How to get unknown CD-ROM drives detected

If Nero does not recognize a CD-ROM, i.e. you can not make a copy of a CD which is in a CD-ROM drive or when using the menu command track saving only the CD Writer is offered, then Nero does not recognize your CD-ROM drive.

  1. The menu option CD-recorder->automatic CD-ROM drive recognition can presumably be selected. If this is not the case, then see: problems in recognizing the CD-ROM drive.
  2. Please Nero CD to be inserted in the CD-ROM drive.
  3. If you do not have a Nero CD, then you can download a compressed image of a TestCD from our WebSite. The download address is: ftp://216.65.4.82/testcd.exe. Please run this program and burn the resulting image file using file->burn image .

  4. Now click on the menu command CD-recorder->automatic CD-ROM drive recognition . If Nero has not been able to detect the CD-ROM drive, then try it with all possible parameters.
  5. If problems should occur: Please read on in Problems with automatic CD-ROM drive recognition.