[SOLVED] I hate my computer, where is my Blu-ray DVD/CD drive ?

[Hasselblad]

Back again, sorry.

Where is my Blu-ray DVD/CD drive ? 🙁 🙁


Computer:
Computer Type ACPI x64-based PC
Operating System Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
User Name Dad
Logon Domain
Date / Time 2025-07-16 / 10:36

Motherboard:
CPU Type 8C+12c Intel Core i7-14700K, 5487 MHz (55 x 100)
Motherboard Name MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk Max WiFi (MS-7E25)
Motherboard Chipset Intel Raptor Point-S Z790, Intel Raptor Lake-S
System Memory [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DIMM2: Corsair CMH32GX5M2E6000C36
DIMM4: Corsair CMH32GX5M2E6000C36


Multimedia:

nVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Video Adapter
nVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 3D Accelerator
Audio Adapter Intel Raptor Point-S PCH - HD Audio (Audio, Voice, Speech)
Audio Adapter nVIDIA GP104 HDMI/DP @ nVIDIA GP104 - High Definition Audio Controller

Storage:
IDE Controller Standard SATA AHCI Controller
Disk Drive Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB (2000 GB, PCI-E 4.0 x4)
Disk Drive SanDisk SDSSDXPS960G (960 GB, SATA-III)
Disk Drive ST10000DM005-3AW101 (9314 GB)
Disk Drive WDC WD30EZRX-00DC0B0 (3 TB, SATA-III)

Peripherals:
Printer Canon iX6800 series
Printer Canon TS700 series HTTP

 

[USAFRet]

Looking at the LG WH16NS40 DVD it says 5v/12v ?

And that "12V" means it cannot run from only USB.

It requires SATA power from the PSU.

 

[Misgar]

Looking at the LG WH16NS40 DVD it says 5v/12v ?

All the 5.25" internal optical drives I've used can derive power from two supply rails, i.e. +12V and +5V. If the blue laser in a Blu-ray writer needs circa 15 to 20W, it's better to use the +12V supply.

In any case it hardly matters, because old fashioned 4-pin Molex power connectors contain both +12V (yellow wires) and +5V (red wires).

Modern SATA power connectors have +12V, (yellow wire), +5V (red wire) and may also include +3.3V (orange wire). The black wires are for 0V.

Either way, you're good to go with an internal optical drive. Your SATA power lead will supply both +12V and +5V if the drive requires both rails.

Forget about 4k using a PC. 4k is not supported.

Whilst this is true of most optical drives released since 2022, if you have an older Blu-ray drive cross-flashed with the relevant firmware, you can read 4K/UHD discs. Alternatively, you could buy a brand new drive already cross-flashed with LibreDrive firmware from eBay.
https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18856
https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19634

I don't own a LibreDrive, but I do save 4K GoPro footage to 25GB BD-R. You can write your own 4K discs with software that converts 4K MKV/MP4 into Blu-ray UHD format.
https://yuhanmedia.com/resources/8-best-4k-uhd-blu-ray-authoring-software-in-2024-free-included.html

I play these UHD discs back in a 4K Panasonic Blu-ray disc player underneath an OLED TV.

It's perfectly legal to rip your own work saved to 4K Blu-ray discs, for which you own the copyright e.g. my GoPro footage. I've not checked yet to see if Leawo UHD Creator encrypts my 4K movies with DRM. If it does, I'll need a LibreDrive if I lose the original footage.

 

[Hasselblad]

VERY very interesting

When posts like this are made I print them off and save them

Thank you

I do note that external don't need 12v like the older Toshiba PA3834E-1DV2 I use

 

[Misgar]

I do note that external don't need 12v like the older Toshiba PA3834E-1DV2 I

Manufacturers of portable (external) USB drives can only use +5V, so they modify the design to cope with the limitations.

Old fashioned USB-A ports typically provide up to 500mA (USB2) and 900mA (USB3), unless they are designed to charge batteries. 900mA is only 4.5W at 5V, so external drives have to be frugal with their power demands.

Modern USB-C devices, especially those with PD (Power Delivery), may be capable of providing a wide range of different voltages and currents.

I charge my laptop using a USB-C power supply rated at 20V, 5A. The laptop and charger communicate with each other and "negotiate" an appropriate voltage, namely 20V. The charger can output up to 100W (20V x 5A).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB

 

[Ralston18]

@Hasselblad

If you/Windows still cannot see the optical drive then use Powershell to look for and at installed devices via the "Get-PNPDevice" cmdlet.

FYI:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/p...evice/get-pnpdevice?view=windowsserver2025-ps

Just use the basic cmdlet and look through the resulting output.

Any references to the optical drive? Look and read carefully. May be a long list....

Note: Powershell is built into Windows and the cmdlet should run without requiring admin rights. The cmdlet only "gets" information and does not change anything.

 

[Misgar]

My Asus DVD Writer appears as "CDROM" in the Powershell list.

OK CDROM ASUS DRW-24F1ST a SCSI\CDR...

 

[Hasselblad]

I want to thank you all.

I bought a new ASUS Blu-ray drive, installed it and it worked first time.

Thanks again