My computer will not boot. It clicks every 3 minutes, like a mechanical sound. What should I do? It is not the dvd. I took that out and the problem still exists.

Do you have an Ice Maker? if you do, did you put something in the Freezer that is leaning on the Ice Maker Arm?

Look like you might have a display problem...
It is hard to see if you do not have any image on the laptop
If you have another monitor try plugging it in the out display port of the computer to see if you have a visual display on it

The objective here is for us to determine if the dvd is bad or Operating system is causing DVD not able to detect DVD's or cds

Hardware Issue

1. Try booting the computer from the DVD. Use the windows XP or vista or windows 7 to boot with it
2. If the DVD boots up. Definitely the DVD rom is working because it can read dvds outside of windows proceed to step 4
3. If it does not boot up make sure that the dvd is working on another DVD rom. And we are sure that the dvdrom is bad and needs to be replaced

Software Issue

4. Click start -> Click Run (Windows XP)/ Start Search (Vista) / Search Programs and Files (Windows 7)
5. Type Regedit
6. Click on the triangle/plus sign beside HKEY_LOCAL_ MACHINE
7. Click on the triangle/plus sign beside SYSTEM
8.Click on the triangle/plus sign beside CurrentControlSet
9.Click on the triangle/plus sign beside Class
10.Click on the Folder {4D36E965-.......}

Note: The first 4 digits might be the same we need the digit that has a 65

11. Restart the computer and your done

hello, try these steps to fix the problem.

• Insert your Windows 7 DVD into your optical drive(DVD drive) and restart the system.
• Boot using this DVD by pressing any key when windows asks "Press any key to continue..".
• Select your language in the first screen and click "Next".
• In this Window, select the option named "Repair your computer".
• This tool will search for the installation directory for a minute.Once it finished, click "Next" once again.
• Under Recovery Tool, choose the option named "Startup repair". Now,Windows will try to repair your startup problem and gives a message to restart your system.
• Restart your system to finish the process.

Hope this helps!

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First, run command prompt with administrator. And you can reset Windows lost password with this command. Net user <new user> <new password>

Second, take recovery utility to burn a password reset disk. And this reset disk is the key to remove or reset Windows password, applied for standard or admin account. When your computer is installed with Windows 8/7/Vista, forgotten user password would be removed. If it is Windows server 2012/2008 etc, password would be reset as "iSunshare@2012".

1 Insert your driver disk into the CD/DVD ROM drive. The disk should automatically boot. Then follow the on-screen instructions. This usually entails clicking on "Install" or "Install Sound Driver."

2 Download the sound driver specific to your card and Windows XP. Driver websites include Drivers Kit, XP-Drivers and Driver XP. Locate the make and model of your card. Click on the manufacturer and then select the "Download" link.

3 Double-click on the sound driver. The application will go through a setup process. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Manual Installation

1 Click on the "Start" menu. Select "Control Panel," then scroll to "Add Hardware" and click to open. Sometimes, the automatic installation does not work properly. You will then need to install the sound drivers manually.

2 Read and use the "Add Hardware Wizard." Click the "Next" tab. Windows XP will scan your computer for components.

3 Scroll down the list to "Audio Drivers" or "Sound Drivers." Then click "Next." Select the "Finish" tab. Another window will appear.

4 Select the "No, Not This Time" option on the "Hardware Update Wizard." Click "Next." Choose the "Install from a List or Specific Location" button. Then click the "Next" tab again.

5 Place the sound driver disk in the CD/DVD ROM. Point the "Search Option" to your CD/DVD ROM or download folder. Click the "Include This Location to Search" box. Type in the path to your download folder or select the "Browse" option. Search through the computer to choose your download application. Click "Next."

6 Wait until the file installs. This takes approximately two to three minutes. Turn up your speakers and reboot your computer

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hi ,

when the DVD stopps at the fixed time slot on different DVDs , the suspected problem is in the disc drive mechchanism .

check for sledge motor mechanical parts or any dust in the sledge gear parts.

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Please follow steps below to reset your Windows Vista Password in 10 minutes.

Steps :

1. Insert the Windows Vista DVD into the DVD drive and then restart the computer.
2. Change Boot Options 1st Priority to Optical Drive.
3. When system booting up, if the message “Press any key to boot from cd” appears, immediately press Enter.
4. On Language Settings, Time and Currency and Keyboard Layout screen, just choose the correct settings then click Next.
5. On Install Now screen, click Repair. Note: Click No just in case you get the message: Windows found problems with your computer’s startup options.
6. On the System Recovery Options screen, under Operating System, click Windows Vista then click Next. Then select Command Prompt.
7. At the command prompt windows, type the following command then press Enter after typing each command:
c:
cd windows\system32
echo ~takeown /f %1 /r /d y > TakeControlOf.cmd
echo ~icacls %1 /grant administrators:F /t
ren Magnify.exe Magnify.old
ren cmd.exe Magnify.exe
8. Restart the computer.
9. On the Welcome Screen, click the Ease button.
10. Check Make items on the screen larger then click OK.
11. At the prompt, type the command then press Enter.

net user Administrator /active:yes
exit
12. Restart the computer.

Alright i would say it has something to do with your memory if you don't know what that is it's RAM= RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY check in your BIOS to see if your RAM is in and also check your boot order to see if its correct like your HARD DRIVE first then CD-ROM.

I also have an Acer Aspire 5630. When I tried to copy a DVD containing over 600 wedding photos to the hard drive using windows explorer, window reported file copy errors about half way through the photos. This happened also to another owner of another 5630.
After looking into this, I first found that I was already using the latest driver. When I went into the system device manager I next found that the driver DVD region parameter had never been set.

Once I corrected this, I was able to copy the DVD without errors.

Here is how you set the DVD world region:

1. Start Menu, select Control Panel
2. Select Classic View on left
3. Double click “System” Icon
4. On left select “Advanced system settings”
5. Press continue if Windows asks for permission.
6. Press Hardware tab at top of System Properties window
7. Click on device manager button
8. Expand DVD/CD-ROM drives
9. Double click on HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T20N ATA Device
10. Click on DVD Region tab at top of new HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T20N ATA Device window
11. Scroll down and select “United States”
12. Then press Ok. Reboot laptop. (Note dvd region can only be changed up to 4 times, then can’t change anymore)

Once I did this took about 5-8 minutes to copy all photos (some directories and other hidden system files still had to be skipped, but no errors now).