85 Burners by ASUS found - ASUS CD, DVD and Blu Ray burners list
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UsersModel
1 BC-06B1ST
1 BC-08B1LT
2 BC-08B1ST
3 BC-1205PT
19 BC-12B1ST
49 BC-12D2HT
17 BW-12B1LT
54 BW-12B1ST
37 BW-12D1S-U
183 BW-16D1HT
61 C
35 CB-5216A
13 CRW-1610A
6 CRW-2410A
2 CRW-2410S
6 CRW-3212A
12 CRW-4012A
9 CRW-4816A
20 CRW-4824A
5 CRW-4824AH
7 CRW-4832AS
10 CRW-4832AX
46 CRW-5224A
23 CRW-5232A3
6 CRW-5232A4
84 CRW-5232AS
36 CRW-5232AX
17 DRW-0402P
16 DRW-0402P/D
21 DRW-0804P
86 DRW-1604P
130 DRW-1608P
63 DRW-1608P2
132 DRW-1608P2S
270 DRW-1608P3S
5 DRW-1608PH
81 DRW-1612BL
9 DRW-1612BLT
391 DRW-1814BL
250 DRW-1814BLT
81 DRW-2014L1
230 DRW-2014L1T
96 DRW-2014S1
61 DRW-2014S1T
50 DRW-20B1LT
11 DRW-20B1S
18 DRW-20B1ST
3 DRW-22B1L
9 DRW-22B1LT
22 DRW-22B1S
11 DRW-22B1ST
10 DRW-22B2L
35 DRW-22B2S
20 DRW-22B2ST
18 DRW-22B3S
11 DRW-22D1S
27 DRW-24B1LT
64 DRW-24B1ST
29 DRW-24B3LT
79 DRW-24B3ST
88 DRW-24B5ST
17 DRW-24D1ST
83 DRW-24D3ST
59 DRW-24D5MT
10 DRW-24F1MT
1 DRW-24F1ST
1 GH75L
9 GH75N
10 GH92N
11 GH95N
9 GHB1N
2 GHC1N
12 I
6 J
6 SBC-06D1S-U
25 SBC-06D2X-U
10 SBW-06C1S-U
24 SBW-06D2X-U
1 SCB-2408
4 SCB-2424A
3 SCB-2424V
1 SDRW-0804P-D
28 SDRW-08D1S-U
115 SDRW-08D2S-U
4 SDRW-08U7M-U
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Number of BurnersBrand Name
26 AOPEN
10 ARTEC
85 ASUS
119 ATAPI
29 BENQ
8 BTC
12 CREATIVE
33 DVDRW
29 FREECOM
14 GIGABYTE
409 HL-DT-ST
165 HP
16 IMATION
30 IOMEGA
5 LENOVO
4 LG
82 LITE-ON
9 MAD
243 MATSHITA
32 MEMOREX
7 MOSER
7 MSI
110 OPTIARC
5 PBDS
102 PHILIPS
150 PIONEER
33 PLDS
52 PLEXTOR
15 QSI
26 RICOH
36 SAMSUNG
111 SONY
28 TDK
100 TEAC
45 TOSHIBA
5 TRAXDATA
190 TSSTCORP
21 WAITEC
14 YAMAHA
44 _NEC
Symptoms
Your CD or DVD drive is not showing up in File Explorer Windows 10, and the device is marked with a yellow exclamation point in Device Manager. After you open the device's Properties dialog box, one of the following errors is listed in the Device status area:
Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information is incomplete or damaged. (Code 19)
The device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device. (Code 31)
A driver (service) for this device has been disabled. An alternate driver may be providing this functionality. (Code 32)
Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)
Windows successfully loaded the device driver for this hardware but cannot find the hardware device. (Code 41)
This issue may have occurred after one of the following situations:
You upgrade the Windows operating system.
You install or uninstall CD or DVD recording programs.
You uninstall Microsoft Digital Image.
Resolution
Quite a lot of users find their CD or DVD disc drive not showing up in File Explorer, Disk Management or Device Manager because of the reasons above. So, to help troubleshoot the problem, here we introduce 7 best ways that proved to be able tofix CD/DVD disc drive missing in Windows 10. Apply each of the solutions until the CD/DVD drive icon is back on your Windows computer.
7 solutions to show hidden CD/DVD devices:
PAGE CONTENT:
Solution 1. Show hidden (Unhide) CD/DVD Devices in Windows 10
Solution 2. Uninstall IDE ATA/ ATAPI Controllers
Solution 3. Update or reinstall CD/DVD Driver
Solution 4. Fix CD/DVD Drive Missing by Command Prompt
Solution 5. Fix Corrupted Registry Entries<
Solution 6. Create a Registry Subkey
Solution 7. Download a Third-party CD/DVD Repair Tool
Solution 1. Show Hidden (Unhide) CD/DVD Devices in Windows 10
Have you attempted to show the hidden device in Windows 10? At times, Windows 10 update will do a reset, and restore some settings to an earlier state. As soon as your disc is not showing up as normal, try at first to unhide CD/DVD device.
Navigate to This PC -> Manage -> Device Manager -> View -> Show hidden devices.
Solution 2. Uninstall IDE ATA/ ATAPI Controllers
If solution 1 (show hidden devices) does not solve the problem, please continue.
Step 1. Locate the DVD/CD-ROM drives and IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers items. Right-click on each entry present under both 'DVD/CD-ROM drives' and 'IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers' sections one by one and select Uninstall.
Step 2. Right-click again these items and select 'Scan for hardware change' this time.
Step 3. Reboot your computer after these changes.
Solution 3. Update or reinstall CD/DVD Driver
To update the driver, search for the driver on the device manufacturer's website, and then follow the installation instructions on the website.
Step 1. Press the Windows logo key + R to open the Run dialog box.
Step 2. Type devmgmt.msc in the Run dialog box, then pressEnter. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
Step 3. In Device Manager, expand DVD/CD-ROM drives, right-click the CD and DVD devices, and then click 'Uninstall'.
Step 4. When you are prompted to confirm that you want to remove the device, click 'OK'.
Step 5. Restart the computer.
Solution 4. Fix CD/DVD Drive Missing by Command Prompt
Using command prompt usually increases the chance to fix CD/DVD disc missing in Windows 10, and it's comparatively simple to operate.
Step 1. To open elevated Command Prompt in Windows 10, only type CMD in the start menu search box. Right-click on the Command Prompt desktop app and choose Run as administrator.
Step 2. Copy(Ctrl+C) and paste(Ctrl+V) the following command in the Command Prompt and press Enter.
Step 3. A message 'The operation completed successfully' then appears. Close the Command Prompt window and go back to check if the CD/DVD icon is back.
Solution 5. Fix Corrupted Registry Entries
Warnings: Registry entry needs to be taken very carefully, as any improper modifying of it can result in severe consequences. So, use the best free backup software to backup Windows 10 registry before fixing corrupted registry entries to make CD/DVD show up again.
Step 1. Press Windows+R keys simultaneously to launch a Run command. Type regedit and pressEnter.
Step 2. Follow the path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlClass {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
Step 3. Look for UpperFilters and LowerFilters strings on the right side panel.
Step 4. Right-click them and choose 'Delete'.
Solution 6. Create a Registry Subkey
Warnings: Again, Registry entry needs to be taken very carefully, as any improper modifying of it can result in severe consequences. So, use the best free backup software to backup Windows 10 before fixing corrupted registry entries to make CD/DVD show up again.
Step 1. Open Registry, as solution 4 step 1 taught.
Step 2. Follow the path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesatapi
Step 3. Right-click on the blank space on the right panel, when the New option pops up, choose Key.
Step 4. Create a new Controller0 key under atapi key.
Step 5. Select the new Controller0 key. On the right side of the pane, right click on the blank space and choose DWORD(32-bit) Value.
Step 6. Set the name as EnumDevice1 and press Enter. Then double-click it to set the Value data as 1. Press OK to save the setting.
Step 7. Exit Registry Editor.
Step 8. Restart your computer.
Solution 7. Download a Third-party CD/DVD Repair Tool
In case that all the free methods failed to fix CD/DVD missing problem in Windows 10 unfortunately, don't give it up so early. Some third-party CD/DVD repair software is powerful enough to repair many disc problems, though most of which are not free, it's still worth a try.
Conclusion
Thank you for reading. I truly hope the solutions in this article solved your problem. If another method solved the DVD drive not showing in Windows issue, please let me know and I will make sure to mention your method here.