Cdrom trouble with inspiron 8100 laptop

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by ssflaco, May 9, 2005.

  1. ssflaco

    ssflaco Private E-2

    i recently purchased a Dell inspiron 8100 laptop:p3 866mghz, 256ram,w/around a 40 gig HD. Problem? i neither of my cdrom drives seem to be able to read any discs i put in them. I hear the cd spinning but nothing displays and when i click on the drives it says "Please insert a disk into Drive E" i don't think its a hardware issue what do you guys/gals think?
     
    ssflaco, May 9, 2005
    #1
  2. Major Attitude

    Major Attitude Co-Owner MajorGeeks.Com Staff Member

    I think its a hardware issue. Bad drive or cd's your using are incompatible, which is unlikely if you tried multiples. Wish you had a way to swap the drive, desktop computers are so much easier for this reason. Odds are if Windows sees the drive properly and it wont read CD's, its a dead CD drive.
     
    Major Attitude, May 9, 2005
    #2
  3. ssflaco

    ssflaco Private E-2

    Damn it's been a super long time since i've been in here. Thank you for that reply way back. It definitely was a dead drive. I purchased a new one and since then it has worked like a dream.
     
    ssflaco, Nov 22, 2007
    #3
  4. Major Attitude

    Major Attitude Co-Owner MajorGeeks.Com Staff Member

    I won one! Yes! Just kidding, glad you figured it out, were always here for ya.
     
    Major Attitude, Nov 22, 2007
    #4

MajorGeeks.Com Menu

Downloads All In One Tweaks \ Android \ Anti-Malware \ Anti-Virus \ Appearance \ Backup \ Browsers \ CD\DVD\Blu-Ray \ Covert Ops \ Drive Utilities \ Drivers \ Graphics \ Internet Tools \ Multimedia \ Networking \ Office Tools \ PC Games \ System Tools \ Mac/Apple/Ipad Downloads

Other News: Top Downloads \ News (Tech) \ Off Base (Other Websites News) \ Way Off Base (Offbeat Stories and Pics)

Social: Facebook \ YouTube \ Twitter \ Tumblr \ Pintrest \ RSS Feeds