Windows 10: connect external dvd player windows 10

I recently bought an external cd/dvd drive. When it came, the laptop could see the drive, but the tray would not open, after contacting the seller I sent it back as faulty. I have just bought another one. The tray opens and I can hear it reading the disc ok, but the computer cannot see the drive. This can't be a problem with missing software as it could see the previous drive but not this one. I have got the system to look for it but it finds nothing. I am stumped as to what the problem is.

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connecting an external CD and DVD player to a PC

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

The things you need to have is: Audio and video cables, Sound- and video-capture drivers compatible with the laptop.

How to Connect a DVD Player to a Laptop

• 
  Download and install DVD player software compatible with Windows laptops.
  

• Connect a DVD player to an older laptop by installing a PC memory card with a connection port or a video-capture card with USB. Video cards with a USB cable merely plug into the USB port on a laptop (no special wiring or programming is required).
• Improve audio and video quality by connecting an older laptop to an external DVD-ROM drive via a USB port on the computer as an alternative to connecting a full-size DVD player. External DVD drives are almost universally plug-and-play, meaning the drive
  only needs to be connected to the laptop to start working automatically.

Hope the information is helpful.

 

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