what cables? inside the chassis? How would they have come loose?
not sure how to get to the bios, but it shows in Device Manager and in My
Computer.
It's a combo DVD/CD-R/W drive, make and model JLMS XJ-HD166S.
I have no software update that I know of. Honestly, I don't know how to get
to the original bundled S/W. I am going to run a reovery tools CD that I
made and see if it covers the DVD drive.

"Jaymon" <Jaymon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:06446642-A606-415D-8256-BFF8404A9E84@microsoft.com...
> Is the DVD device showing up in the bios or device manager..?
> What is the DVD drives OEM, model#..?
> You have made sure all cables are connected and secure, right..?
> The drives bundled software installed /updated..?
> j;-j
>
> "geezaflip" wrote:
>
>> Since I wiped my drive and reloaded Windows and the rest of my software,
>> I
>> have not been able to read from my DVD drive. My CD drive is okay,
>> though.
>> I used the troubleshooting facility, but it did not solve the problem.
>>
>> Any help will be appreciated.
>>
>> --Dave
>>
>>
>>