[SOLVED] Windows 10 does not recognize USB DVD drive

[clifftam]

Hi everyone,

Whenever I plugged in a USB DVD rom into my laptop, Win 10 does not recognize it. I don't see the DVD-drive in my computer. I tried device manager -> scan for changes and nothing happens.
Has anyone exp this? Any suggestions on how to fix it?

Thanks.

 

[Colif]

in device manager, did you click View/Show hidden devices??

 

[Colif]

A fix that has worked for many people is to go in Device Manager and under "IDE ATA/Atapi controllers", delete both the channel 0 and channel 1 entries by uninstalling them. Then reboot the computer. The 2 things will be reinstalled and then your drive may show up.

https://www.tenforums.com/drivers-hardware/24583-dvd-cd-rom-not-device-manager.html

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...programs-64da3690-4c1d-ef04-63b8-cf9cc38ca53e

 

[Ralston18]

And I will ask if the USB DVD ROM has its' own power supply?

If not, will the USB DVD ROM appear /work if plugged into an independently powered USB Hub?