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    And out of no where the DVD drive stops working......

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Dec1mal, Jan 21, 2006.

  1. Dec1mal

    Dec1mal Notebook Consultant

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    Asus W3V

    My DVD drive just SUDDENLY stopped working when I turned it one today.

    Device Manager says:

    Windows successfully loaded the device driver for this hardware but cannot find the hardware device. (Code 41)

    Click Troubleshoot to start the troubleshooter for this device.
     
    Dec1mal, Jan 21, 2006
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    One very simple fix I've seen for this problem is, pull out the drive and reseat it. Sometimes hot-swapable drives get a little loose or something.
     
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    Dec1mal Notebook Consultant

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    Yup tried that and put it back in, doesnt work.

    I'll do it again and turn off the laptop.

    Cheers
     
    Dec1mal, Jan 21, 2006
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    Dec1mal Notebook Consultant

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    Nope, tried that twice and still it doesnt work.

    This is really annoying, there's no reason behind it.

    I'm ringing Asus
     
    Dec1mal, Jan 21, 2006
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    Code 41 normally means some kind of software malfunction. Seen it a dozen times before with modems and even cd roms in desktops. Fastest solution is to reinstall windows as i was never able to fix it by fidling around with drivers and such.
     
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    Could try system restore as well.
     
    ZaZ, Jan 22, 2006
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    Thanks, I was contemplating a system restore but thought I'd try the other ways first.

    Cheers for the help.
     
    Dec1mal, Jan 22, 2006
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