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disk drive door problem

Oct 13, 2009 8:45AM PDT

New to this...Have a Dell inspiron 8200...cd drive (d) door will not stay closed...ejects every time closed...tried windows help, set control panel switch. still ejects...please help.
thank you

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Is this your machine?
Oct 13, 2009 9:20AM PDT
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disk drive dor problem
Oct 13, 2009 1:01PM PDT

yes it is advice?
thank you.

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Your choice.
Oct 13, 2009 10:01PM PDT

I've seen people try everything for this issue. I share what I do with I see this.

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your choice?
Oct 13, 2009 11:23PM PDT

I do not under stand your post?

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He says:
Oct 13, 2009 11:44PM PDT

1. Try another drive. And if that doesn't help another data cable also.
2. Some people don't like #1 and refuse to it before they spend a month trying other things in vain.

Let's hope you're not one of the people he mentions in #2!

Kees

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Typographic error.
Oct 14, 2009 12:57AM PDT

what I do when I see this.