undetected dvdv drive on laptop

[flakez]

guys help, ung laptop ng gf ko dv2000 hindi ma detect ung dvd drive. it's running on vista. tinignan ko sa device manager pero wala don. hindi ko mahanap. no power pag pasok ng windows pero pag simula pa lang may power pa, nag oopen pa pag pinindot ko ung open. pero once na pumasok na ng windows wala na, pag pinindot ko ung open hindi na rin talaga nabukas. pano kaya to?

thanks.

[impulzz]

malamang sira na yan. based on my experience, the cd/dvd drive will still open and close but it won't be detected. if you can't find an original repalcement part, there are external dvd drives.
http://www.rsun.com.ph/view_item.php?item=CDR449

[ghosthunter]

meron sa CDRKING. P1650 lang.



http://www.cdrking.com/?mod=products...tid=89&main=89

[kinyo]

baka marumi lang contacts nung drive ... ganyan din nangyari sa hp laptop ko (dv1000) ... removed the screws, pulled out drive, cleaned the contacts, problem fixed and never came back

[akosiempoy]

rule out first the possible causes.. it's either a hardware or a software cause..

try to check the disk management under computer management tool.. im thinking that the hardware has no assigned drive letter only.

[flakez]

sana naman hindi pa busted drive. hehe. wala pa pambili ngayon.

*kinyo, masubukan nga yan. tutal out of warranty na rin naman ung unit.

*akosiempoy, feeling ko software issue since bago pumasok ng windows may power pa siya(ie. nasa loob ng bios). will try to do ung sinabi mo. but if that's the issue dapat somehow may power pa rin siya diba? example pag binuksan ung open dapat bubukas pa rin siya.

thanks