I guess the powered USB 3.0 hub could be going (that's new too), but it appears to be working correctly with anything else attached.Īny ideas I haven't thought of would be greatly appreciated. I'm looking for any other thoughts on this. External 3D Blu Ray DVD Drive, Wihool Ultra Slim USB 3.0 and Type-C Blu Ray BD CD DVD Player Writer Reader Disk for Mac OS, Windows xp/7/8/10,Linxus, Laptop PC (Black) 3.9 out of 5 stars 68 3 offers from 149. You can go through an entire movie with no issue and the next time, the drive disappears and reappears.ģ) I added a powered USB 3.0 hub which appeared to have initially fixed the issue (USB cable is 6 ft) but it has since reappeared.Ĥ) Using a different USB port on the motherboard has no affect on the issue.ĥ) Windows Troubleshooting Tool cannot find a problem.ġ) Motherboard (doubtful since I would have other USB issues)Ģ) Antivirus (using Windows Defender - I see no way of excluding a drive, only files and directories)Ĥ) USB cable? Brand new cable so I'm not sure it would be the issue, but I'm getting a replacement. External Bluray DVD Drive, MthsTec USB 3.0 and Type-C Blu-Ray Burner DVD Burner 3D Slim Optical Bluray CD DVD Drive Compatible with Windows XP/7/8/10, MacOS for MacBook, Laptop, Desktop 3. Had this issue happen with both a LG and ASUS drive, so I know the issue is not the drive itself, nor the drivers (checked those as well on each when they were connected (not simultaneously).ġ) Issue is present regardless of the brand of drive connected via USB 3.0Ģ) Issue is intermittent. I've been having an issue where my external Blu-ray drive keeps disappearing. It will be playing in the middle of a movie and then you hear a Windows chime and the drive completely disappears and then reappears a moment or two later within Explorer. I've been having an issue where my external Blu-ray drive keeps disappearing.

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