cd drive problems

[adz182]

Can any one help my laptop cd drive has stopped reading any type of media ?!?
I have reinstalled the driver for it the light on the side flashes but nothing reads ?
Is it possiblr to replace the drive in laptop ???
Cheers Adz

 

[Little_red_buzz_box]

Can any one help my laptop cd drive has stopped reading any type of media ?!?

Cheers Adz

 

[Madshorty]

Yes it is possible and most of them are a universal fit. They usually just have different brackets screwed to the sides. Some laptops even have a single screw in the base that when removed releases the CD drive.

Is the CD drive present in 'My Computer' and the BIOS?

 

[y2dom]

I had the same problem using Anydvd, do you use that?

 

[Ninja59]

if u are able to remove the drive usually the screw is hidden somwhere on the bottom in the RAM compartment and just take this out and usually a lever to push drive out check connections on drive, run laptop without drive in and then reinstall drive (laptop off of course) and then try to see if it works sometimes can just be a connection problem.

some newer laptop drives are fixed so be aware, this might be manufacturer job if it is.

What make and Model is it?

 

[Hellcat]

Can any one help my laptop cd drive has stopped reading any type of media ?!?
I have reinstalled the driver for it the light on the side flashes but nothing reads ?
Is it possiblr to replace the drive in laptop ???
Cheers Adz

I've replaced the DVD-burner in Bunny's Sony Vaio. Was quite a pain with the number of screws to remove to open it up.. Slimline drives they're called. Standard mini-IDE interface means you can pretty much use any make of drive.

As said above, what make and model laptop do you have, and what make and model CD-DRIVE do you get in the hardware manager screen.. on XP.. Right click my computer, manage, then Device Manager, DVD/CD-ROM Devices.

Eh?

 

[adz182]

Hey guys thanks for trying to help me . it is a packard bell easynote . not sure what model number is . ive taken back off and its under a big metal plate couldnt find how to get it off ?!?! when i started laptop up after playing . the cd drive worked playing a dvd and played an audio cd . then i tried burning a disc but no luck ! its annoying need new music in car !!!!!

Adz

P.s lauren i know it was urs lol

 

[Hellcat]

ok, in that situation perhaps buying an external CD burner might be a better choice. Granted you can't burn CDs on the move, but then again you probably don't anyway given how much battery a laptop will use while burning a CD!

Probably cheaper than buying a replacement slimline CDRW/DVD-R combo drive.

http://www.cclonline.com/product-in...9&category_id=122&manufacturer_id=0&tid=29510

Edit... not quite cheaper - but is it worth the hassle of taking the laptop apart for the sake of £6? Especially as the drive is reading CD/DVD ok.

http://www.cclonline.com/product-in...gory_id=648&manufacturer_id=0&tid=ad-5540a-0b

 

[adz182]

cool cheaper then a second hand one off ebay good work fella
thanks for the help ill have to figure out how to fit it lol:bang:
Adz

 

[Hellcat]

Which one? The external (first link) just plugs into a USB2 port. Job done.

This company (CCL) is one of the cheapest for parts on the net. Better than that is the people who work there are actually helpful. They have a forum where you can speak to the people who work there.

 

[adz182]

not sure what ill go for think i would rather it be tidy but dunno ? yeah just been looking at hdd for laptops 2 there pretty cheap . how can pc world charge 4x as much ?????

 

[Hellcat]

not sure what ill go for think i would rather it be tidy but dunno ? yeah just been looking at hdd for laptops 2 there pretty cheap . how can pc world charge 4x as much ?????

Because some people don't know any different.

 

[adz182]

Very true ive not got anything from there ever since i found www.7dayshop.com

 

[Liam]

have you searched for easynote disassembly guide?

Liam