Win XP doesnt recognize one of my cd drives...

[dimmy32]

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 ?

[proxops-pete]

Does that CD-ROM get detected in the Bios??

[dimmy32]

I believe it does, but I'll double check first....thanks

[Lord Vetinari]

see if the cdrom is actually in the device manager- If it is it may have a red cross on it. If it has right click on it and remove the device and then reboot. This should make it reappear.

[TyMac]

This happens every time you reboot? If so, I'd switch the CD-roms on the ide chain and see if it is recognized on reboot. I have had similar situations where this solved the issue. You might want to try also in single mode to see if it will see just the cd-rom in question by itself. Also, trying on a different ide channel might help also.

[dimmy32]

thanks for the advice,

the BIOS does seem to recognize both cd roms, as it's booting. I also have a "Dazzle" drive for my digital camera ,it's plugged into a usb port.The comp recognizes it as a "portable drive" . If I unplug the dazzle drive, the comp recognizes both cd-roms ok.

The cd-rom isnt in the device manager period , just missing.