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    CD Drive missing Sager 5790

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by ThePacster, Feb 22, 2008.

  1. ThePacster

    ThePacster Notebook Geek

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    In a nutshell, I was trying to reinstall a program on my computer, and was shocked to find my CD Drive is not being recognized by the computer. Tried a system restore to see if it could correct itself but no go. Any suggestions on troubleshooting?
     
    ThePacster, Feb 22, 2008
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    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    What do you mean by not recognized? the dvd drive does not read the dvd or what?
     
    eleron911, Feb 22, 2008
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  3. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    do you see the DVD drive in the BIOS?

    If not, then thats your problem.

    If yes, then its a software issue.
     
    Gophn, Feb 22, 2008
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    Doesn't seem to show up in BIOS
     
    ThePacster, Feb 22, 2008
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Then it might need to be re-seated.

    1) turn off your system and remove the battery first
    2) remove the optical drive and then re-seat it.
    3) look at the BIOS again, to see if its there.

    If not, the optical drive might be defective.

    Contact your vendor, and tell them what happened, and what you tried.

    Then they will usually cross-ship you a new drive (while you ship back the defective)... to avoid from shipping the entire unit.
     
    Gophn, Feb 22, 2008
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    After trying that and setting the CD-ROM back in BIOS, it seems to have done the job. Thanks so much~
     
    ThePacster, Feb 22, 2008
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  7. Gophn

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    Glad it worked for you. :)
     
    Gophn, Feb 22, 2008
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