Questions tagged [cd-drive]
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What is the interface of this DVD/CD re-writable drive?
I have removed a DVD/CD re-writable drive from Acer Aspire 5000 laptop. I want to make it an external one by connecting to Sabrent USB 3.0 TO SATA/IDE 2.5/3.5/5.25-INCH Hard Drive Converter.
But the converter doesn't seem to have an interface that…
Tim
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Mystery Internal CD Rom Interface
I found an old Internal CD Rom for an older Dell Laptop. Rather than just sell it, or trash it I was wondering if there was an interface that would let me use it as an external drive.
The drive is a 2001 UJDA330 CD-R/RW Drive DC5V Kyushu Matsushita.…
TJ_Draws
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Mystery CD Drive
For some reason, I have a mystery CD Drive that appears every time I boot up my computer:
I've tried disabling my CD drive (E:) from Device Manager, but CD Drive G: remains. The reason I am concerned with this is Windows changed my disk drives on…
Fillip Peyton
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Samsung NP355V4C optical drive completely disconnected
This laptop is less than a year old. It runs Windows 7. Today I found I could not open the DVD drive by pressing the eject button on it. It does not show up in My Computer. I found the manual which on page 49 shows how to manually eject using a…
Lal
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Play a game from external cd-drive
Since the internal cd-drive of my computer is broken, I purchased an external one. I was able to install a game with this external drive, but when I want to start the game with the exact same drive, nothing happens. Neither do I get a fault message…
JNevens
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Dell inspiron 3542 cd rom is not showing (in windows explorer)
I bought a laptop "Dell Inspiron 3542 with Windows 8.1 Pro"
But when I open "Windows Explorer", I can't see my DVD/CD rom drive.. Can someone please Help me. I've check many tutorials on YouTube and google my problem but I cannot fix it, So I…
Humza Dogar
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BIOS Sata ODD not detected
I have been having a problem with my Dell Inspiron M731R Laptop. The CD/DVD drive is not appearing. I have tried the usually recommended trick of removing the UpperFilter registry, but this has not fixed the problem. I checked the BIOS, which is…
silvascientist
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How to use losetup to emulate an optical drive that can be a recording target?
On a Linux system, I am intending to convert some audio files (mp3) and write them to an audio CD. Instead of directly writing to an optical disk, I would prefer to somehow redirect the output to an image file which can be burned…
itqa
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Application not found if clicking empty DVD disk icon
Should Windows 8.1 display window to place files if double-clicking CD disk icon?
My box does not. It shows absurd "Application not found" message.
How to fix?
Dims
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trying to install 3 HDD
so I am trying to install 2 extra HDD drives into a windows XP computer and they install fine and work but when I add the 3rd HDD the CD drive will not show up in the My computer window.
so the question is, is there a way to fix this issue or is…
CS_STEM
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CD-DVD drive doesn't read xp setup disc?
Whan I inserted a win xp setup cd into a cd-dvd drive - it constantly creates a sounds like it trying to read the disc, but - without success.
The same happens with MS Office setup disc.
I inserted another dvd disc (not setup) - the drive reads…
Buena
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How do I track down my autostart issue?
My auto start stopped working some time ago. I'm sure it was caused by some software conflict, but I'm at a loss to try and track down which one. Any suggestions are welcomed. I'm running Windows7 Professional 64-bit.
Patriot
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CD/DVD drive won't operate after installing Linux
I'm not sure if this problem is related to installing Linux, but I have a Dell desktop from many years ago (I can look up the model number if it's important) on which I installed Bodhi Linux a few years ago before preparing to sell/give the system…
BlueMonkMN
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Add Permanent A Virtual CD/DVD Drive In Windows 10 Without Third Party Applicaiton
I want to add a new permanent virtual CD/DVD drive on Windows 10 to mount an .iso image in it. It should work without using third-party software like PowerISO, WinCDEmu, or Daemon Tools Lite.
My built-in CD drive does not function properly and I…
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Can't eject my CD from drive
After Windows 10 installation I can't eject my CD drive. it shows an error message. but i know that there's nothing wrong with my CD format. how can i solve this problem?
Error message is shown below.
Make sure that disc uses a format that Windows…
