Cd drive for acer aspire 5610

put the cd in the drive tell your laptop to turn off.then re.start your laptop.it will then find the disc,then it will ask you what you want to do.

The optical (CD) drive on your Acer laptop connects to the side of the device and is accessed via the underside of the computer.
If you are having problems with the optical drive on your laptop you should address it as soon as possible, and one thing you may need to do is remove it.
The good news is that even if you aren't particularly tech savvy, you'll find that the process of removing and replacing your optical drive is relatively easy.
Turn your Acer off and remove any power cables that may be attached to the side of the unit. Turn your Acer upside down.
Slide the battery out of its compartment on the underside of the computer.

Locate the circular optical drive retaining screw on the underside of your laptop.
It is located just above the square WiFi compartment in the middle of the computer.

Use your Phillips screwdriver to remove the screw and set it aside.
Grip the optical drive by its edge on the side of the computer and gently pull to remove it from the computer.
Slide a new optical drive into the computer, making sure the disk opening is facing out of the laptop.
Replace the optical drive screw.

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Replace the CD Drive on an Acer Aspire 5000
The CD drive of the Acer Aspire 5000 is designed like most other laptop optical drives.
The CD drive is on the right-hand side of the computer and is attached with screws from the back of the case.
All you need to complete the task is a screwdriver.
To avoid electric shock or damage to the laptop, always ground your tools by touching them against a metal object like a table leg before using them on the computer.

Turn the Acer Aspire 5000 laptop off.
Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet. Remove the power cord from the power supply in the side of the laptop.
Flip the laptop over so you are looking at the bottom of the case.
Slide the battery pack off the top of the case.
You'll see the CD drive on the left-hand side of the laptop when you are looking at the bottom of the case.

Unfasten the screws that are holding the CD drive onto the laptop with a screwdriver. Slide the drive out of the case.
Slide the new CD drive into the case and secure it with the screws.
Place the battery pack in the laptop and turn the computer back over so it is sitting on its base. Plug the power cord into the power supply in the side of the laptop.
Plug the other end of the cord into the electrical outlet.
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There is one component, the 'inverter", inside the LCD assembly that has failed. It's about $20 to buy a replacement part,
and about $60 for one hour of a qualified technician's time to disassemble your computer, replace the part, reassemble and then test your computer.

I have had this problem before with the exact same model.. I had been on the phone with technicians and they guided me through a series of troubleshooters with which none of them worked.. Unfortunatly the only way I managed to get it running again was to restore my laptop to factory

Hello!!

You can insert the cd before booting and u can continue installing by selecting in which drive u need to install!!

You may be able to buy the whole assembly on Ebay. I bought one for my averatec laptop and it just popped into place, no soldering. It was about $20

To format your laptop you need to insert a windows installation disc into the drive, restart the machine and before windows loads up you should see a "press anykey to boot from cdrom"
press key and follow the instructions, it will give you the option to format the laptop before it reinstalls it again.

any problems just let me know

All the best

John

Any drive will work. It doesn't have to be a particular brand.

It sounds like a problem with part of the I/O for the CD drive on the mother board. If the computer is under warranty, I would see about sending it back for service.

Normaly, if you are using original supported devices, if the drive is not defective and the drivers are installed, it should work.


Jerry G.

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Hope this helps ya / Let me know if it works for ya.