CD Drives

Hello, I have bought a cheap external CD drive for my Samsung N10 netbook. The netbook recognises the drive and the drive will read files from a CD with no problem and displays then on the netbook and will transfer them to the hard disk BUT when I put a program CD into the drive to install...

a game. It's like a gentle screeching as if you're spinning disco cds or something. I don't know how else to explain it... but yeah. It worries me because I just got the new laptop today. It also makes a chuck-chuck noise at the same time. It's completely random... Here's my laptop model if it...

Hello I would really like to buy a small laptop/notebook that has an optical drive. I would like one that is not too expensive but I am willing to find a lightly used one off of eBay as well. Not too expensive meaning less than $800.00. I don't need a laptop/notebook that is too fancy or great...

Hello, i need to rebuild my notepad after formatting the HDD; the NP does not have a CD drive

Hello, can you help me regarding the use of desktop cd drive on laptop. i.e., how can i connect it to my laptop.

I have bought a gateway w350a and am having a weird issue with the boot. If I dont have the cd drive in the notebook, the maching boots fine, and I can easily get into the bios. However, if I put the cd drive in the machine, the computer runs very sluggishly, taking around 5 minutes to get into...

in my laptop cd drive is not recognise in my computers there is no cd drive ikon

format my netbook

Hello, My laptop was dropped and now I can't open the CD/DVD drive. I tried the paperclip in the hole it won't open. Can anyone help

I purchase my hp dv6000 in the year 2007 and now i need the full window 7 and also my dvd/cd drive is not working. I'm thinking if i should wast money to upgrade or to purchase a new laptop Thanks Aminah

Hello,how can i reformat my notebook without a CD ROM drive?

Hello,computer does not recognice cd drive at all. I have unisntalled & reinstalled but doesn' tnot work- also tried updating but still not working. driver: SD-R6112 Computer: TOSHIBA TECRA A2 MODEL: PTA20A-029002- would like to fix manually

my laptop dell c600 isnt working properly running xp sp2 the battery cd drive & network port arent working i updated these to the latest hardware updates including the bios still nothing i think its something to do with the software communicating with the hardware & vice vers any help is much...

I have a dell external cd dvd drive and the connector is weird looking. I need to know how to identify it. please help.

Hello, My brand new Toshiba laptop keeps making a noise like the cd drive is trying to open. It does not open, but it keeps making the noise and I can feel it through the machine. Is it defective? Should I return it?

I have a laptop with this error: registry file failure systemroot/system32/config/software. The laptop also doesn't have a functional DVD/CD drive. Is there anyway to repair the corrupted file without a functional dvd/cd drive? I would really appreciate any advice. Thanks. Brandon

my harman kardon cdr20 recorder on left cd drive when i put disc in and push play it turns the disc about 3 times then reads disc error

Pls help me!!! And can ou also give me advises what to type of laptop should I buy? Thanks...

i want to replace my cd drive bay with a hard drive for more storage. i need and ide to sata 2 converter i believe. correct me if i am wrong. is there any easy ways of doing this or will i have to make my own? also what speed limitations will there be through this connection?

Problem with the CD drive, when CD or DVD disk is placed the computer does not register. even the opening lid as developed a problem

Hello, Does anyone know how to obtain a secondhand cd drive for my Audiolab 8000CDM CD player the drawer no longer will respond to the eject button but will manually move in and out and play the disc

My dell Inspiron has a bad hard drive and CD Drive. I have an external drive I'm trying to boot Windows XP from to install on the new hard drive. But it won't boot. Any advice? Thx.

Cant olay a Disney cd . on my mac book

we have an acer netbook that is missing the windows root system32 ntoskrnl exe file. how do we reinstall it without a cd drive?

there's a cd in my cd drive, but, if i try to eject it, it won't. everytime i try to eject it through My Computer, it does not respond.

Hi I'm currently having a problem I've seen alot with other HP DV 2000 (and others in that range) laptops. The DVD/CD drive is simply non existent even though it's physically working. I've seen the problem by googling the issue many a times on different forums but never a clear resolution...

I need to replace the cd/dvd drive on my Averatec 5400 laptop. Can anyone help me?

I am trying to replace the CD/DVD Drive on a Packard Bell SJ51 but it seems there is no quick release. Any forum members have ideas on this one ?

Hi, Please can you help,I have a toshiba satalite pro a300-2c3. when a dvd is inserted it works fine but when trying to burn a cd nothing happens at all. any idea? thans.

Can anyone tell me how to change the setting in the BIOS so that the computer will boot from the CD drive? I am able to move the CD drive to the top of the list...do I then hit "ENTER" to close out the window on "Yes"?

Hello, i seem to have lost the cd drive off of my acer aspire 5810t laptop . how ? more to the point what can i do

how do i get it to boot from usb cd cuz it has no cd drive. thanks.

Hello, HP notebook thus not read cd/dvd drive. It thus not show, used all the NONE help from tech support, even full system recovery, no cd drive found, even installed new drive, same problem...HELP ME

First: I recieved this laptop as a birthday gift a couple years back, and it is getting very slow on me. I've looked at the specs online, and it says its upgradeable to 4gb ram. Now would I be able to just go out and buy any laptop ram and stick it in there? Would I have any issues in upgrading...

Hello,the light flashes on nothing happens

Hello,Have the above mentioned Laptop and I cannot play DVD's any longer. My DvD drive only shows up as a cd drive. Any suggestions

Hello, my laptop crashed. i have recovered it, but now i need the software for the dvd/cd drive. any suggestions?

Hello, Can anyone tell me the easiest way to add a program that is on a cd to a computer that does not have a cd drive. It does have usb ports

WHat Should I Do To Get The Silver Rod Out To Put It In Properly To Fix The CD Drive?

I have a dell lattitude 600 with a samsung sn-124 cd drive. i tried to update the firmware and the update failed. i then rebooted and the bios starts up and then i get a white screen device not recognized. the light on the cd drive blinks rapidly but the tray wont open. and the message says to...

Hi, I am trying tofinnd a driver fir the dvd/cd drive in my dell inspiron computer. Can anyone help? Thanks Tim @ timothystr@comcast.net

Hello, I have an hp presario V6500 notebook. The cd drive stopped working a few months ago. The disc player is working as I can hear it whirring on boot up and I can hear it spinning if I put a disc in. It's listed in BIOS but not in device manager. I'm on windows vista and have itunes. Not very...

Help! I need to restore the acer aspire one laptop my stepdaughter uses but it has no cd drive or boot screen, and when her mother tried to fix it she deleted important files that won't let it connect online anymore. also no exe type file in erecovery folder

Can I connect an external CD drive via USB port and download printer software to tha Acer Aspire one D 150 netbook without causing problems to the netbook?

What would cause a computer to just stop recognizing a dvd drive, just out of the blue and is there any way i can fix it myself

My thinkpad r40 will not detect cd drives in the ultra bay but it will detect a floppy drive in the bay and I want to know if somebody has had this same problem and knows how to fix it and if someone tells me to get a new laptop i cant because im 15 and am not able to get a job yet. The problem...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.laptops (More info?) Anyone know how to get windows on a compaq armanda 7330t that don't have a cd drive? -- Jeff Parks Jeffs Computer Service

Ok, i thought id ask u guys on this i have heard about software that exists that enables you to read a DVD disc in a standard CD drive. Is this possible and if so can you give me the name of the software? Thanx Judge me all you want; just keep the verdict to yourself!!!