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I have a gateway M-series laptop that fell off the arm of my couch. Since then, it has worked fine except for the dvd rom. I can hear it working but it does not read the disc that is inserted. Is there any way I can fix this myself?
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goto run and type "compmgmt.msc"(without quotes) and select disc management if the dvd drive is showing below the hard disks means your dvd drive is working fine only thing you have to do is to right click on the CD-Rom 0 and change drive letter and paths to it .if the CD ROM option is not seen in disk management then you have to go to the device manager option under computer management and expand cd/dvd -rom drives and you will find your dvd drive model if not that means that your dvd drive has got hardware problem
I just replaced my original CD/DVD ROM with a Toshiba SD-R2512 CD-RW/DVD ROM in my 1805-S253 running Windows ME. I used "Roxio Easy CD Creator" for writing to CD's. Everything was "plug'n'play" except the bezel that came with the new drive had to be swapped out. Windows ME recognized the new drive immediately and I didn't have to load any new drivers. This upgrade will probably work on other 1800 or 1805 Satellite series machines.
open your pc shutter and plug the both cables of cd dvd rom the data cable and the power cable or replace it with the new one and check on bios that these are detected.
2 possible issues....1 driver for the dvd rom is corrupt.....try using the cd the unit came with and re-installing the driver....2 bad rom....if your under warranty...try just sending the rom in....if now...flip over the laptop....find the 1 screw that will let you slide out the rom...look for the part number/ model number....find one on ebay....real cheap there...usually under 10 bucks....try cc.texas.smart.shop (member) that is me and i have a few gateway roms avail.
Are you sure yours is a DVD player? It could only be a CD-CD writer, which will NOT play DVDs.
Open your control panel ->system->hardware->device manager and click on the DVD/CD-ROM drives icon. The listed devices will tell you if you really have a dvd player or not. If you do really have a dvd player, try a different dvd
No one seems to be selling that particular part anymore, which laptop do you have? The Gateway Solo 9300? You may have to try to find an upgrade that's compatible as far as the motherboard connection is concerned.
Solo Series 9300 components are here.
Solo Series 9300VE components are here.
If you don't have a Solo 9300, you can look up your laptop model on Gateway's website; newer models can be found here and older models, also called "Legacy Notebooks," here.
Without knowing your specific laptop, look underneath about 5 inches from the edge where the drives slides in. You should see a screw there but not holding a panel.
Remove that one screw, pop the drive open and give it a gentle pull, it should just slide out.
Most laptop drives are the same with the exception of the faceplate and the bracket (surround) that is attached to the bare drive.
This is removable and can be transferred to another drive. Careful not to lose any of those tiny screws =)
Provide a CD/DVD cleaner disc and clean it maybe it help;
I encoutered that problem 3 months ago, the DVD ROM recognized only few DVD disc, other DVD's won't even the windows is freshly installed. The laptop was return back to the store they replace it.
However, in your case; it work fine before so maybe i suggest you to clean your DVD rom using the cleaner, if not work then , scan your computer with a potent antivirus, if this not work also, maybe i recommend to format and reinstall the system,
If all of those are not working maybe its time for you to enjoy the warranty of your laptop if the laptop has a warranty. hope this help.
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