"Lost" External DVD Writer

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sabyers

I have a HP external DVD writer that I installed about a month ago. All went
well till a few days ago when the system would not recognize it. It does not
show up on the devices list (Win XP w/service pak 2). I tried reinstalling
the softeware and then unplugging and re-attaching the USB cable but that
did not help.

What am I doing wrong?

Any help appreciated!

Steve
 
First thing to do is plug it into another PC and see if it's detected to
determine if the problem is the drive or your computer.
 
Hi! An update ... Having tried what I thought was all the things to try - I
realized I had not turned the writer off and back on! That took care of it!

Thanks for all the input.

Steve
 

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