I suspect this is a Windows 11 compatibility issue but want to see if anyone else has experienced this issue.
I have an older HP portable optical (model DVD556s) drive that I've used on my old Win 7 and Win10 laptops and now want to use on my Win11 laptop. When I plug it into my Win11 laptop (Dell Inspiron 5645, Win 11 Pro, 23H2) it treats the disc as blank. The same disc reads just fine on my Win10 desktop's built-in optical drive and if I plug the HP optical into one of the desktop's USB-A ports it also reads the disc properly.
Sure smells like a compatibility issue. The optical drive was bought new for my Win7 laptop. HP's website states compatibility with Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 / XP SP2 / Vista (32-bit or 64-bit), so yeah, it's a senior citizen and likely was never tested on a Win 7 or 10 machine. Before I shell out $ for a new portable drive (that IS compatible with Win11, Dell DW316) I thought I would see what the group thinks. And, yes, before you ask, I do have a need for a portable optical drive.
Thanks.
I have an older HP portable optical (model DVD556s) drive that I've used on my old Win 7 and Win10 laptops and now want to use on my Win11 laptop. When I plug it into my Win11 laptop (Dell Inspiron 5645, Win 11 Pro, 23H2) it treats the disc as blank. The same disc reads just fine on my Win10 desktop's built-in optical drive and if I plug the HP optical into one of the desktop's USB-A ports it also reads the disc properly.
Sure smells like a compatibility issue. The optical drive was bought new for my Win7 laptop. HP's website states compatibility with Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 / XP SP2 / Vista (32-bit or 64-bit), so yeah, it's a senior citizen and likely was never tested on a Win 7 or 10 machine. Before I shell out $ for a new portable drive (that IS compatible with Win11, Dell DW316) I thought I would see what the group thinks. And, yes, before you ask, I do have a need for a portable optical drive.
Thanks.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro @2N23
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7
- Memory
- 16gb
- Hard Drives
- M2 2TB SSD
- Browser
- Edge
- Antivirus
- ioBit