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Won't boot, dvd drive only shows yellow light on

Hello forum? my computer won't boot, dvd drive only shows yellow light on, won't recognise any cd or dvd disc after i formated HHD. Any help pls? many thanks

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  • Anonymous Feb 19, 2010

    Thanks for your responding, the compuer had run vista 64 operation system but i did formatted. now i am unable to install any operating system, because the computer cd/DVD rom does not recognise any discs. Everytime i turn the computer on, it only shows yellow light on the CD/DVDrom drive but won't read any CD/DVDs. this happened after i formatted the HDD. i don't this DVD rom is death. i'm now trying to get extenal DVD rom to help to install operation system again. Any ideas would be welcome to solve the internal DVD drive. Again, thank lots for response. Regards, Rah

  • Anonymous Feb 19, 2010

    Hi Lucky4lynn2! thanks alot for took time to response to my computer problem. i did formatted HDD from extenal device, the recovery system remains on it HDD but my problem is the computer cd/DVD rom does not recognise any discs. Everytime i turn the computer on, it only shows yellow light on the CD/DVDrom drive but won't read any CD/DVDs. i don't know this DVD rom is death. Any ideas would be welcome to solve the internal DVD drive. Again, thank lots for response. Regards, Rah

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    Go to Device Manager. Is the drive listed there?

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    First off, have you installed any OS(Operating System) such as XP or Vista?

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    Allright.. I must first ask you just exactly how you "formatted your HDD"? Did you do it with your Recovery Partition? Or did you do a NO-NO, and wipe out the whole drive with a System Disk? Please answer me so that I may be able to further help your situation. Thanx- Lucky4lynn2

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After a Format EVERYTHING is GONE... It is a blank thing. It only know to boot from an install disc. So you must now put a Windows DVD or some sort of Boot setup Disc in, and if the Windows disc, you should perform a re-install of the Operating System. As until that is done you cannot use the PC, as a PC. try that and get back to me.

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