Compaq v2000 i am looking to purchase a new cd rom for my v2000. where can i find one and what would be a good price?

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the notebook in question doesn't have a DVD drive. After looking at driver for that model, it appears it's only a CD capable machine. Please correct me if i'm wrong.

Look at the drive, are there any markings on it, i.e. a "DVD-ROM" or a "DVD" logo? How about a "CD-R" or CD-R/W" logo? If it does not have any type of DVD logo, then it's not DVD capable.

your problem is very clear... your cd-rom is corrupted.. install new windows...
please vote for me...im sure this will solve your problem...

you may check follow website find your laotop DC jack and chose a good price one.
http://shop.ebay.ca/items/__HP-Compaq-V2000-DC-jack_W0QQ_kwZHPQQ_kwZCompaqQQ_kwZV2000QQ_kwZDCQQ_kwZjackQQ_ckwZPresario?_trksid=p3286.m104.l1199
how to change the DC jack:
please reference the manual page 3-1, to disassemble all covers.
and replace the DC jack.
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00444244/c00444244.pdf
hope help you fix it.

DVD/CD players use two different lasers. One to read DVD and one to read CD. Sounds like your DVD laser burned out. Lasers last about as long as light bulbs do.

Try installing a DVD rom. The sony unit installed in your laptop is a cd rom/burner. Cd roms will not play DVDs.

Hi,

According to what you have said, you might have created the Recovery disks after purchasing the notebook.Now you are trying to restore the notebook to factory settings, but they are not working.

Even you have tried to F11 options to restore notebook using the Recovery partition of your notebook.

Let me assist you in this regard.

If the recovery disks are not booting, then we have to check if the issue is with the disks or with the CD/DVD drive itself.

To check that, you need to try to boot with any other OS CD. If the notebook is booting with other OS disks, then the issue is with the Recovery disks itself.

Even F11 option is not working, you have to make sure that D: Recovery is not removed.

For your information, if the issue is with the Recovery disks, then you can purchase the Recovery disks from Hp at very low price.

You can order them from the below link:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=228&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=500508

Under
CD-ROM order page - Recovery Discs you can order the place order for Recovery disks.

ok...the lcd or video could be compromised..are you getting a hard drive light as well?

http://www.frys.com
http://altex.com/indexflash.php
Walmart
Circuit City
they are usually 15-30 Dollars depending on the model

The Rom may need cleaning. There are two diamond heads in the rom one to read DVD and the other to read CD. The CD one is most likely dirty try cleaning it else its faulty and needs to be replaced.

somthing thats worth trying is going into my computer, right click on the cdrom drive and click eject if it works that way then its software thats stopping it from ejecting, if it still dont work take a paperclip and push it in the small hole in the cdrom drive and it will pop out its only a temporary thing but it works to get the cd out.. All the Best John