Trustworthy Expert Solutions

At Fixya.com, our trusted experts are meticulously vetted and possess extensive experience in their respective fields. Backed by a community of knowledgeable professionals, our platform ensures that the solutions provided are thoroughly researched and validated.

View Our Top Experts

Cd/dvd player is not working

I have an IBM thinkpad and is not recognizing the cd player at all

1 Answer

Anonymous

Expert 53 Answers
Posted on Sep 07, 2008

Anonymous

Expert

Joined: Sep 06, 2008

Answers

Questions

Helped

35107

Points

164

Hello, Follow the instruction:
Press power button and enter BIOS menu. (Bios menu: while PC make sound beep press button "delete")
You can see there BIOS menu. (Be carefully, don`t change anything if you can`t understand something) You have to find there general settings and in general settings you will see boot button.
There will be many boot buttons, but your settings must be that:
First boot: FDD (do not change it)
Second boot: HDD (do not change it)
Third boot: CDROM (if it is not, change it to CDROM or DVD/CDROM)

Add Your Answer

Upload

Upload an image from your computer

Uploading: 0%

my-video-file.mp4

Complete. Click "Add" to insert your video. Add

Loading...

Include an image. It's worth a thousand words.

prev next

Related Questions:

1helpful

1answer

The DVD rom doesn't work on my IBM T42 notebook. It can read and recognize DVD disc, but it can read CD. I checked driver from device manager, but it didn't show any problem. Could you help me for...

Is this the case with all CD's, or just one? Have you tried cleaning the CD?

Read full answer

May 05, 2011 • IBM ThinkPad T42 Notebook

0helpful

1answer

Why won't CD/DVD RW drive won't recognize DVD disk?

Make sure you have the most current driver installed for that model. Go to IBM website and download, install. Once installed, try reading the disk again. That usually solves the problem.

And - all CD/DVD drives don't recognize all CD/DVD's - lots of different formats. Check the documentation for that drive to see which formats it can read.

--Crazy PC Lady

Read full answer

Dec 24, 2010 • IBM ThinkPad T30 2366 Notebook

1helpful

1answer

Doesn't recognize cd or dvd disk when inserted in

acer 4520 doesn't recognize cd or dvd when inserted in disk drive

Read full answer

Feb 06, 2010 • Computers & Internet

0helpful

1answer

Two problems with my IBM thinkpad r31 (DVD player and Battery):

Your power plug inside the laptop on the motherboard is likely corroded around the positive terminal connected to the motherboard. Repair places will charge a few hundred dollars to fix this fairly simple problem not requiring any parts. Good luck. If you live in new zealand I can do it for you fairly cheap...

Read full answer

May 09, 2009 • IBM ThinkPad R31 2656 Notebook

0helpful

1answer

Problems with IBM T40 CD-R DVDdrive

send serial number

Read full answer

Feb 21, 2009 • IBM (92P6581) for ThinkPad T40 (92P6581)...

0helpful

1answer

Thinkpad T40 DVD player

I would start with B, reinstall drivers and DVD decoding software. If that doesn't do the trick then it's definitely C. Failed DVD with CD capability is a common problem.

Read full answer

Jun 05, 2008 • IBM ThinkPad T40 2373 Notebook

0helpful

1answer

IBM R32 ultrabay is not recognized

Did you leave the battery in the R32 for long enough for it to charge up? (Like overnight?) Another thought is that if you bought the battery used, it may not be any good.
Ron-

Read full answer

Feb 23, 2008 • IBM ThinkPad R32 2658 Notebook

0helpful

1answer

Ibm thinkpad r40

I need the instruction on how to install a replacement DVD/CD player on my IBM R40 thinkpad Laptop.

Thanks,
Moses

Read full answer

Feb 22, 2008 • IBM ThinkPad (22P9163OB) (22P9163-OB)...

1helpful

1answer

CD / DVD player not listed as device on Windows Explorer

Try physically removing the player and fire up the laptop. Power down the laptop, replace the player and power back up. If that doesn't help, see if BIOS recognizes it.
If that doesn't work, get back to me.
Ron-

Read full answer

Nov 09, 2007 • Computers & Internet

1helpful

2answers

DVD

Hi,
I don't mean to disagree with my associate, but DVD players for R series (or T, A, etc) can be found for less than 20.00 US (Ebay is a good example)
For that matter, we've got at least a dozen at our shop which we sell for 25.00
Installation is very simple as well, just pop the old drive out, put the new drive in.
Good luck

Read full answer

Oct 30, 2007 • IBM ThinkPad R31 2657 Notebook

Not finding what you are looking for?

View Most Popular

Windows XP Professional With Servise Pack 2 (e8503040) for PC

Computers & Internet

The DVD rom doesn't work on my IBM T42 notebook. It can read and recognize DVD disc, but it can read CD. I checked driver from device manager, but it didn't show any problem. Could you help me for...

IBM ThinkPad T42 Notebook

76 views

Ask a Question

Usually answered in minutes!

Check Out the Mobile Browsers Report

View all Fixya Reports

Are you a Microsoft Computer and Internet Expert? Answer questions, earn points and help others

Answer questions

Manuals & User Guides

Have a manual for Microsoft Windows XP Professional With Servise Pack 2 (e8503040) for PC? Or just drag it here!

Related Topics:

Trustworthy Expert Solutions

Cd/dvd player is not working

1 Answer

Anonymous

Add Your Answer

Attachments: Added items

Related Questions:

The DVD rom doesn't work on my IBM T42 notebook. It can read and recognize DVD disc, but it can read CD. I checked driver from device manager, but it didn't show any problem. Could you help me for...

Why won't CD/DVD RW drive won't recognize DVD disk?

Doesn't recognize cd or dvd disk when inserted in

Two problems with my IBM thinkpad r31 (DVD player and Battery):

Problems with IBM T40 CD-R DVDdrive

Thinkpad T40 DVD player

IBM R32 ultrabay is not recognized

Ibm thinkpad r40

CD / DVD player not listed as device on Windows Explorer

DVD

Not finding what you are looking for?

Windows XP Professional With Servise Pack 2 (e8503040) for PC

The DVD rom doesn't work on my IBM T42 notebook. It can read and recognize DVD disc, but it can read CD. I checked driver from device manager, but it didn't show any problem. Could you help me for...

Ask a Question

Check Out the Mobile Browsers Report

Top Microsoft Computers & Internet Experts

Grand Canyon Tech

k24674

Brad Brown

Are you a Microsoft Computer and Internet Expert? Answer questions, earn points and help others

Manuals & User Guides

Related Topics:

Trustworthy Expert Solutions

Cd/dvd player is not working

1 Answer

Anonymous

Add Your Answer

Attachments: Added items

Related Questions:

The DVD rom doesn't work on my IBM T42 notebook. It can read and recognize DVD disc, but it can read CD. I checked driver from device manager, but it didn't show any problem. Could you help me for...

Why won't CD/DVD RW drive won't recognize DVD disk?

Doesn't recognize cd or dvd disk when inserted in

Two problems with my IBM thinkpad r31 (DVD player and Battery):

Problems with IBM T40 CD-R DVDdrive

Thinkpad T40 DVD player

IBM R32 ultrabay is not recognized

Ibm thinkpad r40

CD / DVD player not listed as device on Windows Explorer

DVD

Not finding what you are looking for?

Windows XP Professional With Servise Pack 2 (e8503040) for PC

The DVD rom doesn't work on my IBM T42 notebook. It can read and recognize DVD disc, but it can read CD. I checked driver from device manager, but it didn't show any problem. Could you help me for...

Related Topics

Ask a Question

Popular Questions

Dell Drivers XP drivers for vostro 1400 ..

D:\ application can not run in Win32 mode

Want to remove you may be a victim of software counterfeiting

AVG Free install fails

How i can make xp proff service pack 2 bootable pendrive, cd,sdcard

Check Out the Mobile Browsers Report

Top Microsoft Computers & Internet Experts

Grand Canyon Tech

k24674

Brad Brown

Are you a Microsoft Computer and Internet Expert? Answer questions, earn points and help others

Manuals & User Guides