Let's try that again -- I cannot SEE the CD drive under Device Manager. The drive itself powers up and whirs. The computer
does not recognize it. So I cannot right-click on it and check properties.

How do I get the computer to SEE the CD drive?


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On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 16:25:17 -0400, "Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote:

>http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;Q316529
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><LadyDungeness@Fish.Net> wrote in message news:3auk641vd71a5fdbptp97fe5h2rd3gieaf@4ax.com...
>> I've got a Sony laptop with an external CD/DVD drive. It's Firewire. I hooked it up and it powers up and whirs, but the
>> laptop won't recognize it. What should I do?
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>> Lady Dungeness
>> Out of Danger until September
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