At Windows installation 7 to a brand new laptop from your external hard drive Zalman ZM-VE200 emulating a CD/DVD drive running via USB encountered an error. The system refused to install without finding the drivers required for installation. No amount of resetting BIOS settings, changing the order of boot disks, changing the installation disk/image to other editions, or changing a 32-bit system to a 64-bit one also helped.
A message popped up:
The required driver for the optical drive was not found. If you have a floppy CD, DVD, or USB flash drive with this driver, insert this media. Device drivers were not found. Verify that the installed media has the correct drivers and click OK. Note: If the Windows installation media is inserted into your CD/DVD drive, you may want to remove it while you perform this step.
Error installing Windows 7
The solution turned out to be simple: switched the external HDD into another USB and the download was completed, the installation proceeded step by step, the problem was solved by itself
The problem lies in the new USB 3.0 interface, the ports are usually painted blue, be careful with them when installing Windows 7 from USB flash drives and USB hard drives
Possible causes and solutions:
- Insert the installation flash drive into a regular USB 2.0 connector, and not into a USB 3.0. They are easy to distinguish by the color of the contacts: in 2.0 it is black, in 3.0 it is blue. Just don't plug into the blue connector. Look at the picture
Windows 7 does not support USB 3.0 out of the box. Therefore, when installing from a flash drive, connect it to USB port 1.x/2.0. If you only have USB 3.0, you will have to stock up on drivers. - Try to do reset BIOS to factory settings. If the previous point does not help, try resetting the BIOS, this has helped many
- Temporarily disable USB 3.0 in BIOS settings On some laptops and computers, it is possible to disable USB 3.0. via BIOS, and then the connector will work like regular USB 2.0. Try to do this, install the system, and then return it back.
- Don't use Windows builds. Only original images. Perhaps you are not installing the original Windows, but one modified by unknown “authors”. Many drivers could have been removed from it and system programs, and add a bunch unnecessary programs, so I advise you to find the original image: on torrents, on MSDN, on a licensed disk, etc.
- Write down installation disk at minimum speed. If you burned the image to disk and cannot install it, then try burning the image again on a blank at the minimum speed - 1x, 2x or 4x. Oddly enough, but this also helps.
- Download USB drivers 3.0 separately on the USB flash drive and point to them during installation. If none of the points help, then you will still have to download the USB 3.0 drivers, put them on a flash drive or hard drive and indicate where they are during installation. Then the installation will go like clockwork.
Drivers for USB 3.0 can be downloaded from the USB 3.0 drivers link: Renasas Electronics* USB 3.0 Driver or on the website of other manufacturers - Try installing Windows from another USB flash drive It is unlikely that it will help, but for some readers this was the only thing that helped. Let's leave this to the conscience of flash drive manufacturers or users who initially formatted flash drives incorrectly.
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Search drivers for dvd drive, asus, Ig, sony or optiarc you can different ways. You will undoubtedly find them, but will they turn out to be exactly what you need?
The Internet is literally littered with them, but almost all of them are either outdated or will not do their job properly for various reasons.
Yes, today there are many driver programs, they will undoubtedly scan your system, find many drivers that need to be installed and install them.
I’m just afraid that after this you will have to completely install or reinstall your operating system.
Such cases are not uncommon. About 5 years ago, the same fate befell me, and since then I have not used any driver installation programs.
How then, where to find drivers for a DVD drive that really meet all the requirements.
First I want to say, check if you really need them. Perhaps you just have or.
If this is all right, then use the simplest, but not always effective, method.
To do this, open the control panel (I'm talking about Windows 7). Then click "task manager". At the very top you will see DVD and CD ROM drives.
Opposite there is a small black triangle, you need to click on it to expand the menu.
After that, take turns clicking on everything that is there. A small window will open with “update drivers” written at the top.
After clicking, you will see a picture as in the figure below, click automatic search updated drivers. Then the system will do everything itself.
Installing drivers through the task manager
This method is simple, but it does not always find the necessary drivers for the DVD drive. Therefore, if the problem is not solved, we will use another - trouble-free one.
To do this, write the following in a search engine, depending on the model of your computer: support (model name). For example, Asus caliper.
At the very top in the first or second line you will be given the website of the manufacturer of your computer or laptop. Search in Russian and enter.
Finding drivers for your PC's DVD drive there shouldn't be difficult. Depending on the manufacturer, the search may vary.
Enter it into the search if there is one or look for your model, only the data must match up to last character. There you can definitely download the driver for the DVD drive.
There are the most latest versions all drivers for your computer. Search for them, download and install.
Conclusion
This method is the most reliable and effective, if it does not help you, then no one will be able to do it.
- You can find out more details with pictures on how to most effectively install (update) drivers. You can also download an excellent one there free program For automatic update and search for drivers.
Although there are cases that your model is so outdated that such drivers are no longer there.
Then look in other places on the Internet, you may be able to find them, they are stored there for a very long time.
5 thoughts on “Where to download a driver for a DVD drive”
- Not correct connection drive;
- using USB 3.0 without support from a flash drive;
- sudden removal of a disk or flash drive (or loss of contact in the port) during the installation process;
- installing the system from a disk with custom firmware;
- incorrectly recorded ISO image;
- corrupted ISO image;
- damaged or low-quality media (disks with the noname attribute);
- drive clogged with dust;
- drive or port failure.
- Manufacturer of CD/DVD drive;
- Model optical drive;
- Windows 10 bit depth;
The article was helpful! I liked the advice “Look for drivers for the DVD drive..”, I think that in simple language You should always write about the computer. In the digital age, we are all children of the intellectual mind. Long live the native Russian I-no! (from Yaroslavl)
Answer
Thank you, the article helped, everything worked.
Sometimes it happens that when you try to install the seventh version of the Windows operating system (and only this version), at a certain stage, instead of starting the installation, the system displays a message stating that it cannot find a driver for the optical drive. Windows 7 is a rather capricious OS in this regard. But the saddest thing is that installation can be done from a regular flash drive, and there is no optical drive at all! Where is the logic? This issue requires a deeper and more careful study, so let’s look at what can be done if the necessary driver for the optical drive is not found (we take Win 7 as a basis).
Previously, everyone complained about Vista: it looked absolutely crude and unfinished, but then, as it turned out, it was the turn of Vista, which was also not immune to various kinds of shortcomings, which appeared, to the chagrin of many users, even at the installation stage. There are not many solutions to this problem, but some of them can improve the situation. First, let’s figure out why this error appears, and only then will we make a decision on how to deal with it.
The essence of the error “The required driver for the optical drive was not found” (Win 7)
Actually, it’s not even a matter of the installation distribution, although it sometimes plays an important role. The so-called pre-installation system is to blame for everything here. Windows environment PE (Pre-installation Environment), which is responsible for starting the installation and is built into the core of the system.
And the appearance of a notification that the required driver for the disk drive was not found indicates that there are problems with it. As a rule, it simply cannot recognize the USB drive, considering it optical disk(although there is no drive). But sometimes this can actually apply specifically to optical drives (it will become clear why later). And this situation may not always apply specifically to PE, since you can find quite a lot of completely different cases when this environment, by and large, has nothing to do with this problem.
Possible causes of the problem
As for the reasons why a notification is issued that the driver for a laptop drive (of any type, because USB port- this is also a disk drive) or there is no desktop PC, there can be quite a lot, but among the most common the following are usually distinguished:
Based on the above reasons, we will look for a solution to fix the problem. All of them are quite simple and do not require any special knowledge.
Checking the drive connection
First, let's look at how to connect a drive if we are talking about an optical drive. The fact that it needs to be inserted into a special compartment on a stationary terminal, laptop, or used external connection, everyone knows. But installing the drive is not the most important thing. The main thing is to correctly connect the cables to it.
Please note that the cables for the hard drive and drive are the same, but it's all about the Master/Slave jumper. Remember: the hard drive is always connected only through the Master (naturally, if there is only one hard drive in the system), and the drive - exclusively through the Slave. Along the way, pay attention to the interface used (IDE, SATA, etc.) and the position of the jumper.
It’s clear how to connect the drive. But why then does nothing happen when you insert a disk into it? In theory, when the reading process begins, the LED indicator on the drive should blink, but the drive shows no signs of life.
Activating the device in BIOS
The problem here may be that this device is simply not activated in the primary system, so it is not available to the primary system (an error related to the fact that the driver for the DVD drive is missing may also be issued in this case).
To check when restarting a computer or laptop, you should enter BIOS settings, then check in the equipment section whether the drive is visible. If yes, you may need to enable it (select Enabled in the device line). After this, you can reboot and look at the result.
Problems reading optical discs
But it often happens that the drive is recognized and active, but the disk is not readable. The system again displays a notification that the driver for the CD drive is missing.
In this case, the problem may be that dust has gotten onto the optical lens in the drive itself or it has simply failed. But most often the problem is caused by low-quality media. In such a situation, you can simply try to burn the image to another disk and try to install from it.
On the other hand (and this is confirmed by a fairly large number of users and specialists), most often the message that the necessary driver for the drive was not found is received by all those who recorded the image in UltraISO program. Moreover, this applies equally to optical discs and USB drives. Why this happens is not known for certain, but the fact remains.
Another type of problem, when the system reports that the necessary driver for the disk drive was not found, is a damaged installer image. In this case we are talking about a situation where it was downloaded from the Internet. Perhaps you should find another resource and download the image from there, and then burn it to the desired media.
The same, by the way, applies to unofficial custom repacks. In theory, during the installation process the system installs the necessary drivers from its own database automatically, but in such firmware the necessary driver may not be present as such. The solution is to download the official distribution (if activation is required, you can always use the tiny KMSAuto Net utility, although this is illegal).
Finally, the reason for the message that the required driver for the drive was not found may be a completely trivial situation when it was performed at maximum speed. It is believed that the optimal option for recording is the minimum speed supported by both the drive and the optical media itself (it is best to use 2x, if possible, 1x or at least 4x, but not higher).
Checking functionality in Device Manager
But perhaps the drive itself does not work for some reason. In such a situation, you can simply connect it to another computer with already installed system and check its performance there. If the OS does not install the appropriate software, in the "Device Manager" (devmgmt.msc in the "Run" menu), the drive will be marked yellow or designated as unknown device. In this case, there is nothing else left to do except download the required driver.
Where can I find the driver for the floppy drive?
This is where problems begin for many people. If the disk drive is detected in the system, but the driver is missing, you need to not only find it on the Internet, but contact official resource manufacturer. It’s not worth downloading it from anywhere, since you can easily catch a virus.
But there are so many drivers on the manufacturer’s website that even for one device or similar devices there can be dozens of them. To select exactly what you need, in the “Device Manager” you should use the properties section, called up via RMB on the drive line, and go to the details tab, select the equipment ID in the drop-down menu at the top and use the longest line containing DEV identifiers for a precise search and VEN. In principle, you can also go to special sites that are created to find drivers using this data. After downloading, the driver along with the image will only need to be written to a USB drive and installed from it, and if an error occurs, indicate the path to the driver on the removable device.
from USB stick
But even here the user faces troubles. A driver missing message may appear even in this case.
First of all, try simply removing the flash drive from the port and inserting it back (you never know, maybe the contact is lost). If this doesn't help, use a different port. Finally, look at which port the drive is inserted into (Windows 7 does not support USB 3.0). The inside of the port itself is usually painted blue.
BIOS settings and options
If this option does not work, you must use the BIOS again. Here we are interested in several important settings.
First of all, mode HDD operation you need to switch to AHCI (without this, installing any system is simply impossible).
If your computer actually has a USB 3.0 port, you need to temporarily disable it in the settings. In addition, for USB, you need to deactivate the XHCI mode, and set the USB emulation parameters to Auto.
After completing all the steps, of course, you need to save the changes made (usually F10 + Y or the “OK” button is used), then boot from the removable media and install again, not forgetting to set the flash drive first to boot.
This technique, judging by the same reviews on a variety of forums, works flawlessly. In the end, you can simply completely format the media and change the program for recording the installation image. You never know...
Sometimes it is completely impractical to perform the above settings. You just need to reset all parameters to the factory state and try the installation again. Who knows, maybe this option will give the desired result. In any version or modification of the BIOS, you can find a line like Load Setup Defaults or something similar, use it and agree to change the parameters.
As a last resort, if BIOS settings nothing works at all, and the message about the missing driver appears again and again, you can try the latest solution, which is to download and install more for the primary I/O system new firmware. True, if in some systems the update item is already built into the shell itself, there will be no problems. But for all other modifications, you will have to download and install the firmware yourself, but you should be extremely careful, since if the firmware is inappropriate or even if there are power outages during its update, the consequences can be catastrophic.
Problems with the disk drive in the installed system?
But let’s assume that the system was installed from a USB device. It happens that users complain that the disk drive is not visible in Explorer, and they immediately begin to panic. It's not worth it because this is a normal situation. The fact is that some models of optical drives have accompanying software that hides the drive in file managers until a disc is inserted into it.
If the drive is not visible even with a disk inserted, you should check its definition in Device Manager. If it is not there either, you need to expand the list using the display of hidden devices. Perhaps the driver itself was installed incorrectly. To correct the situation, you will have to either update the driver (in the RMB menu or on the corresponding tab by clicking the button of the same name), or remove the driver or device completely, and after Windows reports that new hardware has been found, but an error occurred during the driver installation process (such also happens), install the corresponding software yourself, indicating as the source the same flash drive on which the driver was recorded in the previous stages. In the end, you can simply copy it to your hard drive and select the location there.
However, these are all standard situations that can be corrected quite simply. But it may also be that the drive in the system is working properly, but for some reason the drive does not read discs. What to do in this situation? There may be several options: a damaged disk, a dusty or broken drive (although visible in the system). In the first case, just insert normal media and look at the result. In the second, you can blow out the drive a little, so to speak, or remove dust and dirt from the main exit pocket. If none of this has any effect, the drive will have to be repaired or even replaced altogether. At the same time, you should not buy any specific models for which drivers may not be in the system database, but give preference to common brands. The system will install what it thinks is the most suitable driver, but in fact the drive will not be able to operate under its control.
Brief conclusions
So, these are all the situations that may be associated with errors indicating the absence of disk drives necessary drivers. As you may have already noticed, only for DVD drives this problem does not apply, since even in their absence it may appear when trying to install Windows 7 from USB drives or even external HDDs, which are also classified by the system as disk drives.
It is believed that if there is no optical drive, the most effective solution is to set the above parameters in the BIOS, plus use only the 2.0 interface for USB, since the third modification is not supported in the “seven”.
If we are talking exclusively about optical drives, the most likely reasons may be incorrect connections and problems with installation images or unofficial distributions, not to mention, of course, purely technical failures.
Accordingly, when such problems are identified, one or more of the above solutions must be applied. At least one proposed technique will help.
A CD-ROM is an acronym for Compact Disc Read Only Memory and is a type of optical disc with the ability to store large amounts of data. The data stored can be audio, video, pictures and text depending on the type of disk used. A standard CD-ROM (usually called a CD) has the capability of storing approximately 300,000 standard pages of text which makes it especially suited to be used in computers as a form of information storage and transfer.
In order for the information to be read from a CD a CD-ROM player is needed. All CDs produced today have a standard size format so any type of CD can be loaded into a CD-ROM player including audio CDs because they are all based off the same technology.
In order for the CD-ROM to work with the computer’s operating system the right CD-ROM drivers must be installed. The driver is a specific program that controls and monitors how the computer interacts with the CD-ROM player allowing the full capacity of the player to be realized. Most new computers now come with the CD-ROM already installed so the drivers for the player are already in the operating system so the player can be used right away. Usually the CD-ROM drivers are “activated” on the operating system boot up of the computer so the end user will not even be aware of anything unless there is a problem trying to use the player.
If an external CD-ROM player is connected to a computer especially if the player has a different manufacturer from the computer the device drivers must be installed for the player to operate properly. For example a CD-ROM player designed for Windows will most likely be incompatible on Macintosh computer because the CD-ROM drives need to be loaded in the autoexec.bat/config.sys. file which will not work in a MAC Operating System environment.
Most well programmed CD-ROM drivers are also able to adapt to future upgrade of the hardware and firmware of the computer as well as support for the upgrades of the operating system.
These are some Common CD-ROM Driver Problems
1) Incompatibility with the current operating system
2) Outdated driver files
3) Corrupted driver files
4) Drivers placed in the wrong location in the operating system
5) Two or more drivers cause conflicts because of busy or missing resources
6) The operating system has been infected or corrupted by a virus causing the driver files to be ineffective
7) The CD-ROM drivers are incompatible with the CD-ROM player
Need to update CD-ROM drivers? You can also troubleshoot or update CD-ROM manually. To automate the CD-ROM drivers update process you can download driver whiz. The software program is compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8, 8.1, Windows 7 and Windows XP & Vista. Download and update missing CD-ROM drivers for windows with driver whiz and fix all CD-ROM problems with ease.
Troubleshooting CD-ROM drivers
If the CD-ROM player is on and working but is not reading the disc that is inserted it is probably the driver that needs to be repaired. This can easily be checked by opening the system properties dialogue and using the device manager to find any conflicts.
There are four main ways to then repair any driver problems:
1) Reinstall the existing CD-ROM drivers
2) Update the existing CD-ROM drivers to a new version
3) Install an older version of the drivers
4) Update the computer operating system
Related PC Drivers
Every user who has a disk drive on their computer should download a driver for a CD/DVD drive for Windows 10. And although in modern devices The floppy drive is becoming less and less common, but this hardware component is still popular. Windows 10 fully supports disk drives various manufacturers and formats, however, drivers are required for correct operation. You need to download a driver for your floppy drive even if your drive is already working. Perhaps the floppy drive will make the drive work better.
Which drive driver to download for Windows 10
Yours operating system– Windows 10, no different from previous versions OS, if we are considering the disk drive issue. The system may have been released at a time when disk drives were practically abandoned, but it 100% supports these devices. Moreover, the system works perfectly even with floppy input devices. To make your drive work, you need to download special program– driver for the disk drive. Only in this case will CD/DVD-Rom work. The choice of drive should be based on several factors:
The Windows 10 bit depth also affects the choice of driver. You must download a driver for the drive of the same bit size as your operating system. For example, you need a 32 bit driver if you have Windows 10 32 bit installed, and if you have a 64 bit version, then you need a 64 bit driver. As a rule, for each drive model there are drivers for both versions of the system. But doesn't exist universal driver, which would fit all drives at once, so we are posting a utility - with which you can install the appropriate driver for the drive on Windows 10 automatically.
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