Acer 5738 laptop cd drive is not how repair

How to Remove Replace Install your Acer Aspire 5738Z Laptop CD/DVD Optical Drive

1. Check to see if your laptop requires a screws to be removed for the optical drive.

2. Find the CD/DVD Optical Drive release button.

3. Pull out your Acer Aspire CD/DVD Optical Drive.

4. Get your new replacement Acer Aspire CD/DVD Optical Drive and place it securely into the drive slot.

- Link:

http://www.laptopinventory.com/LaptopInventory.php/Acer/Aspire/5738Z/CD%20RW

You can download the driver on there website support find your model and download. If there is no support driver in there site download the driver navigator. if you cannot find i can share you my copy.

1.start>control panel>all control panel items>AutoPlay
change settings for each desired media
2.update the drivers for the DVD drive. search in all programs for the program name, go online and download the most recent driver
3. you may have mulitple programs that controll DVD/CDR reading ability. this will sometimes confuse/conflict the drive. try removing one using add /remove programs from the control panel.

sounds like your unit did not detect the hard drive/hard disk.. try to enter on BIOS setup and check your hard drive or else you have a corrupted system.

most laptops got problems with their cd drive..you should an enclosure or an external cd drive..plug it on your machine so you can acess your files from your cd/dvd files..

THE ACER ASPIRE 5738 HAS AN HDMI PORT ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. BUY AN HDMI LEAD AND CONNECT IT TO YOUR LAPTOP AND HDMI PORT ON YOUR LCD.SELECT HDMI AS INPUT ON YOUR LCD AND HEY PRESTO JOB DONE

Hi tallyman,
you lost bet ...when it has a bluetooth switch it will have a hardware installed.
Best solution is got is a simple call to acer service support,the problem very very simple in 5738 machines they installed foxcom bluetooth device a very much updated version.But the drives in your cd will be broadcom drivers install aspire 3810T model bluetooth drivers.

regards
Ar.Praveen(Architect)
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Hi, i have a acer aspire 5738 laptop. i do not know how to start its fingerprint option... plz help me in this... regardes in advance

DUDE..
XCEPT FOR POWERSMART MANAGER,BIO-PROTECTION AND CRYSTAL EYE WEBCAM,
NOTHING ELSE CAN BE DOWNLOADED
FOR THIS PL VISIT DRIVERS FOR 4736...
UR PROB WILL BE SOLVED N THE DRIVER GIVEN WID 5738 IS A MINIMUM DRIVER TO DETECT THE FACILITY
TO USE THE FACILITY DOWNLOAD IT FRM ACER ASPIRE 4736 DRIVER APLLICATION PAGE...

insert the acer 5738 driver cd and right click>open>xp>finger... click and install, then right click on my computer>manage>device manager> here check "personal identification devices", authenTec Inc should appear if installed properly.