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| Thread ID: 88080 | 2008-03-14 17:27:00 | cd-rw drive door won't open | starrekin61 (10116) | Press F1 |
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| 649418 | 2008-03-14 17:27:00 | hello. no disc inside (i think) push button, light turns green, you can hear it trying to do something, but then nothing. In explorer - it shows the drive as empty, enabled and working. any ideas? it's an hp system, running win xp home edition. thanks. p.s. just started new job - first problem ran into. help!!! |
starrekin61 (10116) | ||
| 649419 | 2008-03-14 17:33:00 | Get a paper clip and open it up. Or even a long needle will do (something thin) Then poke it into the hole (if there is one), which is somewhere on the front of the cd. See if it opens |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 649420 | 2008-03-14 17:41:00 | Hey Speedy. Glad it's you here. No such luck. I should have state I already tried that. There is no hole in front - just earphone jack. Any other ideas? |
starrekin61 (10116) | ||
| 649421 | 2008-03-14 17:49:00 | Nope cant think of anything else, besides opening the case . And checking the power / IDE cable connected to it . You could try turning the computer off, opening the case, pull the power off it, then put it back on . Or it may need replacing . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 649422 | 2008-03-14 17:59:00 | Thanks. I was afraid of that. My guess is it's burned out, too. I'll try going inside... | starrekin61 (10116) | ||
| 649423 | 2008-03-14 20:06:00 | have you tried right clicking on the icon in "My Computer" and selecting "Eject" | beama (111) | ||
| 649424 | 2008-03-14 20:17:00 | Had a similar problem with one of My DVD drives - tried changing every thing, cables, PSU, On Changing an item the DVD drive worked for a few minutes or so, then played up again. Once I did get a DVD or CD in the drive it would open fine. I did pull the old one apart and there was an obvious wear patch on one of the cogs - so I guess it was hitting that and not opening The solution was I ended up replacing the Drive and its been working perfectly for about 3 weeks now. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 649425 | 2008-03-14 20:25:00 | They all have a hole. Its tiny, look carefully. But its probably stuffed. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 649426 | 2008-03-14 20:43:00 | About 50mm in from bottom left edge of tray, stuffed full of dust. | PaulD (232) | ||
| 649427 | 2008-03-14 21:10:00 | Just a small chance, have you tried opening it while the pc is booting up? That's worked for me when certain applications were trying to access it, so stopped it from opening. |
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