Toshiba Satellite A-100 CD drive

Badsi · 09-07-2009, 03:55 AM

I purchased a new CD/DVD drive for my four year old Toshiba Satellite A-100 as the old one went crazy and did not want to work. Unfortunately I bought a Toshiba Portege A100 DVD/ CD-RW Combo Drive which is not exactly what I had before hopping that it will work anyway. Unfortunately I got surprised because it does not recognize the CD/DVD drive at all :/.. It seems to work and the light is flashing so I believe that it is not broken. I just plugged it in as that’s the way I was told to do it. Do I have to download drivers to make it run? Will it work on my laptop or is it a “newer” CD drive which will not cooperate with my laptop? I would appreciate any help. Thx

dai · 09-07-2009, 10:53 AM

the drivers should be part of windows

try removing it and reinserting it

Badsi · 09-07-2009, 11:50 PM

That is what I have done many times and it doesnt see it anyway :( I cant reinstall the windows either :(

dai · 09-08-2009, 05:39 AM

can you see it listed in the bios

09-07-2009, 03:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
Badsi Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Win XP	Toshiba Satellite A-100 CD drive I purchased a new CD/DVD drive for my four year old Toshiba Satellite A-100 as the old one went crazy and did not want to work. Unfortunately I bought a Toshiba Portege A100 DVD/ CD-RW Combo Drive which is not exactly what I had before hopping that it will work anyway. Unfortunately I got surprised because it does not recognize the CD/DVD drive at all :/.. It seems to work and the light is flashing so I believe that it is not broken. I just plugged it in as that’s the way I was told to do it. Do I have to download drivers to make it run? Will it work on my laptop or is it a “newer” CD drive which will not cooperate with my laptop? I would appreciate any help. Thx

09-07-2009, 10:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,569 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Toshiba Satellite A-100 CD drive the drivers should be part of windows try removing it and reinserting it __________________

09-07-2009, 11:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Badsi Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Win XP	Re: Toshiba Satellite A-100 CD drive That is what I have done many times and it doesnt see it anyway :( I cant reinstall the windows either :(

09-08-2009, 05:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,569 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Toshiba Satellite A-100 CD drive can you see it listed in the bios __________________