computer does not reognize my optical drives

[Guest hawaiiankine]

after inserting a cd into my drive,it would not play or eject..I removed my

disk via one of the many helpful video hints (using a paper clip-by inserting

into the access hole and slowly turning the gear-AFTER powering down) I tried

to repair it by using system restore,by going back to an earlier date and

time ,BUT it wouldn't work.My cd drive can not eject on its own nor does the

power light comes on.My dvd drive light does come on,it opens and closes by

using the power button,but it does not play on my Windows media

player...Everything worked before I put that cd disk in.It also happened to

me a while back.I just forgot how I did it...Mahalo (Thank You) for your

time.....

[Guest Rich Barry]

Re: computer does not reognize my optical drives

 

Your CD Drive may not have any power getting to it. That could be due to a

defective molex (white)power connector. Or it could have just gone flaky.

The Dvd Drive if connected

with the CD Drive using the same Ribbon Cable (Data) could be affected by

the CD Drive. I would first check CD drive for power and then if no help

replace the Ribbon Cable and connect

the Dvd Drive only as Master. It's a hardware problem. Not WinXP.

 

 

"hawaiiankine" <hawaiiankine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> after inserting a cd into my drive,it would not play or eject..I removed

> my

> disk via one of the many helpful video hints (using a paper clip-by

> inserting

> into the access hole and slowly turning the gear-AFTER powering down) I

> tried

> to repair it by using system restore,by going back to an earlier date and

> time ,BUT it wouldn't work.My cd drive can not eject on its own nor does

> the

> power light comes on.My dvd drive light does come on,it opens and closes

> by

> using the power button,but it does not play on my Windows media

> player...Everything worked before I put that cd disk in.It also happened

> to

> me a while back.I just forgot how I did it...Mahalo (Thank You) for your

> time.....