hi, i bought a laptop and curiously, 'my computer' shows no apparent CD drive (D. it definately has one lcated on the side as lights flash on it but no autoplay etc. the advertisement also said it had one so why isnt it recognising it? id appreciate any help to find/install a drive or whatever. thanks

start > run > compmgmt.msc > disc management and see if it's recognized there. If it's not, start > run > sysdm.cpl > hardware > device manager and see if there are any question marks there. If so, you most likely need to have the drivers loaded.

What is the OS? How long have you had it? If you just recently bought it, I'd take it back and exchange it, as they are not supposed to come out of the box like that.

thanks,

v

thanks for the quick responce. i had a look and it just shows my C: and a partition of that too - no disk drive etc. does that mean its somehow not connected to my laptop? the light flashes when a cd is inserted so there must be power going in right? its XP media addition and ive just bought it from a friend last week. ive emailed him about it and i'll see what he says. i dont think its a case of drivers as ive been on device manager also and there is no question marks or even cd drive for that matter

if it doesn't show in your drive manager, then it's not going to show in device manager. If it's getting power, yes, it's connected, but for some reason it's not being read by the motherboard. This could be due to a bad cd drive (which is the best case) or a bad motherboard (worst case). I seen a load of Dell M90's with this issue, but I don't know what model you have, nor if it's under warranty. That would be something else to talk to you friend about.

I would try removing the cd module, and then pushing it firmly back in, see if the system recognizes it. Outside of that, not much you can do in this case except try an identical cd drive to see if it's the drive or the mobo.

thanks,

v

thank you! i (eventually!!) got the cover off and just pulled the cd drive out and put it back in - worked first time! must have just been a 'dodgey' connection. thanks again

glad to help.

I'll mark this as 'fixed'.

thanks,

v