The issue can be either with the Hardware or the software.
Make sure that this issue happens wiht all the CDs or DVDs you are using or able to used eariler.
First, check if the DVD Drive is listed in My Computer or not.
If yes, try uninstalling the DVD Drive from the Device manager by following the steps :
Right Click on
My Computer and select
Properties in the list.
Now go to
Hardware tab and click on the
Device Manager button.
Device Manager window opens in a seperate window.
Now click on the [
+] mark next to
DVD/CD Rom Drives to expand the tree.
Right click on the DVD Drive entry and select Uninstall.
Confirm if you get any message and close the Device Manager and restart the Notebook so that the DVD Drive Drivers will be reinstalled automatically.
Uninstalling DVD Drive Drivers in
Vista :
Click on the Start Menu and type in
Device Manager in the search field.
Click on the Device Manager from the results which will open the Device manager window.
Follow the same instructions to uinstall it.
If you find the yellow
! marks in the
Device Manager, you may have to do some modifications in the
Registry by following the instructions in the links below :
For
XP :
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060
For
Vista :
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929461/en-us
you may have either the Upper or Lower filter or both.
Delete both of them and restart the Notebook.
Finally, try removing and reseating the DVD Drive from the instructions available in the Manual in page number
135 of 310 :
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01035657.pdf
If the issue repeats, issue can be with Hardware.
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