CD Drives

Forum discussion tagged with CD Drives.
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    Solved! I want to install SSD in my Laptop by replacing hhd in cd drive and ssd in main slot. Can anyone give better description on it?

    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
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    Question Use the cd drive bay

    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...
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    Solved! CD Drive

    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...
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    Solved! Acer Laptop not playing DVD's

    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...
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    Solved! My laptop has a CD drive with a button to open it but it wont open

    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.
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    Solved! Can i use an external cd drive to plug into a subwoofer usb?

    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
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    Solved! How to ooen CD drive acer aspire ES1-132

    Acer aspire Es1-132 .where is the CD slot
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    Solved! LENOVO Z51-70 replacing DVD/CD drive with SSD with caddy not recognised by BIOS

    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...
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    Can I use an external CD drive to plug into car AUX port?

    playing cd's in car without a slot
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    Solved! how to fix cd drive that fail to eject

    when ejecting cd drive an error will occurred
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    How to open asus x441n cd drive

    How to open the asus x441n cd drive?
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    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 re

    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
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    Install Adobe Acrobat Xi Pro from USB Flash Driver

    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.
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    How To Install Windows Laptops Without CD Drive

    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...
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    Old laptop opens the cd tray when powering it on.

    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...
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    how to unblock cd drive

    how do i un blocked my cd drive
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    run 2 instances at the same time

    run 2 instances at the same time on different cd drives
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    Cd Drive on Toshiba L850 Laptop

    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...
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    Once file from disc is entered how do you find it on the screen

    Once you loaded disc to CD drive and it's been loaded how do you find it on the screen
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    Your PC/Device needs to be repaired

    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...