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Is my drive shot?
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OnlyStL
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15. September 2007 @ 20:49 |
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I am using a HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GWA-4082N drive and tonight it doesn't recognize any dvd that I put into it. cd's work fine. Any suggestions? If the drive is shot, any recommendations for a new internal one?
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AfterDawn Addict
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16. September 2007 @ 03:49 |
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Does it not recognise commercial DVDs or blank DVDs, or both?
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OnlyStL
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16. September 2007 @ 06:01 |
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It doesn't recognize any dvd format burnt or commercial; however, it will play cds and cd-rom.
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16. September 2007 @ 11:31 |
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Go into hardware manager, uninstall your secondary IDE controller and reboot - see if that helps.
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OnlyStL
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16. September 2007 @ 12:07 |
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No, still no luck with that. Thanks for help. Any other suggestions? Is it difficult to install an internal drive in a laptop?
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16. September 2007 @ 12:11 |
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It depends on the type of fitting your drive has - some are merely ones that "clip", so to speak, into place; others are harder to install.
See if you can have a look how yours is - newer laptops should typically be easier i think.
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OnlyStL
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16. September 2007 @ 12:31 |
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I really dont know where to begin. I have a gateway mx6920 laptop.
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16. September 2007 @ 12:36 |
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Personally, I don't have a laptop, nor have I changed the drive on one.. I@m speaking from things I've noted from the forums..
This link may be of help:
http://www.bixnet.com/laptopupgrade.html
If I find any better ones, I'll post back.
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OnlyStL
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16. September 2007 @ 12:39 |
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thanks for all the help..I appreciate it.
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OnlyStL
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16. September 2007 @ 14:10 |
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I guess I'll take it somewhere tomorrow to have it looked at. Are those slim external drives a decent buy? Anyone?
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16. September 2007 @ 23:13 |
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If I were you i'd go for an external drive. Typically, laptop drives don't hold up for too long.
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