PCV-RX850. how can I access the CD-RW bay? I want to take the CD-ROM out and swap in an HDD driver. is this even possible?

Hi as long you have sata connector in your pc you can swap cd with hdd or any other device that use that type connector. Regards

Taken from the acer support website.
" Optical media drive 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive:

• Read: 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-ROM DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
• Write: 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-R DL (double-layer), 4X DVD+R DL (double-layer), 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM

" This model of computer does not have a blu-ray drive unless you got a third party upgrade. In this case, you will need to track down special drivers, which can best be done by whomever sold you the drive.

hi

you have either one of these ..

5187-5619 = DVD-ROM/CD-RW combination drive - 48X CD-R write, 32X CD-RW rewrite, 48X CD-ROM read, 16X DVD-ROM read

EL436-69001 = 48X DVD-ROM CD-R/RW optical drive - 48X read, 32X read, 48X read, 16X max write speed

make sure you buy CDs or DVDs which are speed compatible to your optical drive or COMBO drive speeds

if you are busying compatible speed CD media, then take some compressed air (can) and clean the drive bay and inside the optical drive area, to dedust it .


go to this site and review all the related sites .. read carefully and try to figure out what the possibility (issue) is .
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/documentSubCategory?tmp_rule=15887&tmp_task=solveCategory&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=ca&lang=en&product=431075


if ALL this fails, you may have to replace the DRIVE itself

i hope this helps

Try this Gary
http://www.fixya.com/support/r3688895-cd_rom_or_dvd_drive_not_seen_in_windows

can you give me the name of the driver and i'll get you a site to download it

No. Unfortunately. Different manufacturers use different interfaces internally for their drives. Even different drives from the same manufacturer cannot be "swapped" in this manner.

I hope this helps.

There is no need of any driver or software. First check your BIOS(i.e. keep jabbing the DEL key when you start ur PC, able background with letters in white will come up. Go to The Chipset/IDE Drive option where it shows which Hard Disk is and see if it recogonize you CD ROM/RW) Otherwise when this screen appears(BIOS) simply chose default settings(F%) or Fail-Safe and save & exit(F10). Continue boot-up Then open my Computer to see if it shows your CD ROM/RW, if not open the side panel of your CPU and locate the ROM/RW Bay. At its rear end are two sets of cable 4 for power & a 20/40 pin where a whitish flat cable(strip) is connected. Gently press all such that there are no loose connections. Reboot and now u should have solved ur problem....sodeep

Here is the SONY link to your model:
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-list.pl?mdl=PCVRX850&LOC=3

The Latitude CPx only has the capability of running 2 IDE devices (1 HDD, 1 CD-ROM) The optical drive can be connect via the drive bay in the chassis or the Cable. If Optical drive is connected via cable only the floppy can be used in the bay.

In short, you can't use 2 optical drives at once.