Thread: CD-RW drive on hp computer doesn't read data CDs, but can read CD-Rs and RWs
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Old 10-21-2008, 05:33 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by fuсk forum boredom View Post
you don't typically need to install drivers for optical drives because they do it automatically; it's still possible for those drivers to become corrupted
Its far more likely that the IDE controller's driver's are corrupted.

If it was a SATA CDROM it would be an easy answer.
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