I have noticed a lot of post in this area sorry for asking again.
I have a gateway 500s 2.4MHZ running Windows XP Home with Service Pack 3. The problem appeared before I updated to SP3. The original master drive is a LG HL-DT-ST gcc 4320b. The slave drive is a LITEON shm-165s. The LG is cd/rw dvd/read only the lieteon is a dvd/rw. The drives show up in device manager and My Computer.
In My Computer the LG (master drive) shows in the comment area that it contains digital photos, images ect.. Even when no disk is in the drive. The LiteOn is listed as a dvd /rw ram and nothing else listed, comment area blank. The LiteOn is also a new unit.
I tried switching the LiteOn to the master drive and leaving the old LG disconnected. Same problem. Have checked jumpers and cables all connected properly both drives were working fine until recently.
I have uninstalled drivers yet when I reboot both drives are still installed. No “new hardware installed” dialog box are anything appears it is as though I never uninstalled the drivers at all.I have used and uninstalled many dvd copying programs all were downloaded from manufacturers site. No pirated software or software site from a link.
Tried running cdgone to no avail. Also ran Uniblue Driver Scanner 2009. PC Doctor results were Cd Passed Random Seek – CD Failed Linear Seek – CD Audio – Failed – DVD N/A.
Also why won’t drivers uninstall?
Should I disconnected drives then try to uninstall drivers? Any suggestions?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank You
rikarius (Rick)
