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    Old Inspiron 5100 DVD/CD Drive problem

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Tim25, Mar 4, 2008.

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    I put a blank CD ROM in the drive, the OS tells me it's there, asks if I want to open a writable folder. I click yes - then I get an error message that the drive is unavailable. Anyone have any ideas?

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    Tim25, Mar 4, 2008
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    Nobody knows? Is the drive buggered? I've heard that the DVD/CD drives in these things were crap to begin with...
     
    Tim25, Mar 6, 2008
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