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That's as close as I can come to trying to replicate your problem. The drive was recognized in Device Manager, Disk Management and File Explorer and could read the media without issue.

I didn't have to do anything, no firmware update, no drivers needed to be installed. I ask because I just grabbed my old LG Slim Portable DVD Writer, Model GP50NB40, USB 2.0, out of my older Windows 7 Pro laptop bag and jacked it into my Windows 10 64 bit Pro computer, inserted a Widows 7 Pro DVD and it worked automatically. What interface cable are you using (USB, Firewire, other)?

When you connect the same external drive to another PC, does it work? Especially Windows 8 or newer OS. I wouldn't think that you would be having trouble with all those media types. The instructions below can be used for both internal and external CD, DVD or Blu-Ray drives but some of the fundamentals might be a little different.I was just wanting to try a retail music CD to confirm that it wasn't a media issue.

Windows successfully loaded the device driver for this hardware but cannot find the hardware device.

Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware.

An alternate driver may be providing this functionality.

A driver (service) for this device has been disabled.

The device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers that are required for this device.

Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged.Type devmgmt.msc in the Run dialog box, then press Enter key to view Device Manager. To view Device Manager: Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box. In Device Manager, you may also notice one of the following errors is listed in the Device status area under the Properties tab. Use the troubleshooting instructions below if your CD, DVD, or Blu-Ray drive is not seen in File Explorer or My Computer (it was called Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 and earlier versions of Microsoft Windows), and the drive is marked with a yellow exclamation point in Device Manager. Below are some instructions that might help you resolve the problem in some instances if the drive has not failed completely. There could be several reasons why Microsoft Windows or other applications do not see or does not detect a CD, DVD, or Blu-Ray drive.