DVD drive problem

[Jellybeans27]

Hi, I have a problem with both of my dvd drives. They're not recognised in my computer and aren't listed in device manager. I have tried to registry change but nothing is different :( The drives dont seem to be showing any power at all and I can't open the disc trays. Also, when they were working about a month ago I couldn't burn anything off of iTunes because the burn rate was so slow that it cancelled the disc burn. I dont understand how they have got to this stage....PLEASE HELP!!

[Dalo Harkin]

If you are not getting any power to them - open the case and check the molex cables are in tight - when you boot the PC the lights on the drive should at least flash - if not then there is no power from the PSU reaching the drives

[Jellybeans27]

Thanks Dalo, tried that already but no luck :(

[Guest Wolfeymole]

How many, if any, spare molex connectors do you have from the psu?

 

Connect a spare if you have one to test.

 

As a final resort unplug the HDD and attach the molex from that to one of the optical drives.

 

You know the HDD works ok so if lights are still not showing on the optical drive then the drive is dead.