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Cypher720
10-13-05, 11:53 PM
So i have a laptop that i use occasionally, and last night i popped in a DVD to watch in bed. i noticed that my computer was not finding the drive at all (which is weird because its always there. I played around for about 30 minutes, and it did not show up at all. I rebooted the computer, checked the BIOS, and saw nothing unusual. then, it sorta just showed up in my computer later in the day. now, when im going to watch a movie, its missing again. its not in my computer, or under my devices. the drive works and spins when i open it and put a disc in it, but windows thinks its not there. any ideas?
Cypher720
10-14-05, 07:28 PM
no one has any ideas? this problem is getting VERY annoying...
Showstoppermd
10-14-05, 07:58 PM
Loose cabling or optical drive that is going bad would be my guess. If you are under warranty its usually an very easy thing to have replaced.
Cypher720
10-15-05, 11:16 PM
its a l;aptop and its not under warranty. any other ideas? the drive spins when i put something in there without a problem, it just doesnt show up in windows...ever. occasionally its tehre, then it goes away and i cant figure out the trigger. an\y other ideas? i dont have the money to send it in (at least $120they said)
Showstoppermd
10-16-05, 12:50 AM
There are 3 basics steps for this.

1. Reset the bios settings.

2. Reseat the optical drive and its connections(Yes laptop optical drives do have connections to the main board)

3. Reformat/Reinstall the operating system.(Usually only helpful if the registry setting have become corrupt)

If those don't fix the problem then you need a new optical drive.