CD/DVD Drive missing in dievice manager Labtop Hp Pavillion dv2700

upsidedownguy · 11-20-2008, 01:25 PM

Dvd/cd drive went missing. Doesnt show on device manager either. Light flashes when disc is inserted but nothing loads up(auto play).

**TriggerFinger** · 11-20-2008, 01:40 PM

Try deleting upper/lower filters... or you can use CDGONE.reg (Google d/load site).

upsidedownguy · 11-20-2008, 01:52 PM

got it thanks!!!!

upsidedownguy · 11-20-2008, 03:18 PM

ok that worked for a min but now its not working....

**TriggerFinger** · 11-20-2008, 05:17 PM

I do not know what you mean exactly as 'it's not working'. I am assuming it is again missing in Device Manager. I suggest you boot using a bootable CD/DVD media like a linux live CD or BartPE XP. If it boots well with the CD/DVD drive then you can say the drive is working (as it was able to read the media). You can now focus on your Windows where you can do a repair or a reinstall or update.

upsidedownguy · 11-20-2008, 05:23 PM

It doesnt show up in device manager or my computer. How do you repair windows?

dai · 11-21-2008, 12:18 AM

can you see it listed in the bios

upsidedownguy · 12-06-2008, 07:58 PM

still cant get it working it works when you put a program disc in that has autorun....please help cant afford to lose my data doing a restore....

upsidedownguy · 12-06-2008, 08:33 PM

how do i do that? hope i dont have to take the labtop apart....

dai · 12-06-2008, 09:16 PM

you don't

upsidedownguy · 12-06-2008, 09:17 PM

sorry if i sound stupid nut how do you go about doing the port thing?

dai · 12-06-2008, 09:22 PM

you don't that's advice for a desk top not a laptop
you may have a bad contact on the back of the drive
removing it and putting it back will sometimes be enough to make a good contact

upsidedownguy · 12-07-2008, 05:37 PM

so what uninstall it and reinstall it?

dai · 12-07-2008, 07:42 PM

physically remove it and put it back again

11-20-2008, 01:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
upsidedownguy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 37 OS: xp	CD/DVD Drive missing in dievice manager Labtop Hp Pavillion dv2700 Dvd/cd drive went missing. Doesnt show on device manager either. Light flashes when disc is inserted but nothing loads up(auto play).

11-20-2008, 01:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,802 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: CD/DVD Drive missing in dievice manager Labtop Hp Pavillion dv2700 Try deleting upper/lower filters... or you can use CDGONE.reg (Google d/load site). __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

11-20-2008, 01:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
upsidedownguy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 37 OS: xp	Re: CD/DVD Drive missing in dievice manager Labtop Hp Pavillion dv2700 got it thanks!!!! Last edited by upsidedownguy; 11-20-2008 at 01:55 PM.

11-20-2008, 03:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
upsidedownguy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 37 OS: xp	Re: CD/DVD Drive missing in dievice manager Labtop Hp Pavillion dv2700 ok that worked for a min but now its not working....

11-20-2008, 05:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,802 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: CD/DVD Drive missing in dievice manager Labtop Hp Pavillion dv2700 I do not know what you mean exactly as 'it's not working'. I am assuming it is again missing in Device Manager. I suggest you boot using a bootable CD/DVD media like a linux live CD or BartPE XP. If it boots well with the CD/DVD drive then you can say the drive is working (as it was able to read the media). You can now focus on your Windows where you can do a repair or a reinstall or update. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

11-20-2008, 05:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
upsidedownguy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 37 OS: xp	Re: CD/DVD Drive missing in dievice manager Labtop Hp Pavillion dv2700 It doesnt show up in device manager or my computer. How do you repair windows?

11-21-2008, 12:18 AM	#7 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,267 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: CD/DVD Drive missing in dievice manager Labtop Hp Pavillion dv2700 can you see it listed in the bios __________________

12-06-2008, 07:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
upsidedownguy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 37 OS: xp	Re: CD/DVD Drive missing in dievice manager Labtop Hp Pavillion dv2700 still cant get it working it works when you put a program disc in that has autorun....please help cant afford to lose my data doing a restore....

12-06-2008, 08:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
upsidedownguy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 37 OS: xp	Re: CD/DVD Drive missing in dievice manager Labtop Hp Pavillion dv2700 how do i do that? hope i dont have to take the labtop apart....

12-06-2008, 09:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,267 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: CD/DVD Drive missing in dievice manager Labtop Hp Pavillion dv2700 you don't __________________

12-06-2008, 09:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
upsidedownguy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 37 OS: xp	Re: CD/DVD Drive missing in dievice manager Labtop Hp Pavillion dv2700 sorry if i sound stupid nut how do you go about doing the port thing?

12-06-2008, 09:22 PM	#12 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,267 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: CD/DVD Drive missing in dievice manager Labtop Hp Pavillion dv2700 you don't that's advice for a desk top not a laptop you may have a bad contact on the back of the drive removing it and putting it back will sometimes be enough to make a good contact __________________

12-07-2008, 05:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
upsidedownguy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 37 OS: xp	Re: CD/DVD Drive missing in dievice manager Labtop Hp Pavillion dv2700 so what uninstall it and reinstall it?

12-07-2008, 07:42 PM	#14 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,267 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: CD/DVD Drive missing in dievice manager Labtop Hp Pavillion dv2700 physically remove it and put it back again __________________