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cd drive won't recognize disc
Name: mrw Date: February 12, 2008 at 17:41:31 Pacific OS: N/A CPU/Ram: N/A
Comment:
at first, my cd drive wouldn't open. then i used a paper clip in the hole on the side of the button, but now it's not recognizing that there is a disc. before this happened, my laptop wouldn't start up. i have AVG virus scan, but could a virus have slipped by?
Name: aegis Date: February 12, 2008 at 21:45:48 Pacific
Reply:
Do you get any light on the drive? Try reseating the power connector, or if you have a spare power connector, try it. Try rebooting. if neither helps, the drive might have died. It's not likely to be a virus.
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Response Number 2
Name: mrw Date: February 13, 2008 at 08:34:52 Pacific
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there's no light, but i have been having a problem with my battery. it won't charge up all of the way...i've rebooted quite a few times, too. can i just replace the drive without having to send my computer away or something?
thank you so much...
michelle
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Response Number 3
Name: aegis Date: February 13, 2008 at 13:26:04 Pacific
Reply:
If you are having a battery problem, that 'could' be the cause of the drive not working. If you are going to replace the battery, I would do that before replacing the drive.
The drive also 'might' just need reseating. I'm not very experienced with laptops, maybe someone else will come in and offer better advice.
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