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Laptop optical drive not detecting discs

by scoobydoo 2 Jul 17, 2009 8:08PM PDT

hi

My daughter has a dell studio 17 laptop running vista, which is not detecting any dvd/cd's, you can here the drive starting up but eventually you get the message please insert disc...
I have updated the driver & i can also see the drive under My Computer, the device status also tells me This device is working properly. i am at a loss, any help would be appreciated, thankyou..

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by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Jul 17, 2009 9:45PM PDT

Tried another drive? These drives only last one or two years now. At least it's cheap to fix.
Bob

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Laptop optical drive not detecting discs
by scoobydoo 2 Jul 18, 2009 4:20AM PDT

no bob not yet, but i will certainly buy an external one if i can't get round this problem..

steve

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18 more ideas.
by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Jul 18, 2009 4:53AM PDT
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