My disk driver disabled abruptely

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The user is experiencing an issue with their CD drive not appearing in "My Computer" on a Windows Vista Premium system. Despite checking the driver manager with no errors reported, the drive briefly reappears after a restart before disappearing again. There is uncertainty about whether this issue is caused by a virus, as the user's AVG antivirus software has not detected any threats. Suggestions include checking if the drive's driver is up to date and considering the possibility of a loose cable connection. To determine if the problem is virus-related, it is recommended to attempt booting from a bootable CD; if successful, it may indicate a virus, while failure could suggest a malfunctioning drive or hardware issue.
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Hello,
I have a problem about my disk driver:
My CD disk driver doesn't appear in the "my computer" window. when i noted that error, I checked in driver manager but it didn't show any error. Then i got an idea to restart the computer and the disk driver appeared for a short time and re-disappeared suddenly after 4minutes.
Is that a virus? Or is that a system problem? if it is a virus, i don't why my antivirus can't find it. I use AVG 8.00.
Plz help me.
In case u need to know, my OS is Windows Vista Premium.
My computer is HP Pavilion dv6000 and the CD disk driver is "FIJITSU MHW2120BH ATA Device".
 
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Perhaps a cable is loose inside? Is your driver up to date?
 
AVG is not that great. To tell if it is a virus, try to boot off a bootable CD. If it works, then it is a virus, otherwise it is probably a bad drive or bad or loose cable.
 

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