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hi there, my CD/DVD drive doesnt work whatsoever, BIOS detects it, Windows detects sometimes but its useless, no disc runs.
Even if I try to boot from XP CD it fails, sometimes cause of some INF file error and then sometimes cause ´memory´problems.

I reinstalled windows from my second computer but i still dont know how to format the HDD to find out if that will help. my first comp is a laptop.

if anyone knows please help

Hi there,

Please give me a rundown of your computer specification
Also, check if the DVD/CD drive is fully plugged in

Cheers

the drive works... well not really, it reads and spins but it just wont make ANY of its content open/run. Its an HP Pavilion something 5000 cant remember (too lazy to check).

you need like BIOS specs or what specs?

Hey Azazel!
Welcome to PC Helpforum!

It looks to me like this player just came loose.
It's like a car without an engine, it keeps being recognized but it won't work at all.

You may want to try your player in another PC if possible though.

Blue

:ofor some odd reason it works now. I deactivated the CD/DVD in the BIOS then started up normal; so I decided to put a CD just for curiosity and it worked perfectly! so now everything is back to normal.

Thanks for the help guys!

You're quite welcome, someone will come along and mark it as Fixed
Sorry I couldn't help you much, but you seem to have managed grandiously on your own