Windows 10: CD/DVD Drive sudden speed drop

I am using a dell inspiron 15R 5520 laptop with win10 pro 1903 installed.

I was installing a game using my DVD drive via steam. During the installation, I inserted the second DVD and the DVD drive started vibrating and making a lot of noise. The installation speed of the game suddenly dropped and the entire OS started lagging. After I finally opened the task manager, i found that my CPU usage was maxed out. I stopped the installation and ejected the DVD. Later when I inserted the first DVD again to restart the installation, the DVD drive started vibrating again. It has been vibrating ever since. I've tried various DVD/CDs, but to no avail.

I searched on forums and found people saying that it might be a DMA issue. So, turning ON the DMA again should have worked, but i cant find the primary IDE channel inside Device Manager which everyone suggested. I've tried logging into admin account and looking into it, but i still cant find the option.

I've also had some forums tell that its an old technology and is discontinued in modern laptops. So now, i'm confused as to what to do.

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I've tried uninstalling the drive and re-installing it in Device Manager but it does not work - I continue to get the device error.

I've also swapped out the DVD/CD drive to insure it's not a bad unit. Same problem with both drives.

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CD/DVD Drive not recongnizing

Original title: Franks

Hi Franks,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. Appreciate your interest in using Windows 10.

I would suggest you to install the latest drivers for CD/DVD drive from the manufacturer’s website or can update the drivers by following the steps provided below:

• Press “Windows key + R” and type “devmgmt.msc”.
• Right click on DVD/CD Roms from the list and select
  properties.
• Under Driver tab click on Update button and follow the prompts to update the driver.

Hope the information is helpful. Feel free to
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