Posted by Roy on 11/18/07 07:42

On Nov 17, 5:48 am, "Don Phillipson" <d.phillipsonSPAMBL...@ncf.ca>
wrote:
> "Roy" <royba...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:693c23ee-01c6-4053-b5ee-ef423433a51c@d27g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
> > The DVD-RW player of my notebook cease to recognize any disk CD or
> > DVD,( blank or loaded )in it and I would like to know what is likely
> > the reason for such.
>
> Standard cure for any computer "device" is to remove it
> from the OS (via / System / Device Manager / "remove")
> then reboot, so that the OS detects it as "new" and
> reinstals the drivers. (We assume you have checked for
> updated drivers and know where they are stored on the
> hard drive.) Have you tried this?
>
> No CD drive lasts for ever. Most types are fairly cheap
> and easy to replace (if you know how to open the case.)
>
> --
> Don Phillipson
> Carlsbad Springs
> (Ottawa, Canada)

Thanks for your informative reply..
I have not checked the drivers nor have any idea how to do it
precisely.
So you recommend that I have uninstall / remove it via Device Manager
then reboot as new?
A related question is whenever I tried to burn a CD DVD the burn
software recognized the drive but when I load the
blank disk its not even recognized and what I hear that the bay is
empty.

well I have been thinking of replacing it but not me but somebody who
knows about this stuff like this.
I might damage the wiring and connections if I do it myself.
Roy

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