Drivers for ATAPI Cd-r/rw

**bobj** · January 8th, 2005, 04:50 PM

Can somebody please help me, I re-installed Win XP pro, now my cd rw drive changed to ATAPH CD-R/RV 8 4 22,

Bizzaree !

Can somebody help me, please

**Platypus** · January 8th, 2005, 06:17 PM

Hi bob, welcome to WinDrivers.

I'm not completely sure what you're asking here, no further drivers are needed or available for ATAPI drives as Windows own internal drivers handle ATAPI natively.

Are you indicating that the drive is now called "ATAPH CD-R/RV 8 4 22" ?

Can you read any disks in it?

**bobj** · January 9th, 2005, 05:53 AM

Originally Posted by Platypus

Hi bob, welcome to WinDrivers.

I'm not completely sure what you're asking here, no further drivers are needed or available for ATAPI drives as Windows own internal drivers handle ATAPI natively.

Are you indicating that the drive is now called "ATAPH CD-R/RV 8 4 22" ?

Can you read any disks in it?

Thanks for your reply Platypus,

Yes you got me right, the drive is now called "ATAPH CD-R/RV 8 4 22" and it can't read any disk as it has been identify as Unknown devices.

In brief, i bought this computer from Tiny computers a while ago and it has all factory installed drivers, then my brother corrupted the whole pc with boot sector virus so i format the whole disk and installed XP (Previous OS was Win ME), everything is working fine apart from CD R/RW.

**confus-ed** · January 9th, 2005, 06:26 AM

Originally Posted by bobj

.. so i format the whole disk and installed XP (Previous OS was Win ME), everything is working fine apart from CD R/RW.

This'll be why ! - not all stuff that works with older o/s's will work with 'better' ones - generally stuff needs testing or certifying to work flawless with xp & carries a little 'designed for xp' sticker often.

Try us with the model number of your pc & we can maybe track stuff to fix you up

- you probably want an updated bios methinks ..

**bobj** · January 9th, 2005, 06:42 AM

Originally Posted by confus-ed

This'll be why ! - not all stuff that works with older o/s's will work with 'better' ones - generally stuff needs testing or certifying to work flawless with xp & carries a little 'designed for xp' sticker often.

Try us with the model number of your pc & we can maybe track stuff to fix you up

- you probably want an updated bios methinks ..

Lets hope so,

model # TT440BXM

btw if how on earth will i update bios, will i need to reinstall everything again ?

Cheers

**confus-ed** · January 9th, 2005, 07:02 AM

Originally Posted by bobj

model # TT440BXM

btw if how on earth will i update bios, will i need to reinstall everything again ?

So just to confirm, as I should also have asked for make & not just model

, your pc is by Tiny ? - they have the worlds crumbiest support so before I spend ages tracking a bios, I want to be sure !

(we seem to get used as unpaid support for them as their policy on paid support to keep prices down is pretty stinky !)

& to answer your btw - bios flashing is a way of reprogramming the control bits that get the pc going, it shouldn't affect anything installed, but if it goes wrong during flashing it needs specialist techniques & stuff to get it going again (this is rare if instruction is followed

) - Have a look at this to see whats involved.