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    XPS M1530 is missing cdrom

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by solarys, Jan 2, 2011.

  1. solarys

    solarys Newbie

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    Help needed! The cdrom does not show up in system anywhere. I don't see it in the bios, as a boot option, or in Vista. Any suggestions here? The cdrom is the trayless version. According to the spec sheet for my Dell laptop, I believe, this is the Dell part# (HT141/Assembly, DVD+/-RW..., 8, Slot, 1530 Teac). can anyone confirm, what the problem may be? Any/All suggestions are welcomed. Thxs in advance.
     
    solarys, Jan 2, 2011
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    Raether916 Notebook Consultant

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    dead drive or connector has worked its way loose- Bad drive is most likely- time to replace -
     
    Raether916, Jan 2, 2011
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  3. bikerboy94

    bikerboy94 Notebook Evangelist

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    id remove the drive then put it back in. if loose or dirty connection that might help. you manual should show you how to do it.
     
    bikerboy94, Jan 2, 2011
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  4. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    If you have Vista/7 see if device manager sees it first. If it does try deleting upper/lower filters or run the Microsoft tool.

    M1530 has a slot loaded drive, a pain to remove/replace. Make sure it isn't a software setting first.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jan 2, 2011
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  5. solarys

    solarys Newbie

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    Thanks for all of the responses. The cdrom is not listed in device manager. Will replace cdrom. Does anybody know, the Dell part or spare part #?
     
    solarys, Jan 3, 2011
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  6. bikerboy94

    bikerboy94 Notebook Evangelist

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    this is whats in mine.

    M698C Assembly, Dvd+/-rw, 8, SLOT, 1530 Panasonic
     
    bikerboy94, Jan 6, 2011
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  7. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Did you try the registry fix or the Microsoft tool? It's worth a shot.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jan 6, 2011
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    rocking23nf Notebook Enthusiast

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    put your windows OS disc in, and tap f11 on startup, and select boot to CD/DVD, if it loads, its a windows/driver problem.
     
    rocking23nf, Jan 6, 2011
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  9. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    F12 for Dell's. But look at it from the opposite way, if it fails to load it doesn't mean the ODD is defective, that could be a bad SATA controller or bad motherboard that won't read it. It won't rule out 1 thing for certain.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jan 6, 2011
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