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PC won't recognize XBox360 HD DVD

Discussion in 'High Definition Hardware' started by Jerry Rutledge, Nov 18, 2015.

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  1. Jerry Rutledge

    Jerry Rutledge Member

    I bought a like new, "works great" XBox360 HD DVD player with the intention of hooking it to my WIndows 7 desktop to convert HD DVDs to BluRays. I was told, just plug it in and the PC will recognize it as a Toshiba drive. I have plygged it into 4 different PCs, all with the same result. The PC fails to recognize it. Is there a driver I need or the remote? I have no way that I know of to test this unit, I don't have an XBox. I'm stymied.
     
    Jerry Rutledge, Nov 18, 2015
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  2. Driverdis

    Driverdis Member

    either the drive does not get power (easy to tell, just eject tray and see if it works), the USB adapter built-in to the drive is busted, or the drive itself is bad.
     
    Driverdis, Dec 1, 2015
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  3. Jerry Rutledge

    Jerry Rutledge Member

    Thanks. It does power up - drawer opens and closes and you can hear the drive spinning trying to read the disc. But that's it.
     
    Jerry Rutledge, Dec 1, 2015
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  4. Driverdis

    Driverdis Member

    Does the drive show up in device manager under DVD/CD drives?

    EDIT: also try another USB cable and see if that fixes it if it does not show up
     
    Last edited: Dec 1, 2015
    Driverdis, Dec 1, 2015
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  5. Jerry Rutledge

    Jerry Rutledge Member

    No, it does not show up in Device Manager. Or Windows Explorer. I tried more than one cable. I did have it plugged into a USB 3 port. Do you suppose that would make a differencee?
     
    Jerry Rutledge, Dec 1, 2015
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  6. Driverdis

    Driverdis Member

    Possibly. If it still does not work in a USB2 port, My guess is that the drive or the USB adapter for the drive is broken and the drive will not work with anything.
     
    Driverdis, Dec 1, 2015
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  7. sondeterra

    sondeterra Well-Known Member

    May I ask your operating system and the software you are utilizing?
     
    sondeterra, Dec 1, 2015
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  8. Jerry Rutledge

    Jerry Rutledge Member

    Windows 7 - 64. Software? Well, I had noped to rip the HD DVDs with AnyDVDHD. But of course, haven't gotten that far.......
     
    Jerry Rutledge, Dec 1, 2015
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  9. sondeterra

    sondeterra Well-Known Member

    I don't believe that Windows 7 supports HD DVD but I could be wrong. I thought XP or Vista was the last to support HD DVD.
     
    sondeterra, Dec 1, 2015
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  10. Jerry Rutledge

    Jerry Rutledge Member

    It was my understanding that regardless of "support" under Windows 7, it should recognize the drive as a Toshiba drive. Perhaps that's where I've gone wrong. I do have a laptop with XP on it. Perhaps I should give that a try.
     
    Jerry Rutledge, Dec 1, 2015
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  11. Adbear

    Adbear Well-Known Member

    Win 7 supports HD DVD drives no problem, I have an old LG drive that supports HD DVD and it has no problems under Win 7
     
    Last edited: Dec 1, 2015
    Adbear, Dec 1, 2015
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  12. Driverdis

    Driverdis Member

    Works fine with Windows 10 64-Bit, the drive uses the standard CD-ROM drivers that have existed forever.
     
    Driverdis, Dec 2, 2015
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