My CD drive won't open when I push the button, but it will when I eject a CD using software; What's the deal?
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Probably the button is broken :)\nJust so you know there is usually a manual open button that looks like a little pinhole on the cd-drive. \nThis probably isn't a software issue because if it was, no software would be able to open the CD-drive either. Nearly 99% chance of a hardware problem.
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You may have a driver problem......\nI should've asked that same question, a month ago.\nTry going to Add/Remove Hardware in Control Panel.\nLook for your CD Driver, and Remove it from your Computer.\n(Don't worry),. After that, Restart your computer.\nThe computer will regonize a "new" piece of hardware in your system.  The Install Wizard should activate, follow the directions,\nand Restart Computer, just to be safe.  Good Luck
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when you put the cd in the drive it should run automatically but if it doesn't then go to My Computer and run it manually, you should see the image of the game, double click it and it should start :o)
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there could be somthing wrong with the opening mechanizim... there should be a hole located in the CD drive... place a pin in this and it should open!
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shutdown the computer by holding in the power button about 30 seconds. there are gears that control the movement of the tray of the cd rom, if it doesnt work after restarting just buy a new one they are not economical to repair
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Not only is it a separate slave drive or just a partition on the same disk but, have any of the letters for your other drives changed? We kinda need this info in order to be able to give you the PROPER instructions to fix your problem.\n\nHowever, by reading your question, carefully, I'm wondering if your cd drive was being called "D" drive. If it that's the case and it continues not to read cds you put in it, you may have to take your puter into the shop and have the connections on the hardware checked as well as the reader on the cd-rom drive itself.
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it could be a dead drive that needs replaced. the dvd and cd reading heads are seperate, so it is possible for one to be working and not the other, and if you use the cd head more than the dvd, it isn't a stretch for it to be the one to give out first.\ntry a cleaning kit. if that doesn't work, you'll probably need to replace it.
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There should be a small hole in the front. Insert a paperclip (opened) gently to open the drawer. This will open it. If it continues to have this problem have a technician open the case and confirm that the power is firmly attached, otherwise have the drive replaced.
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Hello, your problem to couse little quake, empty cd or your writer.\nyou must test use another mark cd. in impossible, go to your cd-rw company services.
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The unit does have a different head for CD so it is possible for one to go bad and the other stay working.\n\nIf you won't read or write and you have tried different media my guess is your CD head is bad. The writers are a throw away item now. They are so cheap you don't want to fix them.
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all the drive is no matter is cd or with rw or dvd or with rw, after you install it, reboot, see if light blink on drive during reboot, (if no, faulty drive) \nafter reboot, if hold alt and click my computer, \n(for xp) go to hardware tab and then device mgr button, \n(for w98) go to device mgr tab,\nif it show a normal cd drive icon(without red circle or question mark), then is a good install, at least cd tray can eject when choose from popup menu.\nif no icon, data cable, power cable and sound cable is installed, then the drive probably is faulty, replace it.
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Do you have the CD in the correct Drive?  D:? E:?F:?
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Hi there...when you insert a DVD/CD into the drive it will make a series of clicks and whine noises during loading.  These are quite normal.  It will also make a similar sound when ejecting discs as well.
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unbend a paper clip and stick the paper clip into the small hole in the front of the drive. that should release it
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If the drive is old, it could be that it is broken.  A different laser is used for CDs and DVDs, so this is an indicator that the drive could be broken.  To double check, insert a computer CD (not dvd).  If this is read, you have a software configuration problem.  If it is not read, I think you have a dodgy cd/dvd drive
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It happens, just go to 'my computer', then find the drive and double click, it will then start up. It can get annoying but windows is lame so what do you expect?
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If your CD hasn't been scratched, your CD ROM is not properly detecting the CD.\nTry with the other CD ROM.