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CD & DVD Drives
I have a Dell Dimension 4700 with two drives. They are shown as DVD Drive D and CD-RW Drive E.. Until recently I could insert a music CD in Drive D and it would start playing immediately. Now nothing happens upon insertion in Drive D. I tried to start play through the My Computer icon and clicking the Drive D icon. I get a message to insert a disk in Drive D even though one is in that drive. The CD will play in Drive E using that method to start it.
I will appreciate any help in this matter.
Thereal-dbk4297
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December 25th, 2009 16:00
Hello,
Does drive D (the DVD) see any type of disk now?
Could be the drive has gone bad.
Rolyat
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December 26th, 2009 10:00
No. It just says to insert a disk in Drive D. But, a disk is already in that dirve when I get the message.
Thereal-dbk4297
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December 26th, 2009 17:00
OK, let me try again ...
Can any other disk be read in that drive at any time?
Rolyat
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December 27th, 2009 09:00
No. Drive D will not read any kind of disk. I have tried other music CD's, a photo CD that I burned and a Magellan GPS CD but the PC just does not recognize there is a disk in the drive. If I insert a disk nothing happens. If I go to My Computer - Drive D and try to get it to read, I get the message to insert a disk in the drive even though one is in the drive.
I really appreciate any suggestions you may have.
Rolyat
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December 27th, 2009 11:00
Thanks for your help. I suspected the drive had gone bad. I was waiting to see if Windows 7 got all the bugs out before buying a new PC. Just have to move my schedule up.
Thanks again and Happy New Year.
Thereal-dbk4297
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December 27th, 2009 11:00
Hello again,
It sounds as if your drive has died.
Time to buy another. Sorry