I have win XP home ( SP 1 and all current updates ok ) , a Sony cd-burner , and a generic cd-rom. Asus P4PE-X mobo .
When I check on "my computer", the cd-rom drive icon is always missing .
I can go into the control panel, and in the device manager, click on " scan for hardware changes" and it'll find the missing cd-rom. It says it's a Sony cd-rom, which it isnt ( I dont think ) . Once I do this, everything works ok.

Any suggestions ?