cd drive not responding

fritada · 08-09-2009, 02:39 AM

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

**ahmorrow** · 08-09-2009, 07:30 PM

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.

**TriggerFinger** · 08-09-2009, 09:52 PM

Try the suggestion in the links here: You can no longer access the CD/DVD drive or Code 31 or Code 37

08-09-2009, 02:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
fritada Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1 OS: vista	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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ahmorrow God (TSF Enthusiast) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jeffersonville, IN Posts: 894 OS: Ubuntu 9.10 [Karmic Koala] My System	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. __________________ If I have not responded to a post in 24 hours or more, PM me with a link to the thread and I'll get back to you. I do not help via PM/IM/Email.

08-09-2009, 09:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,841 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: cd drive not responding Try the suggestion in the links here: You can no longer access the CD/DVD drive or Code 31 or Code 37 __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE