the device, click Troubleshoot to start the troubleshooting wizard.
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Just install the software, don't add anything unless you have plug-in files to put in the plug in folder.
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Plug and play means that the computer will recognise theres a device connected when you connect it. It doesn't mean you don't need drivers.\nIf the phone came with software, you'll need to install it. The drivers will be installed when the software installs. Your best bet will be to read the manual.\nIf the phone didn't come with software, go to their website to download the software/drivers off of there
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depending on what version of windows you are running, you should have a plug & play system. try uninstalling the drive and restarting the puter. let windows install the drive by itself.
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Check the BIOS and make the peripherals manual detect and assign the correct device. It may be by default in auto mode. Cheers !!!!
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Did you plug it in before you installed software and drivers? If so you will need to go the system devices and find the unknown device that was installed in its place. Then install the software and drivers before plugging it into your system. If that is not the problem then you will have give more information ont the problem.
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It's a little hard to be sure from the facts you've given, but....\n\nThe sockets on the signal (flat) cable are polarized.  This means that, unless you forced it, you can't put the plug into the socket the wrong way.  (This assumes you were using the correct cable, of course.)\n\nMore likely, the problem is that you had two masters (or two slave) drives connected at once.   The disk drive has a small, usually black, widget which can connect two of the pins on the back of the drive.   You need to make sure that one of the drives (the original one) is configured as a MASTER, and the new one is configured as a SLAVE.   The widget is probably "parked" somewhere on two unused pins, just so it has a place to be when the drive is shipped.\n\nAlso... be sure the machine is turned OFF when you're doing this pluggning and unplugging,  AND... make sure you connect power to the new drive as well, before turning the machine back one.   (There should be an extra connector for power inside your machine; it'll have 4 pins and go into the back of the drive.)