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    Hp Dv5T Cd/Dvd Drive not working please Help! Pics Inside!

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Havock, Mar 28, 2009.

  1. Havock

    Havock Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys, I have an hp dv5t and my cd/dvd drive suddenly stopped working. I think you better look at the pictures, but one day vista said it was intalling that random letter device, and then after that my cd drive doesnt seem to work. It still opens, and seems to spin up the drive after you close it but Its not showing up in my computer. Any help would be appreciated thanks!

    btw bonus points if you can tell me what the unknown device and data aquisition device are in the device manager lol.

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    Havock, Mar 28, 2009
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  2. mujjuman

    mujjuman Notebook Deity

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    how many bonus points?
    try uninstalling ur RIM device
     
    mujjuman, Mar 28, 2009
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  3. Havock

    Havock Notebook Consultant

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    no this problem started happening way before i got my blackberry today, RIM is the company that makes blackberry.
     
    Havock, Mar 28, 2009
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  4. hdt

    hdt Notebook Geek

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    There are two likely possibilities: (1) there's a hardware issue with the CD/DVD drive, or (2) one of the drivers is corrupted.

    Restore Vista to an earlier restore point. See if that helps.

    Good luck!
     
    hdt, Mar 29, 2009
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  5. Pranalien

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    I am suspecting a hardware issue here. What about the BIOS? Is the drive invisible there as well. Go to the boot priority options to check it.
     
    Pranalien, Mar 29, 2009
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