I just put a blu-ray drive into my computer but its not reading any discs that

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SteveJenkins

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i insert into the blu-ray drive it comes up as a dvd player in my computer folder and when i have a cd or dvd in the blu-ray drive it doesnt appear in the blu ray drive when i go to my computer and into the blu-ray drive folder. its a sony bwu-100a and sony doesnt give out any downloads for it anymore because they dont sell it anymore so where can i go to download a program to get it working?
the install cd wont even work because its also not being read by the blu-ray driver
this fixed it


Please remove your secondary IDE channel from the Device Manager. To do this:

1. Right click on My Computer and then left click on properties.
2. Choose hardware tab.
3. Select Device Manager.
4. Click on the + in front of IDE/ATAPI controller.
5. Right click on secondary IDE and then choose uninstall.
6. Restart your computer.
 
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stu_the_kilted_scot

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From Sony storage website :
'Do You Need a Driver? (Internal Optical Drives)

All of the Sony internal optical drives are plug & play with Windows so no drivers are required for detection in your pc. If you are having issues getting your drive detected then please try the following:

Ensure the Sony drive is set as a secondary master by itself. If you have another disc burner or a zip drive on the same IDE cable, please separate them.
Ensure you have the latest Service pack for your Windows operating system and any other updates for your system installed.
Please remove your secondary IDE channel from the Device Manager. To do this:

Right click on My Computer and then left click on properties.
Choose hardware tab.
Select Device Manager.
Click on the + in front of IDE/ATAPI controller.
Right click on secondary IDE and then choose uninstall.
Restart your computer.
Ensure you have the latest BIOS and Motherboard updates for your system.

Sounds like it could be a faulty drive then, alternatively put the OLD drive back, install drivers from CD then put new drive in again, see if that helps.
 
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