RE: Lost DVD drive

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The most obvious things you should be looking at first of all are:

1) Can you see the drive in XP's device Manager - are there any symbols
next to the device
2) When you boot the PC, can you see the drive registering
3) If no - check cables secure/seated properly
4) Does the drive show any signs of life i.e. LED's/tray opens/closes etc?

Paul.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Martin Howell
> Sent: 15 May 2007 10:48
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Lost DVD drive
>
> Hi Phil,
>
> Thanks.  He only has the one PC, so can't swop the drive.  I
> am hoping to get him to fix it himself, but if he can't I
> will have a go, and have several spare PCs that I can use.
> I'd rather not become his unpaid Mr Fixit if I can avoid it :-)
>
> Martin
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> Phil Harris wrote:
> > Dunno but I have two DVD writers on my Vista PC and
*OCCASIONALLY* it
> sees
> > both when it gets into windows but usually it only sees one of
them.
> However
> > I know both are fine because I can boot from a bootable CD / DVD
in
> either
> > of them.
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> > Has he another PC to try the drive on?
> >
> > Phil
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> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
> >> On Behalf Of Martin Howell
> >> Sent: 15 May 2007 09:35
> >> To: ukha
> >> Subject: [ukha_d] Lost DVD drive
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> >> A mate of mine has 'lost' his DVD drive on his XP PC - it was
> >> working fine then stopped and the usual poking and prodding
> >> won't bring it back.  The only recent change he claims to
> >> have made was to load iTunes.  Of course, the drive may have
> >> gone belly up, but has anyone else seen this problem in
> >> relation to iTunes, or should he be looking for something
else?
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> >> Martin
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