Is it possible for me to connect the DVD drive of my Desktop to my Laptop . If yes , how to remove it from the Desktop & how to connect it to Laptop . Please give your answer in detail . Thanking you in advance K.Kannan 9791179625

not sure what laptop but if you go to the manufacture website most have service manuals that you can download. I personally have replaced my dvd drive & screen on mine by following directions. Its a little scarey at first but if you take your time you can do it.

Looking at the image of the machine; the DVD drive is a vertically loaded slot.
replacing the DVD reader/writer with a Blue Ray one... not entirely sure if it's possible without advice from the manufacturer (contact them to be 100% sure).
because of the physical dimentions of the screen; the DVD drive will be a laptop dvd drive not a normal desktop one.... so you could hunt online for a slot loaded Blue ray drive for a laptop... but again no guarantee without manufacturers confirmation.
most machines past 2005 have SATA connections inside for the optical drives; but also confirm this before spending money.

Yes, thats possible, you will need an external usb enclosure such as the one here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-2-5-SATA-Laptop-Hard-Drive-USB-External-Enclosure-/390241288440?pt=PCC_Drives_Storage_Internal&hash=item5adc3180f8

When you get it, the drive will go in it and then you can plug it in via your USB port on your desktop/laptop.

Regards,
Brandon
Computer Bytes

The "good" news is that laptop CD/DVD devices are "generic", i.e., just buy a new one, and it will fit, once you remove the face-plate from the old drive-tray, and connect it to the new drive-tray.

However, replacing a CD/DVD device in a laptop is not a "beginner-level" do-it-yourself project.
Take the computer to a computer-store, and pay them to disassemble your laptop,
remove the old drive, connect the replacement drive, reassemble your laptop, and test it.

Check if the devices is working properly
Follow the steps
1. Click Start
2. Right-click My Computer
3. Choose Properties - click hardware - choose device manager
4. Check if there is a yellow question mark on DVD/CD
If yes - reinstall the appropriate DVD drivers
If no - use alternative below
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1. Update virus scanners and run full system scan. Check and remove VIRUSES
2. The DVD Drive might not be properly connected to the motherboard.
3. The DVD drive needs to e replaced.

Thanks. Cheers!

To do a total restore, Well go into Safe Mode and either connect up to another PC, or use a USB drive and find & copy all you want, to & copy to it. Usually MY Documents or Users, has all the personal stuff. Then using your Windows Install DVD, set to boot off DVD, and boot off DVD, work through until you come to Format, do a Full format and remove the OLD Windows directory, Now install the Windows as normal... when at desktop next using the data you saved, simply copy it back to your hard drive.. You can then simply reinstall any programs and the like and you will be back in business.

Yes you can get download recovery discs, Hiren's Boot Disc, BartPE, & Live distributions, such as Linux, or indeed the operating system install DVD. These all can be used to do so.

Yes, you can connect. BUT, after that right click on the desktop and select Properties->Settings. There you will find two monitor icons. The left one is your Acer display while the right one is your new Dell Display. Select the right one and configure it. You should have the same resolution and color as the main Acer display to use it optimally.

u may find a dvd drive usb enclosure from ebay and then try ur dvd drive in that

but it is available in desktop dvd drives but laptop i am not sure if it is there on ebay but pls check it out

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Zohail

Having to use a paper clip instead of the eject button working could indicate a power source problem. Not reading anything on the drive could be either power source, connection cable or motherboard. I would start by removing the drive and checking all connections. You did not state if this is a laptop or desktop. If it is a desktop, there should be several unused power connections.If you do not have the ability to check the used connection, just switch to a different one.Also check the connection cable to the motherboard and if possible change or replace that. If all this fails, I would assume from a distance that the DVD drive is defective and try to replace it.