regorbigdaddy Posted February 9, 2009 Posted February 9, 2009 Having gone through some of the threads about this i have done the advice it states the only thing is it do not work but mine is not in the device manager it is in the bios it will not find it but the problem is when first turn on laptop the light activate as though there but when get to toshiba screen the light remains lit so i can not even use the restore disc to restore it all back to factory setting i have used restore but still the same is it the dvd drive itself as when lit i can not open the draw on the drive i'm on vista home Premium 32 bit with a Toshiba A210 laptop Quote
regorbigdaddy Posted February 9, 2009 Author Posted February 9, 2009 Having gone through some of the threads about this i have done the advice it states the only thing is it do not work but mine is not in the device manager it is in the bios it will not find it but the problem is when first turn on laptop the light activate as though there but when get to toshiba screen the light remains lit so i can not even use the restore disc to restore it all back to factory setting i have used restore but still the same is it the dvd drive itself as when lit i can not open the draw on the drive i'm on vista home Premium 32 bit with a Toshiba A210 laptop Quote
regorbigdaddy Posted February 9, 2009 Author Posted February 9, 2009 Having gone through some of the threads about this i have done the advice it states the only thing is it do not work but mine is not in the device manager it is in the bios it will not find it but the problem is when first turn on laptop the light activate as though there but when get to toshiba screen the light remains lit so i can not even use the restore disc to restore it all back to factory setting i have used restore but still the same is it the dvd drive itself as when lit i can not open the draw on the drive i'm on vista home Premium 32 bit with a Toshiba A210 laptop Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Well a few full stops in that post might not have come amiss Daddy. So the drives not showing in Device Manager but is in the bios? Just because it's showing in the bios means that it is physically connected only. If you cannot open it by using Eject or pressing the drive button I suggest the drive is shot. Does it show in Disk Management at all? Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Well a few full stops in that post might not have come amiss Daddy. So the drives not showing in Device Manager but is in the bios? Just because it's showing in the bios means that it is physically connected only. If you cannot open it by using Eject or pressing the drive button I suggest the drive is shot. Does it show in Disk Management at all? Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Well a few full stops in that post might not have come amiss Daddy. So the drives not showing in Device Manager but is in the bios? Just because it's showing in the bios means that it is physically connected only. If you cannot open it by using Eject or pressing the drive button I suggest the drive is shot. Does it show in Disk Management at all? Quote
regorbigdaddy Posted February 10, 2009 Author Posted February 10, 2009 Not in disk management at all it. should have listing for a cd or dvd rom drive, but not a cd or dvd rom in the list. I'm surprised if burnt out, as this is my wife's laptop & she rearly use the disc drive, as she mostly use laptop for the net, so the last time i used it it was working, but have had updates from microsoft, now light on but not working to restore windows. I just do not want to get another if it was something else so thought i would ask. I was thinking if a external cd or dvd driver fitted through usb could reintall windows. But do not want to waste money. Quote
regorbigdaddy Posted February 10, 2009 Author Posted February 10, 2009 Not in disk management at all it. should have listing for a cd or dvd rom drive, but not a cd or dvd rom in the list. I'm surprised if burnt out, as this is my wife's laptop & she rearly use the disc drive, as she mostly use laptop for the net, so the last time i used it it was working, but have had updates from microsoft, now light on but not working to restore windows. I just do not want to get another if it was something else so thought i would ask. I was thinking if a external cd or dvd driver fitted through usb could reintall windows. But do not want to waste money. Quote
regorbigdaddy Posted February 10, 2009 Author Posted February 10, 2009 Not in disk management at all it. should have listing for a cd or dvd rom drive, but not a cd or dvd rom in the list. I'm surprised if burnt out, as this is my wife's laptop & she rearly use the disc drive, as she mostly use laptop for the net, so the last time i used it it was working, but have had updates from microsoft, now light on but not working to restore windows. I just do not want to get another if it was something else so thought i would ask. I was thinking if a external cd or dvd driver fitted through usb could reintall windows. But do not want to waste money. Quote
Dalo Harkin Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 There are quite a few various models of that laptop available. Did you do anything at all before it stopped working as a light being on, even stuck on means that the drive is trying to do something. Quote Intel Q6600 @ 4Ghz (Watercooled)Asus P5K premium black pearl4GB OCZ Reaper 8500260GTX Join Free PC Help - Register here Donations are welcome - here PC Build  We are all members helping other members.Please return here where you may be able to help someone else.After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs.
Dalo Harkin Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 There are quite a few various models of that laptop available. Did you do anything at all before it stopped working as a light being on, even stuck on means that the drive is trying to do something. Quote Intel Q6600 @ 4Ghz (Watercooled)Asus P5K premium black pearl4GB OCZ Reaper 8500260GTX Join Free PC Help - Register here Donations are welcome - here PC Build  We are all members helping other members.Please return here where you may be able to help someone else.After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs.
Dalo Harkin Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 There are quite a few various models of that laptop available. Did you do anything at all before it stopped working as a light being on, even stuck on means that the drive is trying to do something. Quote Intel Q6600 @ 4Ghz (Watercooled)Asus P5K premium black pearl4GB OCZ Reaper 8500260GTX Join Free PC Help - Register here Donations are welcome - here PC Build  We are all members helping other members.Please return here where you may be able to help someone else.After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs.
regorbigdaddy Posted February 10, 2009 Author Posted February 10, 2009 I was just turning laptop on, & just saw this orange light on the side wondered what it was, then found out it was the dvd driver light on so i thought someone left disc inside, but would not open the tray pushing the button, so shut down got tray opened then boom light stuck on again. Quote
regorbigdaddy Posted February 10, 2009 Author Posted February 10, 2009 I was just turning laptop on, & just saw this orange light on the side wondered what it was, then found out it was the dvd driver light on so i thought someone left disc inside, but would not open the tray pushing the button, so shut down got tray opened then boom light stuck on again. Quote
regorbigdaddy Posted February 10, 2009 Author Posted February 10, 2009 I was just turning laptop on, & just saw this orange light on the side wondered what it was, then found out it was the dvd driver light on so i thought someone left disc inside, but would not open the tray pushing the button, so shut down got tray opened then boom light stuck on again. Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Do you have a small hole in the drive door? If so obtain a paper clip, bend it straight and insert that to pop the drive open manually. Load a disk and tell us what happens. Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Do you have a small hole in the drive door? If so obtain a paper clip, bend it straight and insert that to pop the drive open manually. Load a disk and tell us what happens. Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Do you have a small hole in the drive door? If so obtain a paper clip, bend it straight and insert that to pop the drive open manually. Load a disk and tell us what happens. Quote
regorbigdaddy Posted February 10, 2009 Author Posted February 10, 2009 Done that drawer opened put disc in light still on no wind up sound on driver so nothing happened. Quote
regorbigdaddy Posted February 10, 2009 Author Posted February 10, 2009 Done that drawer opened put disc in light still on no wind up sound on driver so nothing happened. Quote
regorbigdaddy Posted February 10, 2009 Author Posted February 10, 2009 Done that drawer opened put disc in light still on no wind up sound on driver so nothing happened. Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 It sounds to me like the drive mechanics or the lens are done for, can you eject the disk either via windows or in the normal manner at all with that disk in? Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 It sounds to me like the drive mechanics or the lens are done for, can you eject the disk either via windows or in the normal manner at all with that disk in? Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 It sounds to me like the drive mechanics or the lens are done for, can you eject the disk either via windows or in the normal manner at all with that disk in? Quote
regorbigdaddy Posted February 10, 2009 Author Posted February 10, 2009 No only by the pin as if u go into computer i only have vista c drive & e data drive no other driver is on there to eject it from. Quote
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