DVD Drives

I have a new laptop and like most mine doesn’t have a disc drive inbuilt. Ive a huge collection of CDs (audio) and DVDs (films) that I would like to access via my laptop. Question is: which should I buy - a portable DVD player with USB connection OR a CD-ROM drive? Forgive my ignorance in the...

Hey there fellows, I am trying to sell my ASUS R510JK-XX062D and I have come upon a problem recently when I was handling it, the dvd drive fell out of the laptop. I then took a look inside and noticed that the DVD caddy doesn't have any attaching part to it that would stick it to the motherboard...

My DVD suddenly stopped being able to play on my laptop. I read various articles onliine, and one of the suggestions was to uninstall the CD/DVD drive then restart and Windows 10 will automatically reinstall, but, i have restarted several times and i can no longer see my CD/DVD drive in the...

Hello, I want to remove the DVD drive so my laptop get's a little more lighter, but my concern is what to do with the 'hole' on the left side of my laptop once is taken out. Is it ok to block it with duct tape? Has anyone else done this before?

It didn't come with one but has the space plate. Can i install a CD/DVD writer

My DVD Drive stops running on my Dell laptop. Dell diagnostics say it should be replaced. I want to replace it but a small screw on the back panel of the pc is worn and impossible to remove. So I think of removing the dvd drive from system by commands. I used Device Manager with Uninstall, also...

The DVD in my late-2011 unibody MBPro stopped working a while ago and I don't need it. The machine is pretty slow at present, so I would like to put a 500GB SSD in its' place. I currently have a 1TB hybrid drive (750HDD/250SSD) in. My plan was to put the 500GB SSD into the main SATA slot, move...

My hp g42 458tu laptop is always in powered condition( i mean its shutting own ,but dvd drive harddisk etc are working) . If I kept battery in laptop full charged it will be drained with in 1 day and its a new battery. At first I thought it would be related to windows 10 ,so I checked removing...

my dvd drive is not working on my Acer Inspire Laptop , just making a clicking noise when i try to use it

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...

i am rety to format acer aspire es1-331 but when i install it therer were error says " a Required CD/DVD drive device driver i

no eject button tray dvd rom

Hello. I have this laptop (Olivetti Olibook S1530) and the DVD drive works, but some DVD's get a good run andf others won't go ahead. I tried selecting the DVD drive in the Bios but to no avail. Does anyone know a trick to make all DVD's run properly? I am only an amateur. Thanks a lot and best...

the dell had win7 and everything was fine. went to win10 and the DVD disappears. in win 10, i start with a fresh boot, then, the DVD drives shows up in explorer. eject the dvd, it disappears in explorer. put in another DVD, it doesn't re-appear. i've gone through device manager and uninstalled...

I am using Windows 10 on a Toshiba laptop. I have an external DVD drive. When I plug it into the USB port it beeps to let me know that I have utilized the port but never connects to the DVD Drive (No drive letter for it in Explorer) In addition if I plug my phone into the USB port it will charge...

What is a DVD drive will it write dvds

Hello, I've been trying to re-install my windows but I've failed to. I got a copy of win7 on cd ( it works fine tried it on another pc ), so i got into BIOS to change the primary boot option but i can't find the dvd drive there. One of the options is my HDD and the other one is "disabled". I'm...

Daughter's Toshiba Satellite (Windows 10) C55D-B5308 DVD drive stopped working. Device manager shows no errors. uninstalled and reinstalled with no results. This PC shows as (D:). Have tried several disks. Ran Iobit Driver Booster. No results. Pulled CD tray out and placed in my Toshiba...

I have a LITEON brand DVD ROM player that used to work on my old laptop, but why isn't it working with my new tablet?

I have an Acer Extensa 5620z laptop. I want to replace the CD/DVD-ROM Optical Bay with a sata hdd ssd hard drive caddy for laptop adapter, so that I can install a solid state drive. Can you tell me or suggest one that is compatible with my laptop? The outside dvd slot on my laptop is 13.5 mm...

I am having issues with my DVD ROM. When I put a DVD in, it makes 4 clicks and stops spinning. Media player says there is no disc inserted.

Hi guys i buy an ssd drive with a caddy to replace with DVD driver. My question is: 1.is it ok? I mean there's no issue with DVD driver power to damage ssd or something like that? 2. I installed the Windows on ssd and format my old HDD. when i turn off my laptop ssd and hdd both making a short...

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 can I reboot from factory settings. I had a Microsoft problem and my only option was a factory reset. My laptop (Satellite) doesn't have a DVD drive.

I recently had to replace my laptop's HDD, because the old one died unexpectedly. now I cannot get the drivers to install for my DVD player, and it's driving me nuts. laptop is a samsung brand running windows 7, the model number is NP-QX411-W02UB and the driver in question is listed as TSSTcorp...

Can I use my DVD player as an external DVD drive for my laptop to install Hardware

So my macbook from 2010 stopped recognising my 128gb samsung 830 series SSD. I plugged it into my desktop computer and it sees it just fine so the SSD appears to be okay. I put it back in my macbook and tried booting it dozens of times, a couple of times it actually saw the SSD and booted into...

i got my dvd stuck behind the dvd drive but it still opens and won't come out. how do i get it out do i need to disassemble the laptop if so how do i?

Android netbook want to use external cd rom to play DVD and cds

My ACER ASPIRE E14 laptop dvd drive won't open and the file of the dvd drive was missing.. Do I have to install again the drive? How can I open it. or how to install? Please help me.. Thank you.

Hi. I have an Acer E17 laptop and I swapped out the dvd drive for a 500 gb disk . The operating system is on a internal ssd. The problem is the hdd does not appear in the bios. How can I get the 2nd disk to appear on the bios? It is shown in disk management. Any assistance will be...

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!

asus fx550v i7 laptop.. how to open dvd drive? no eject button.. i click my computer , also no dvdrw eject

Hi, I'm trying to re-install Windows 7 (I know it's old) on an Acer Aspire Desktop but the recovery mode is not working. Just fails. Have now tried to a re-install from a DVD Rom with no USB device connected (not even a mouse) and I can't get pass the screen where it prompts for a required...

My dvd drive will not always detect that a disk is in the drive or it will say that it is empty when it is not.

can "HP ZBook 15 G1" support 2 hard disk like in lenovo workstation w520,w530 or w540. U can swipe out dvd drive to make way for Ultrabay 2nd Hard disk caddy.

Good day, please how do I open the dvd drive on Acer E 15 windows 10

Laptop problems...My fiance reset her laptop to factory settings her acer Aspire R 11 , we went to watch a movie on her external dvd drive and w

How to make external ASUS DVD player to work with ASUS eeebook? Both ASUS DVD player and ASUS eeebook were working yesterday. Last night the eeebook fell down. When I connected the DVD player the DVD is moving in the player. But the eeeBook is not able recognising the DVD Drive. Please help...

M1X98UA Model Description: HP PAVILION NOTEBOOK 14-AB154CA Removed all but two flat silver screws from bottom . Those two screws are in the bay where the DVD drive slip in . What size screw nothing I have fits those screws. I need to remove the bottom so I can replace the hard drive

how do i fix my problem with my dvd drive. I even use an external dvd drive and it does the same

I'm trying to install a game from a disc to my laptop but the DVD drive is making a loud noise(loud spinning noise or like a shaver) while installing. Is this normal?

Hi, I bought this laptop an year back and was very happy, even my day to day tasks battery gaming all good. Last month i found out that the windows is not recognizing my DVD drive, i have searched everywhere and tried all the options shown , i even saw some threads posted by the owners of same...

Hello, I have a Toshiba Satellite C650 and put a used hard disk in it with Windows 7 pre-installed in it. Now when I try to format it and reinstall Windows 7 fresh in it, it doesn't boot from the DVD rom and goes straight in windows 7. I tried booting from F12 still same problem. I also tried...

my acer chomebook will not play movies from the dvd player

Hi all! So, I was going to defrag my Harddrive when i noticed a weird 3rd drive. I'm guessing it's my DVD drive(?) but I have no idea if it's anything remotely dangerous so that's why I'm asking you guys, does anyone know what it is? Link to a picture of the drive's name...

I do not use the laptop's DVD drive frequently, in fact only on extremely rare occasion. Therefore, I am thinking of removing the built-in optical drive to save on weight. However, I wonder if it is OK to leave the gap open? Or a caddy should be purchased to seal the gap up.

Laptop won't start up. I get a black screen with no bios, logo or other image. The fans are running and I can hear the hard drive running. It did this a couple times before but after a restart worked fine. This time restarting doesn't help. The dvd drive (not hard drive) continually makes a...

I format my Acer Apsire 5920g laptop and i use windows 10 32 bit. I have 1 problem only with the cd/dvd not showing up. I found 1 solution but when i restart the pc the cd/dvd rom wont show up again and i have to do the solution i mention down again in order to make my cd/dvd rom appear again...

I just picked up this laptop with a dead harddrive, popped in a working harddrive and we're up and running. I'm looking to add an SSD for booting and will literally never use a DVD drive. I'm trying to find the right caddy, or if I can use something generic that would fit properly I'm all for...

I would like to replace my DVD drive in my laptop with a Blu-ray disc drive. Any recommendations on what to get? This is my laptop: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01DT4A2R4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482644455&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=acer+aspire+e15&dpPl=1&dpID=41HfDkXXyeL&ref=plSrch

Hi, I have an Acer laptop Aspire F 15 (F-573). I would like to replace my DVD drive with a blu ray internal drive. I have been trying to find the spec of it but can't find. I need to find the size, 12.7mm, 9.5mm or 7.5mm? SATA? slim type or stand type? Can you guys please tell how to find that...

I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop and the DVD player is not working. I have used a laser lens cleaner and the player is still not reading a DVD. Need assistance is resolving problem.

My SH224-BB DVD-drive didn´t read discs anymore and I decided to take this thing apart. Now when I got the case off, some white rubber ring just fell out and I can´t figure out if it´s the right place for it: http://i.imgur.com/9K30iXi.jpg? I have tried it like that and it just fells off again.

my laptop dvd drive is not working, the indicator light also fails to glow,when inserted any disc i dont hear any kind of spinning sounds which i had heard before.

I have a bad hard drive on this machine so I'm trying to boot from a Win 10 PE ISO USB or DVD. When it boots it says to hit F12 for boot options. It brings up a nice menu of boot devices which in the Legacy section includes the USB drive and the DVD drive. If I choose the USB option, it just...

Hi I'm looking at a lenovo ideapad and I was looking to know if I could play sims 4 on it. It has: Graphics: AMD a6 Ram:8gb Hard drive:1tb Screen:15.6 DVD ROM:yes If I can play sims 4 what settings would it be? Plz tell me thank you

Acer Aspire V5-561P I have searched everywhere, but cannot find any information on removing the plastic cover that conceals the empty DVD bay. The laptop did not come with an optical drive, but does have a slot for one that I am now utilizing with a blu ray player. I have tried prying it off...

Hi so I need some help in picking 120gb ssd for this laptop. I plan on replacing the os drive with 120 ssd and then mounting the exiting hard drive in the CD/DVD-ROM Optical Bay. I need help in picking the ssd and also HDD CD/DVD-ROM Optical Bay that fits fits laptop hard drive 2.5. Can any one...

I'm looking for something specific. I'm realizing that optical drives are on their way out, however, I still want one. I also like the 2 in 1 / convertible form factor. I want both. I've found a few ASUS models that have DVD drives. Here's the kicker, I want a BLU RAY drive. So, are there...