Any test of the drive’s interface will show an old drive is good. I made sure the power and ribbon connections were firmly in there, and I checked Device Manager. Hope that answers your question. Posted 02 June – You can’t post conmments that contain an email address. Best thing about this new service is that you are never placed on hold and get to talk to real repairmen in the US. Here’s a link to this great service Good luck!
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I took it apart and put it back together and cleaned the lens, and upgraded the firmware, but it is still the same When you put in a CD, it tries to read it for a while and then fails. If it’s still applicable, I can have someone check that the jumper settings are correct on the two drives on whatever cable it was on.
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When you double-click on the CD drive under XP Proit r to read the drive’s contents as empty i. Posted 02 June – Best thing about this new service is that you are never placed on hold and get to talk to real repairmen in the US.
Select Manage and then on the right side select device manager. If you’re asking for technical help, please be sure to include all your system info, including operating system, model number, and any other specifics related to the problem. Posted by Kelley James on Nov 24, It reads DVDs fine, but randomly dvdd up regular data and audio cds, even when windows isn’t loaded up. CNET’s Forum on storage is the best source for finding help, troubleshooting, and getting buying advice from dv community of experts.
I’ve fixed a few optical drives this way. Unless you are talking about a ZIP drive, there’s something wrong there. That we can address now.
Are you a Dell Computer and Internet Expert? Ok, I assume the software, which is what I still think is the problem, will be replaced with a new drive. If the lens has been damaged than it is going to even stop reading disks sooner or later. Help ddt you can.
These will be remade once you reboot. Several functions may not work. Thanks for your responses, though.
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