Help with CD drive

[Alinestra Covelia]

Still no progress. Hopefully though my brother will turn up with my laptop and I can move everything onto that.

Just to make sure my desktop isn't completely impotent - can anybody suggest a safe "exit strategy" for ripping out a CD Drive and installing a new one? Beyond the physical twiddling inside the case, what do I want to do for the software?

[Urban Ranger]

Open case, remove old drive, put in new drive, close case.

Should take about 5 minutes, 10 minutes tops. It's just a snap-in replacement. You don't need to change the software (if you refer to a driver).

[Zkribbler]

My 5-year old laptop also has a problem with its CD player. Just recently, when I turn it on, my laptopt does not detect the CD player. That is, if I try to play a game in the CD player, it cannot find it. If I click onto "my computer" my CD-drive does not appear. This happens, I dunno, mayby 4 out of every 5 times I turn it on.

And if I can get it to play, it often freezes up for short periods of time.

Any suggestions?

[Ted Striker]

Can you take out the CD player and put it back in?

[Ted Striker]

ps

WHo's gonna win the mayor's race? I think Hahn is going to lose to Villagrosa.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
My 5-year old laptop also has a problem with its CD player. Just recently, when I turn it on, my laptopt does not detect the CD player. That is, if I try to play a game in the CD player, it cannot find it. If I click onto "my computer" my CD-drive does not appear. This happens, I dunno, mayby 4 out of every 5 times I turn it on.

And if I can get it to play, it often freezes up for short periods of time.

Any suggestions?

Try flashing your BIOS, and update all relevant software (driver etc.).

[Dis]

bump, I'm having the same (or similar) problem.

I don't have time to deal with it now. and now it's cooperating and staying closed now. weird.

[DaShi]

Does your computer have any hardware diagnostic software? It may at least help you identify the probelm.

[BlackCat]

I've had similiar problems with tray rolling out after few seconds + unable to read cd's. After lots of swearing, checking SW etc, I found out my problem was dust. A few blows with Air Duster solved my problems - just don't get the nozzle too close - you don't want water to condense on the electronic/optical parts

[Urban Ranger]

We pros use compress air to blow away dust

[MrFun]

Re: Help with CD drive

Originally posted by Alinestra Covelia
Now it's not closing.

It's not closing because you're using it as a coaster -- take your soda bottle out of the CD drive tray.

[Agathon]

www.apple.com

[BlackCat]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
We pros use compress air to blow away dust

Such as this ?

[Urban Ranger]

Never seen it