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Old 08-09-2009, 02:39 AM   #1 (permalink)
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cd drive not responding

hey all own a toshiba laptop and my cd drive/burner is not registering a drive there at all any help appreciated or do I need to take it to a shop to get fixed? cheers
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Old 08-09-2009, 07:30 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: cd drive not responding

Try taking it out and putting it back in while the computer is off. Does it show up in My Computer?

If that doesn't work, take it out and inspect the pins inside the laptop and on the drive itself and see if any are bent or missing.
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Try the suggestion in the links here: You can no longer access the CD/DVD drive or Code 31 or Code 37
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