Guest laura Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 My DVD drive does not read cd's. It used work occasionally but now not at all. The light goes on when the cd is inserted but then it cannot be read. I am trying to load music to my Ipod.
Guest sgopus Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 RE: DVD+RW Drive replace the drive, it's probably died. "laura" wrote: > My DVD drive does not read cd's. It used work occasionally but now not at > all. The light goes on when the cd is inserted but then it cannot be read. > I am trying to load music to my Ipod.
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Re: DVD+RW Drive "laura" <laura@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:221FFA14-667D-40A5-946A-B36060FE2C5F@microsoft.com... > My DVD drive does not read cd's. It used work occasionally but now not at > all. The light goes on when the cd is inserted but then it cannot be > read. > I am trying to load music to my Ipod. Drives do fail in time (just like car parts!) but fortunately, unless this is a laptop, DVD drives are cheap and easy to replace. Where I am, such drives are around $30. Open the case and see if the cable leading to the drive (the one that isn't the power cable) is wide (almost 2") or narrow (about 1/4"). If the cable is wide, you need an IDE drive. If it's narrow, you need a SATA drive. The only other thing you need to know is, if it's an IDE drive, how the jumpers are set (does not apply to SATA drives). On the back of the drive near where the cable is, there are three pairs of pins marked MA, SL, and CS. These stand for Master, Slave, and Cable Select. One of those pairs has a jumper on it. Set the new drive to the same setting - the new drive will have the jumper, probably on the MA pair. Aside from that, plug it in exactly the same way, and just move whatever screws. Put the system back together; you're done. Windows will detect the drive and install it. If it's a laptop - the parts aren't standard and are expensive and you have to contact the manufacturer. HTH -pk
Guest Tom [Pepper] Willett Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Re: DVD+RW Drive An option is to purchase an external drive. : : If it's a laptop - the parts aren't standard and are expensive and you have : to contact the manufacturer. : : HTH : -pk : :
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Re: DVD+RW Drive On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:00:32 -0500, "Tom [Pepper] Willett" <tom@youreadaisyifyoudo.com> wrote: > An option is to purchase an external drive. Although that's true, from my personal point of view, it's an unacceptable option. The most common reason people have a laptop is to permit them to travel with it. If I had to also carry an external drive whenever I traveled with my laptop, it would be heavier and bulkier. I wouldn't want an external drive of any kind. > : If it's a laptop - the parts aren't standard and are expensive and you > have > : to contact the manufacturer. > : > : HTH > : -pk > : > : > -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup
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