The drive is not registered with my machine after I connect it
Operating system: Windows XP Pro, latest service packs
Targus USB 2.0 DVD/CD-RW Slim External Drive
I connect the drive to my laptop, carefully following the order in which the ends of the Y-cable are to be connected. The drive starts up, but it is not recognized by the computer.
Targus USB 2.0 DVD/CD-RW Slim External Drive
I connect the drive to my laptop, carefully following the order in which the ends of the Y-cable are to be connected. The drive starts up, but it is not recognized by the computer.
Computers & Internet - Targus - USB 2.0 DVD/CD-ROM SLIM EXTERNA DVD Drive
Answers & Comments
U dont have any specific drivers that came with the Targus dvd?
..mabe the generic driver is not exepted!
..or ur usb port is not configured properly!
...do u have usb 2.0!
...did u tried on other ports!
...try to force usb 1.1!
...last step: in bios, try to putt usb dvd , or usb , (or anything similar), to boot from, (make sure u have a proper disk inside the dvd.)
if it worked (and its not simple, u need to make many tries) , then its driver problem, and in xp pro, every thing can be fixed ;)
gd luck
Use this tool to reset the cd in the registry
after you run the file - reboot the computer -
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/XP_CD-DVD-Fix.zip