CD Drives

I want to install ssd in my pc. Should i put it in cd drive or in main slot? Also i want to keep my data of hhd. How should i install windows after it? A clone to ssd or a new fresh install? Appreciate if anyone answers! Tysm in advance

I have a Dell laptop that has a CDDrive in it which I have never used over the last 4 years. I know I can swap it with a HDD/SSD but I already swapped the main HDD with a 1TB SSD so I don't need much storage. Is there a product out there that would let me use the SATA port of the CD Drive to...

I recently upgraded my HDD and while the computer was scanning it I tried to put back in the CD drive. It got stuck right before it clicked into place, and when I tried to pull it out it was stuck. I re-opened the computer to find nothing was blocking it. So I tried again and same problem. Any...

Hi, I have a Acer Aspire E15 (E5-521-45BU). I was given it from a friend moving abroad (i.e. didn't buy it new, don't know the history). The first thing I did was reinstall windows 10. We now use it to watch moves on, however recently it has stopped been able to read the DVDs. Then it will read...

i have a CD drive in my Acer Aspire V 14 Touch ( Win10 ) and when i press the button to open the tray, it wont open AT ALL, when i look for a CD drive THERE IS NONE! how can i get my CD drive back? would be useful for music and if i ever need a backup or restore disc.

I have a subwoofer speaker with radio and usb, I always used this usb playing my music, the cd palyer of my old component is not working properly so i would like to know if the usb drive has enough power to run external cd player

Acer aspire Es1-132 .where is the CD slot

I've had this laptop for 3-4 years rarely used the dvd drive . Found out about the whole drive-ssd replacement to boost booting speed and some programs while still having the good old HDD as bulk storage . Anyway , I got the crucial mx500 and decieded to embark upon a journey of messing around...

playing cd's in car without a slot

when ejecting cd drive an error will occurred

How to open the asus x441n cd drive?

There’s no longer power supply to my cd drive. It won’t open with the button unless I use the small hole and it won’t read the disks either.. am using Asus X441S

hi I need to install Adobe Acrobat XI Pro to my laptop that doesn't have CD drive. I only have the installation pack in the CD. Can I copy all the files from CD to USB flash driver and install it from there? Which files should I click to run the installation? Many thanks.

Advancements in technology and improved lithography have paved the way towards powerful components on a smaller die package. This eventually gave birth to slimmer, lower profile laptops. Although providing a solution, it’s brought up challenges and compromises along the way. Do you have a laptop...

It's an old Compaq 1245. I want to restore it just for fun. I've replaced the CMOS battery, cleaned it and reinstalled WinME (will swtich to 98SE later). But this is driving me crazy. Whenever I power the laptop on, the cd drivers opens automatically. There doesn't seem to be any other...

how do i un blocked my cd drive

run 2 instances at the same time on different cd drives

I am having problems with my CD drive on my Toshiba laptop, it is to do with the metal sheet that is inside of the drive, one of the clips has broken off, so an edge is pointing upwards which makes a grinding sound when a CD turns inside of it. I do not want to buy a new CD drive for it, due to...

Once you loaded disc to CD drive and it's been loaded how do you find it on the screen

Hi. I've been using my laptop for 2 months now it's an ASUS X442UQ. Last night i restarted my laptop and then after that it showed up the "Blue Screen Of Death". I do not have any recovery tools for this and i'm really scared that my parents will get mad at me :(. At the bottom it says error...

Disk tray wont open

I am not having any flash drive or CD drive plzz help me So plzz help me to correct my lap and how to start windowa

How do I open my disk drive

I was recently bought a few CDs and would like to play them in my car but it has no built-in CD drive. If I were to buy an external CD drive to plug into my car by way of USB (or AUX?), would the sound quality be degraded? And hence would there be any point in using the CDs over just digital...

Old Sony mini component system with CD player broken.... currently connected to a vcr, tv, cable box, and DVD player...need to connect a new 3 disc CD player

My vaio model PCG-7184L CD reader runs continuously. Empty drive begins to run at start up and runs continuously. Only way to stop the drive is to open it.

I havent use it for many months And cd drive is unable to read dvd

I simply need the best free program for checking to make sure that the scratches on cds, dvds, games aren't going to cause them to skip or not work. I found a list here https://www.lifewire.com/free-disk-scanning-software-2438358 but idk which one to use. Thanks a lot in advance!

how to open cd drive on Lenovo ideapad 110?

I can se a disk drive slot but no button to open it

how to open the cd drive

I have the Asus TP500L laptop with no CD drive. So i bought an external CD drive which is bue-ray compatible with the intention of playing blue ray movies (it is USB 3.0). I can easily play normal DVD's through the external drive but whenever i put a blue ray movie in and play it through a blue...

Hey guys i want to make that my laptop cd drive cant run cds,wont explain why but i just want to make it not accessable

Can i swap my cd drive for a fan?? Is it possible?

Hello, A few weeks back my laptop started to have booting problems. It's kinda inconsistent and I haven't really figured out what might cause it, but I'm suspecting some sort of electrical overload maybe. It feels like it helps, when I take out the battery and power plug over night. The...

Inserted blank cd! Laptop doesn't see it and will not eject!

I am looking for a laptop that can play civilization 5 and around the 300.00-500.00 US dollar price range. Been looking on some local stores but some online stores. Just not sure what is the opinions I should be look at.

i bought my toshiba satellite c55b5299 used from a friend and lost the manual it came with and never knew if it came with a dvd/cd drive, does this series have one installed or do i have to have one installed?

turn o ncomputer screen wont change to boot or setup its just stuck there and cd drive didnt read it its stuck in t5he drive Dell VOSTRO #1510 laptop

Hi All: Does anyone know where I can get a laptop that doesn't have an OS installed? I'm also looking for one with no cd drive. Requirements are at least 4GB memory and 200 GB storage. If anyone knows, please contact me at..[don't post your email on the forum]. Thank you. Carl

I have Acer aspire computer e5 551g f794 and I can't find a cd drive and the button

acer aspire v5-573g how to clone new ssd drive without having a cd drive as this model dose not have one and most new notebook , I wont to upgrade my laptop but every online help ive seen they have a cd to install and its hard to do just that with out cd drive

How do I open the cd drive for Acer Aspire E14? The model is E5-473T-56L9. Thanks.

The optical disk drive in my laptop will not eject, read cds at all! For the longest while I noticed it was giving issues. Made a loud enough noise when a cd was in there. Normally when I turn my laptop on I hear a sound from the optical drive which means it's working. Now no sound/won't eject...

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I have a Satellite L300 series and the CD drive will not open I have rebooted and still it will not open is there any way in getting this open?

I have Asus Windows 8 x453m laptop and I don't know how to open the disk drive, can you help me?

Greetings fellow tech enthousiasts. I'm planning on buying a new TV and would like to connect it to my stereo-tower. This way I can buy some new speakers, perhaps a soundbar, for my TV, CD player, pick-up and radio. All of them, apart from my TV, have already been connected to the receiver. The...

Hi everyone, Yesterday my laptop stopped working. It was running windows updates so I left for a while but when I came back the cd-drive was doing weird and the screen was black. Then I turned it off and on again but the same thing happened. So I think it's broken now. I tried different things...

toshiba laptop - eject button not opening the dvd drawer - any tips on how to open it, please?

As the title suggests I just bought a new laptop. It came without an OS which I thought I could handle but apparently not. It only has USB 3.0 ports, no optical drive and no network capabilities. I managed to get windows 7 installed using the Intel USB 3.0 drivers tool but I can't work out...

I have just purchased a new Toshiba laptop, Satellite Pro and cannot open my CD drive. it came with a CD to install Microsoft Works Suite 2006 but there is no eject button located anywhere on my laptop, what do I do?

Hello, I just bought an ACER Aspire E15 this morning for an assignment. I am wanting to install a CD. I noticed a slot at the right side but no buttons at all. How do I open the CD drive? Please help! Thank you.

I NEED TO OPEN MY CD DRIVE AND AM NOT GETTING HOW TO OPEN ,SO PLZ GIVE ME A SOLUTION

There are some things that are a must with this laptop -Full keyboard -back lit keyboard -CD drive preferably blue-ray The following are minimum requirements -Intel i3, i5 or i7 or AMD equivalent -memory of 4 GB or greater -High performance video card capable of supporting AutoCAD and Revit...

Months back I took out the cd drive from my old system unit that ran on windows XP. I connected it to my notebook using the SATA to USB adaptor and it doesn't detect it at all! I've tried everything. It doesn't show up amywhere, device manager, disk management....yet nothing! When I first linked...

I can't eject my cd-drive on my toshiba l50-b-2d4. Can someone help me please?

I can't even find a cd drawer on my Asus 8500C. Does it have one?

So i want to install a new ssd into my lap lenovo y50 then i noticed that the version i bought is using window 10 and from what i understand is that you cannot transfer the window to another hardware. my solution was to install window 7 with my old CD and i noticed that my laptop does not have a...

[b]So me and my dad found this really good gaming laptop (Asus ROG G501) and unfortunately it doesn't have a CD/DVD drive... I can't change to another laptop cause it took us at least a week to find a good gaming laptop in stock, but i'm thinking of buying an external CD drive. Here's the...