Is there a computer tech in the house?

[bubosquared]

This thing is driving me nuts. Can someone figure out what I'm doing wrong? I installed my DVD drive, a Pioneer 116, and it's recognised by the puter and all, appears in the hardware profiles, latest drivers and all, but the puter won't recognise any CD I put in it. Help?

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[leici.livejournal.com]

Don't know Windoze well enough to help you, love. Sorry... :(

[thegrimtuesday.livejournal.com]

It is possible that something inside is not making a full connection. Or there could be something wonky with the CD itself.

Those are my two guesses.

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

*wince* Gah. I'll see if I could possibly open the DVD-drive and take a quick peek inside. I'm a bit hesitant to do so, cause I'm notoriously bad at actual tech stuff.

[thegrimtuesday.livejournal.com]

Well, do be careful. And if that doesn't work, then I don't know what to do.

[gnostalgia.livejournal.com]

Does it read DVD's and just not CD's? That would be weird. If it doesn't read *anything*, then that's probably something else entirely...

What happens when you put a CD in? Does the drive just constantly say 'Drive not ready' when you double-click it?

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

It doesn't read any disks at all. :(

Yep.