Optical Drive not working

harry samra

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Hi,
I have a Laptop with Window Vista

So, my optical drive use to work properly. Sometimes it didn't use to show up in My Computer but i use to resolve this issue by restarting my laptop.

But now, its been days and this issue hasn't been resolved, i have tried every possible solution on the internet but none could help me. I opened my optical drive and cleaned it, its still not working. And in the device manager i cannot find a DVD/CD driver.


When i insert a CD/DVD into the drive it runs smoothly, doesn't create a lot of noise, doesn't scratch the disk a.k.a it works normally. Lights come when clicked on,etc everything is normal.

Please help me now.

Thanks


 
Solution
Hi, maybe you have a bad contact at the connector for the optical drive. Take out the drive physically from the laptop, you should have just a screw to remove the drive. I can't tell you where the screw is without knowing the make and model for your laptop.
Hi, maybe you have a bad contact at the connector for the optical drive. Take out the drive physically from the laptop, you should have just a screw to remove the drive. I can't tell you where the screw is without knowing the make and model for your laptop.
 
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harry samra

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i took the drive out and even cleaned it inside out but still nothing