Support Information:
Device Type: CD / DVD
Manufacturer: Optiarc
Model: crx880a
Interface: IDE
Operating System: Windows Vista
Age of Device: < 1 year old
FCCID:

Type of drive: cd-rw, dvd (rewriter &amp; dvd rom combo)
Location: internal
What recording software are you using?: Other

Find it on DriverGuide (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=srch&sm=b&aax=&qa6=3238&qa5=3&qa7=1801&dp=1&qm0=crx880a&jmd=and&fzz=d) | Find it with Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Optiarc+CD+%2F+DVD++crx880a+Windows+Vista+) | Research manufacturer Optiarc (http://members.driverguide.com/index.php?action=getinfo&companyid=3238)

Optical drives never require a driver when used in Windows Vista.

Please describe your problem and include some details.

Is the drive listed/shown in My Computer?

Mine is reading error code 10 and will not run any media???
Thanks-MVP

Optical drives never require a driver when used in any Windows os from Win95 up. Windows Vista provides native support that allows this drive to read a data or music disk and to burn a cd-r disk. No support for playing dvd disks or for burning dvd or cd-rw disks. For those tasks, compatible 3rd. party recording & dvd decoding software is required.

If your problem is non-detection, ie: drive is not listed in "My Computer", please read post #24 in this thread: http://forums.driverguide.com/showthread.php?t=21669&page=4

It contains instructions on the delete the upper and lower filters fix

Also, there is a STICKY posted in this forum that contains a file from Microsoft and instructions that will do this registry edit automatically instead of having to do it manually.


And here's another method that will do this automatically for you if you're afraid to edit the registry manually.

http://forums.driverguide.com/showthread.php?t=22131
(automatic fix, post #7, download file: CdGone.zip)


Alternately, download and install the DVD fix from the Web site below.

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts/xp_cd_dvd_fix.vbs


After performing this registry fix, just reboot the pc. Now your drive should be visible in My Computer and work properly.

i got windows vista, an aspire 3680-2682 mod
the optiarc cd-rw crx 880A ATA , driver is either corrupt or missing, with an exclamation mark in device driver, and driver details code 39

i uninstalled and updated , I get that the best driver is installed already, with the exception , it still doesn't work...

So what do I do, cant find a solution and I dont Have XP...

so what to do????
wheres the optiarc site???

READ post #4


Also, for optical drive problems in Vista, read this Microsoft web page: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00817052&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3752864&os=2093&lang=en