The Case Of The Missing DVD Drives

[DeChache]

From time to time Windows won't see my DVD drives. They will be there at boot time but after a while they will be gone. A reboot will fix this problem and they have always been seen at boot in the bios. This seems like a Windows issue to me. But the one thing that gets me is that one of my drives wont open when its not seen in Windows. The other one will open and close and everything. But they other one wont do anything.

Like I said before my gut tells me that it is a Windows issue but I want a second opinion.

Cliff Notes
DVD drives not always seen in Windows
Reboot fixes the problem
Are seen at POST in the BIOS
Windows problem Yes/No.
Full specs in the sig.

If you want more info then what I included let me know.

 

[EvilTwinSkippy]

I assume both of your optical drives are on the same PSU lead. Have you tried using a different one?

 

[DeChache]

I'll try that. Never even thought of that.