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My dvd rom is not showing on my computer

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i have connected my dvd rom but it is not showing on my computer .

Reply to amugious
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What OS are you running?
Do you have it set to hide when empty (win vista/win7)?
Is it an older PATA DVD drive which needs to be set to master/slave/cable select?
Will the tray open and close when the button is pressed?

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Reply to CaedenV

Does this drive show in BIOS and Disk Management (Right click on computer >> Manage >> Disk Management.

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http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] e-problems
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Thanks!!

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