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| Thread ID: 77503 | 2007-03-12 04:32:00 | CD drive isn't ejecting!! | pcuser42 (130) | Press F1 |
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| 532287 | 2007-03-13 03:23:00 | I had a look inside, I was about to take it out when I noticed the power cord had fallen out. :blush: :o | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 532288 | 2007-03-13 03:50:00 | Made sure the power is plugged in at the back? I had a look inside, I was about to take it out when I noticed the power cord had fallen out. :blush: :o Try reading peoples responses next time... |
Dannz (1668) | ||
| 532289 | 2007-03-13 03:52:00 | Yeah. Will do. | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 532290 | 2007-03-13 11:47:00 | how does the power cord FALL out? i can hardly PULL mine out! oh, dell, right:rolleyes: |
motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 532291 | 2007-03-13 12:13:00 | how does the power cord FALL out? i can hardly PULL mine out! oh, dell, right:rolleyes: I am getting near 65 years old and I can pull a power cord out....... Not easy to pull the the output to a monitor without a screw driver though. This assumes it was screwed in. To check that there is power to a DVD/CD or hard drive you need to open the case. Then check IDE cables and cables from the PSU are plugged in as well. I have seen IDE cables losing seating from the motherboard. Also seen RAM need reseating. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 532292 | 2007-03-14 00:57:00 | Instead of burning a DVD, I think I'll burn my Dell instead. (When the wind drops a bit.) | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 532293 | 2007-03-14 02:13:00 | Twice over the years have had CD drives that erratically refuse to eject, used all the methods & checks etc to no avail. In both cases I shut down then during reboot pressed the eject button, tray comes out and retrieve CD. Presume some obscure fault was stuffing up the sequence and rebooting corrected the setup. | FrankS (257) | ||
| 532294 | 2007-03-14 03:03:00 | how does the power cord FALL out? i can hardly PULL mine out! oh, dell, right This was my replacement drive for the original by the way. It probably fell out because the connection was rather loose. It worked its way out, in the end coming right out. I extended the cable by using a power splitter. |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 532295 | 2007-03-14 03:46:00 | I extended the cable by using a power splitter. These can cause probs too, if it decides to stop again take the splitter off, theyre pretty much hopeless. The pins in these can come out (of the hole), and will stop making contact with the main cable, which will kill the power to whatever its connected to. I found this out when I used to have a SATA / power splitter. Nearly every second day, the system wouldnt turn on coz the stupid pins in these things kept coming out, which was going to my SATA hdd. In the end I biffed it and got a PSU with a SATA power connector on it. I havent had the same prob since. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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