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Subject: cdrw driver prob-drawer wont open

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Name: zeeetanet
Date: April 10, 2007 at 01:54:57 Pacific
Subject: cdrw driver prob-drawer wont open
OS: win98se
CPU/Ram: p3
Model/Manufacturer: dell pc

Comment:

My cdrw drawer wont open, its not the power or cable/belt cos it opened once yesterday after I updated the driver in device manager.
Any help would be appreciated but click by click instructions are needed as not that pc literate.
thanks

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Response Number 1

Name: jboy
Date: April 10, 2007 at 15:06:58 Pacific
Subject: cdrw driver prob-drawer wont open

Reply: (edit)

This is NOT the DRIVE forum (in fact, there is no 'Drive' forum)- General Hardware would be best, but odds are it's FUBAR'd and will need to be replaced.
They're not expensive y'know
You can look here for things to try
I'm not one of those who think Bill Gates is the devil. I simply suspect that if Microsoft ever met up with the devil, it wouldn't need an interpreter.

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Response Number 2

Name: zeeetanet
Date: April 12, 2007 at 12:37:35 Pacific
Subject: cdrw driver prob-drawer wont open

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Thanks for your help but no joy - replacement isnt an option at the moment either. Any other ideas anyone????

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Response Number 3

Name: jboy
Date: April 12, 2007 at 15:36:57 Pacific
Subject: cdrw driver prob-drawer wont open

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That website covers most common solutions - other than your (misguided) duplicate post in Win9x, it's not clear what else you've tried. As mentioned there, and in the previous link, "the old paper clip trick" is the way to go, short of disassembly
Repair is a possibility, depending, but I suspect that avenue may be slightly beyond your current skill set (mine too, I'm afraid) but here ya go

"anyone????"
Choice of forum can be important, here at Computing.Net - as mentioned, this is a Hardware question, the driver forum is one of the slo-o-owest. No matter though, there's really not much else to tell you, those two links are your best bets (imo)
I'm not one of those who think Bill Gates is the devil. I simply suspect that if Microsoft ever met up with the devil, it wouldn't need an interpreter.

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Response Number 4

Name: zeeetanet
Date: April 17, 2007 at 13:37:07 Pacific
Subject: cdrw driver prob-drawer wont open

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Many thanks.
Paper clip trick doesnt work. I posted my problem in the 'drivers' forum because when I updated the driver the drawer opened 3 times so assummed that its a driver problem.
I tried to post this problem on windows 95/98 general forum but it wasnt dosplayed - will try again. however as you say I'll probably have to replace it.
Appreciate your help
zeeetanet

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Response Number 5

Name: jboy
Date: April 17, 2007 at 14:28:39 Pacific
Subject: cdrw driver prob-drawer wont open

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Double posting is not encouraged here - your previous attempt was deleted, as will be any others, in all probability
The driver 'connection' exists only in your imagination
I'm not sure what your expectations are, or what you hope to gain from reposting in 9x - the options available to you are repair or replace, there really isn't much else
I'm not one of those who think Bill Gates is the devil. I simply suspect that if Microsoft ever met up with the devil, it wouldn't need an interpreter.

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