20 Most Recent E-Machines emachines (emachinees) CD-ROM Drive - Page 8 Questions & Answers

you need a cd\dvd rw to be able to burn as for wont play\read

Control panel,administrive tools,computer management,device manager scroll to cd/dvd rom drives right click properties then properties again then tick enable cd digital cd audio for this cd rom device or scroll to dvd regions select no 4 for australia

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if you want to increase the size of your computers hard drive you need to install a bigger hard drive
or if you want to increase the actual size of your computer you will need a larger computer case/frame /box
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make sure that the cd rom is getting enough power test all leads that are attached to the cd rom including electical extensions and make sure they have a secure connection or just replace them there might be bad/faulty or your drivers may have been corrupted or you might have a virus run your antivrus program you might have to physically unplug the leads for this cd rom then plug them back in this will activate found new hardware wizard or you might have to uninstall then reinstall your cd rom or uninstall the driver then reinstall for this device control panel admistrive tools,computer management,device manager scroll down cd dvd rom drives right click you can you can update driver,roll back driver,or select properties general troubleshoot, select driver click to reinstall drivers click update driver or uninstall then reinstall hope this helps

Hello, Note that if it is a CD-ROM,then tou cannot use it to burn a DVD,but if it is a DVD-ROM,you can use it to burn a CD.Then apart from this sometimes virus cause this sometimes but most probably what i think is that the lens of your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM is weak.You have to change it,better still you can replace the whole drive instead of the lens,or get an external DVD ROM.But as a first approach use a Lens cleaner to clean your lens.You can get this at computer stores. Regards

Make sure the data cable is fully connected to the motherboard and the CD-Rom drive. If this is an IDE drive, make sure the jumper choice matches the position on the cable (the 40 pin wide ribbon cable that supports two drives). It also needs to be correctly oriented in the unit - the red stripe on the edge marks the side that goes to pin 1. Only use slave if there are two drives connected to the cable and the CD-rom is on the slave connection. (Note the connectors are black (motherboard), blue (master) and grey (slave) on a standard IDE ribbon. Newer IDE drives have a Cable Select option that you can leave the jumper set to and avoid issues of getting the connections wrong.) If it uses a SATA cable, the jumper should stay as Master (IIRC). If available, try a different connection on the motherboard for the data cable. (Some modern motherboards only have one IDE connector.) If you have any sort of IDE to SATA converter in use, try a direct connection in case the converter is damaged. SATA cables sometimes are designed to latch into connector on the drive so make sure it is fully seated.

Replace the cable if it still isn't connecting. Then check the status of the drivers. In Windows, use the Control Panel and go to the Device Manager. Look to see if the unit is listed with a red X or yellow exclamation point in a triangle. Try to update the driver.

If the above suggestions do not help, you should consider a new optical drive.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells
(I have frequently seen a non-responsive drive due to a loose data cable.)

you might have to physically unplug the plug you cd rom back in this should activate the found new harware wizard or you might try

control panel admistrive tools,computer management,device manager scroll cd/dvd rom drives right click you can update driver disable or uninstall select properties from there you can troubleshoot or select driver you can update roll back driver uninstall if at any time you see a yellow question mark? you need to install a driver

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make sure the leads attached to this drive are securely seated also test the leads including electrical make sure it is getting enough power or replace them they might be bad/faulty
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Well check firt on Device manager if not you gona need to replace the dvdrom

check out for firmware updates and try to install that .. check the hardware manufacturer from the Device manager. update the drivers. If that does not help then its a hardware problem.

The cheapest. They should all work. You can cannibalize one from an old computer.

it seems that ur cd drive's lens is got weak, its reading only those cds which are in very good condition. you have to replace ur cd drive.

lol. no. your computer is slow due to malware... spyware... bots... viruses... ect... temporary internet files... not enough ram... not enough processor power... and outdated hard drives... i.e... ide 40 pin. now... if it's slow on running stuff from the cd drive... then yes... that is one reason... along with dirt on cd... fingerprints... hair... ect. take a can of compressed air... or get a cd drive cleaner.

It is broken.
Spend $40, and buy a brand-new CD/DVD reader/writer,
and install it as a replacement.

To solve this follow these instructions:
NOTE: After removing these registry keys and rebooting, it may be necessary to reinstall any CD or DVD recording application

1) Close all open programs

2) Click on Start, Run, and type REGEDIT and press Enter

3) Click on the plus signs (+) next to the following folders

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
• SYSTEM
• CurrentControlSet
• Control
• Class
• {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

4) This folder is the DVD/CD-ROM Drive Class Description in the registry. Look for any of the following names in the right hand column.

• UpperFilters
• LowerFilters
• UpperFilters.bak
• LowerFilters.bak

5) If any of the above keys shown in step 4 are listed, right-click on them and choose Delete

6) After deleting the keys, close the Registry Editor

7)uninstall the drivers for cd drive and dvd drive from device manager and then


7) Reboot your computer

8) Open My Computer and check to see if your CD or DVD drives have returned. You may also want to open Device Manager and verify that there is no yellow exclamation on the CD or DVD drive

Open "My Computer".
Point at the icon for the CD-drive.
Click with the SECOND (usually the RIGHT) mouse-button on that icon.
Choose "eject", to open the door.

If that does not work, then exercise the WARRANTY on your NEW computer to get the problem fixed, at no cost to you.

Windows 2000 and XP and Vista and 7 have the correct device-drivers for CD-ROM devices.

What are the symptoms of your problem?
What error-messages are produced?

Is it just one CD-ROM disk that is giving you the problem?
Have you tried that disk in another computer?

press delete during boot up process enter BIOS then f1 for general help then run chkdsk/f which will automatically fix any corrupt files on your hard drive then
try uninstalling a few unnecessary programs type cmd then type chkdsk/f which will automatically fix any corrupt files on your hard drive then defragment your hard drive
good luck with this

Press either delete or f2 during the boot up process to enter BIOS you can change or remove your password from there
good luck

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You have to replace it with new CD-ROM