My disk driver disabled abruptely

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The discussion centers on a malfunctioning CD disk driver on an HP Pavilion dv6000 running Windows Vista Premium. The user reports that the "FIJITSU MHW2120BH ATA Device" intermittently disappears from the "My Computer" window, despite no errors appearing in the driver manager. Suggestions include checking for loose cables and testing the drive with a bootable CD to determine if the issue is virus-related or a hardware failure. The user is utilizing AVG 8.00 for antivirus protection, which may not be sufficient for detecting the issue.

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This discussion is beneficial for computer technicians, IT support professionals, and users experiencing similar hardware issues with optical drives on older operating systems like Windows Vista.

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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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