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My Laptop doesn't see the DVD driver.
I wanted to listen to an audio CD, it stopped responding, and after restart the DVD driver isn't even seen in Windows. It won't even eject. What would the solution be?
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Assuming it is beyond the warranty to have it fixed, you should be able to go the web site for the maker of your DVD/CD player and after selecting the model number you have, you can "download" the driver even if the device is not working.
Also, depending upon how old your system is you might just have to replace it. They are fairly cheap to buy either on-line or from an electronics store.
If you don't know the name of the device you have installed, go to www.belrac.com they have free download that will show you EVERYTHING that is in your computer by brand name. You can even print it out for your own reference.
If you want to install a new replacement unit, it really is easy. Instructions will come with the new device or even before you buy one, go to www.youtube.com and type in "how to replace a DVD/CD on a computer" and there will be a large selection of videos to give you an idea of how it is done.
It may be bad. Has the laptop been damaged? Dropped? Open Device Manager, DVD/CD Rom drives, is it listed? In Start Menu, Computer, Is it listed? Try re installing the DVD rom driver, the MS Vista 32bit drivers can be found here: http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/04/Product/vostro-a860
Eject the DVD tray and clean the laser lens with a piece of cotton.
Enter to Setup Bios (Restart the PC and press " F2" key to entert BIOS setup and see if the DVD drive is show in device
restart
In windows..go to control panel
devide manager and look if They are a yelolow mark bnear the DVD drive
Click and UNINSTALL
Restart the PC.
If don´t work , may be the DVD drive is faiulre
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Check to see if your laptop recognizes it. Right click on 'My Computer' and go to properties. Click Hardware and go to Device Manager. Click on CD/DVD and see if you see yours in there. If not, you will need to get drivers for it.
If you see it, try restarting the laptop. Aside from taking the laptop apart to reseat the drive, it will need to be replaced.
goto run and type "compmgmt.msc"(without quotes) and select disc management if the dvd drive is showing below the hard disks means your dvd drive is working fine only thing you have to do is to right click on the CD-Rom 0 and change drive letter and paths to it .if the CD ROM option is not seen in disk management then you have to go to the device manager option under computer management and expand cd/dvd -rom drives and you will find your dvd drive model if not that means that your dvd drive has got hardware problem
Check the driver in device manager. You would be looking for any icons with an X or a ? next to them. The driver probably isn't the issue, so I would search for the model number of your laptop plus "cd drive" on ebay. These are pretty cheap and are easily replaced. If that doesn't fixya, then there's possibly something wrong with the motherboard.
Try a different CD. iIf the computer doesn't recognize it at all, listen for the drive to spin and look for a blinking light on the CD tray. These signs do not necessarily mean the CD drive isn't broken. I would find the model number of your laptop and do a search on eBay for a replacement CD drive. These are very easy to switch out. If the new one works, then you're set. If it doesn't work, there may be an issue with your motherboard.
The CD and DVD reading portions of the drive use different sensors, so it's possible it would stop reading DVDs but still continue to read basic (audio) CDs.
The question is, will the same, working audio CD work while booted up fully?
If it does not, it may be a matter of a driver problem; unfortunately drivers cannot be found online for this model. Check this thread and make a post or comment to try to find someone who may have the drivers you need.
My laptop doesn't have audio drivers and it rejects each and every audio driver that i try to install. can you please help download and install a new audio driver
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