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DVD RW Drive

LFCMCGRATH · 2005-03-08 21:05:49

for some reason this evening my dvd drive has just stopped working!!! I have checked its properties and it says that the device is working properly. i have disabled it and enabled it in device manager and i have also uninstalled and re-installed and still no joy. Can someone suggest anything ? The DVD DRIVE is no more than…

08-03-2005 9:05pm

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LFCMCGRATH

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for some reason this evening my dvd drive has just stopped working!!! I have checked its properties and it says that the device is working properly. i have disabled it and enabled it in device manager and i have also uninstalled and re-installed and still no joy. Can someone suggest anything ? The DVD DRIVE is no more than a month old.
Thanks

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#2 08-03-2005 9:15pm

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Get your windows cd (Or any bootable cd) and see if you can boot from it.
If you can the drive is more then likey ok and you have a problem in windows.

Could be a lose IDE cable too. Or a borked drive....

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