It was spinning and it was trying to eject, but it was like the door was stuck and it couldn't open. Maybe the disk was sitting crooked or something. It was just weird.
The second part about it disappearing, I did as you and Dragonfly suggested and checked the connection again. It seemed to be plugged in, but I unplugged and replugged it and now the drive is back (imagine that) and for some strange reason now the drive ejected. It was plugged in and working fine before and it wouldn't eject. Maybe something I did when I was poking and prodding loosened it up. Who knows. It's working fine though. Thanks for all your help guys. D. --- In [email protected], "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > pekoe, > > > I forgot to mention that in Device Manager > > I would not assume that the drive is damaged as someone suggested. > That IS a possibility, but I would first rechenck the cable > connections, the drive power and the ribbon cable connection. These > days optical drives are fairly inexpensive. but I would not buy a new > one until I verified that the drive is really dead. First does the > drive try to spin up after you power on the computer. If it does not > and the cables all seem to be connected correctly and you have tried > the drive on the other connector of the ribbon cable, you could try it > on another computer, Or try a different reibbon cable. > > If the drive does spin up then you should check the bios entry for the > drive. The bios should respond if the drive is getting power and the > ribbon cable is properly connected. Of course bios response does not > mean that the drive is working, only that the built in ID rom is > sending information to the bios. > > Another thing to try is another optical drive, even if it is only a CD > drive. This should verify that the hardware connection is OK. > > Jim > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
