Matshita DVD-RAM UJ-841s in a Toshiba

This driver was the DVD drive that came with my computer.
The drive was not recognizing any disks nor was the drive being recognized by my computer: I had an error code 39 in the device manager. I went through the troubleshooting on my computer. This led me to uninstall the device, but I can't seem to reinstall it, and now I can't find any DVD/CD drives in my device manager.
I have tried downloading the driver from the Toshiba website, but that did not solve my problem and though the download seemed to go fine, there is still no drive in my device manager and no drive recognized by the computer. I also tried using the recovery CD, but that was not helpful - probably since I don't have a working CD drive. I've read about the registry edit, but will that work if I don't seem to have a device at all? How can I fix this?
Thanks.

I have same problem. DVD not being recognized by OS was first notice two days ago (end of June). At first I had no idea what was going on. In Control Panel I foung the ATA DVD showing with an exclamation mark. Error Code 39. I have gone into Registery and not seen any upper/lower filters listed (in 4D36E.... file). I have removed DVD drive and disconnected/reconnected cables. I have also uninstalled DVD using Vista. Then attempt to reinstall. DVD drive shows up on Control Panel after Vista attempts to install. But still has exclamation and not recognized by OS. Also, still shows Error Code 39.
Here is what has changed (best I can tell). I went into Restore section anticipating being able to Restore System to a much older date. Guess What??? The old Restore dates are gone. The latest update from MS was June 26th. And there are Restore Points since. But, none older. Appears MS update deleted all old Restore Points. Think this update
killed my OS from recognizing DVD drive?
Anyone got suggeestions? Greatly appreciated. Also, can't imagine I am the only one have this/these problems.
Thanks for any guidance.

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Okay, there is probably some Matsushita site with that info, but I can't find it. I've gone through four pages of Google searches and haven't found a Mats site that has it. Panasonic Customer Support--or Parts--doesn't find it after a search.
System Profiler says it will write -R, -RAM, -RW, +R, +RW, +R DL. That's great if it does, because +R DLs are much easier to find than -R DLs. But why would PB Guy call it a -R-RW burner/player instead of telling you all the capabilities?
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Okay, for anyone who's interested, here's what I found on a British site called TheBookyard.com.
The Matshita (or Panasonic) UJ-875 slimline (I assume that's what the S means) is a replacement drive for the discontinued UJ-85J, the only difference in the specs being that the newer drive is slightly faster on the DL writing:
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Buffer: Memory 2 MB
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I had that machine (PowerMac G4, DP500, Gigabit Ethernet). Expensive and bleeding edge at the time, but the optical drive proved to be of very limited utility. The DVD-RAM will burn only Type 1 and Type 2 DVD-RAM discs. It should also mount and give read-access to Type 1 and Type 2 DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM (including DVD-Video), DVD-R that you've burned on another machine, and CD discs. Here's a long-ago archived info sheet on DVD-RAM technology: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3072.
When prices for optical drives came down, I replaced the DVD-RAM drive with a more conventional CD/DVD burner.

Replacement MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-875 drive stopped burning cd's

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ust a note of interest.
You don't mention the brand of CD and DVD's you use.
Remember there is a huge difference in the Media you buy and choose.
There is also a big difference in the Software you use to burn with.
There are several schools of thought on th entire subject of burning period.
Apple burners are historiclly very picky, and do not like CHEAP Media.
Here is a good guide to use, it is for DVD but I would use like brands with CD's
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As I mentioned above the software you use can and does have an affect on your success.
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By ODD the simply optical drive is meaning
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But if you are not able to burn ONLY the DVD-RW in my opinion its not a hardware malfunction.
The RW medias must be firstly formatted before burning.
> 'format failed due to media damage'', ''format failed due to general failure'' and ''the disk inserted is READ ONLY''
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Mat****a DVD-Ram UJ-841s unable to read CD-R`s

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When I insert a cd-r in the drive the laptop recognises there is a disc in the drive but when I open the D drive there is now images inside.
I know it is nothing to do with the picture package because one of the cd-r`s was made using the same package as the one I have on my laptop.
Also I am able to watch DVD`s and listen to music cd`s.
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On the Toshiba driver page you can find the DLA for Tecra m7.
Did you try to install the XP DVD-RAM driver from the Toshiba page on the Vista OS?
Maybe it will works
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==
BIG BUNNY’S TITANIUM POWERBOOK G4 (15”)
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Kernel Version: Darwin 8.9.0
Machine Model: PowerBook5,2
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (1.1)
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One of Geniuses in one Apple store told me my optical drive is about to "die" and I shoul replace it. Well, the estimated cost of replacement was close to $450.
I decided not to do it within Apple.
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