Having troble with dvd drives. After my computer has been on for ten minutes or less they become unresponsive?
144779
Check the Processor Fan first.. this is the main thing that creates problem.. If its not working or covered with dust, the processor is getting heated and is not responding.. Clean ur cabinet removing all the parts.. check the cabinet or SMPS(power supply) fans.. if these doesnt work, try reinstalling the operating system, backup all the data into a partition and format the partition having Operating System.. Data wont get lost.. and also restore default settings in BIOS if nothing goes right.. before restoring, write down all the settings..
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If it's that new, it could still be under warranty.  Call tech support again and be firm with them.  These companies usually won't do anything for you until you get nasty with them. Like insurance, the idea is that most people will give up and then they don't have to fix it.  If it's not warrantied, CD / DVD drives are pretty cheap these days.  You can get a decent DVD burner for $75.  I used to do PC repair and we only charged $35 to install those kinds of drives.  So the bill won't be terrible.  Before you take it in, try going to start -> run ->  type "msconfig" and click OK.  Uncheck the box that says load startup group items.  Restart. It may be that there is a software conflict and this will disable all unnecessary software.  See if that helps.\n\nGood luck.
564334
Unplug everything, replug it all back in.   Did you install the drivers properly?\n\nHP is the way to go next time.
890069
DVD drives aren't software. \n\nA DVD drive is a piece of hardware and if you can't play DVDs now but could before, there is something you did to stop it. Go back and see what it is you did.
319460
Make sure there are no floppies or cds in the computer when it is booting up.  Otherwise your hard drive may be in trouble.
953091
unless you've made changes to your system lately (i.e. reformatting, installed new software, etc.) it is probably a hardware failure and needs to be replaced.  You can see what device manger tells you about the status.  Right click on my computer, select manage, select, device manager, browse to your cd drive and see what it says about the device properties.
875505
Have u tryed reinstalling your drivers for your cd burner..Go into your hardware section and click reinstall.. Also i have the same problem as my burner is Kaput...apparantly they DON'T last forever as i thought! lol
488729
The most sensible answer is that you've pulled out one of the connectors for the hard drive. Try pushing them back in?
999068
Try to see if there is some LED (on its front panel) activity. if LED doesn't lit, it seems you've got a dead drive. you could also try to insert a paper clip (straightened) in the manual opening hole, but I don't think this will help, as the tray is already open...\npossible causes: burned tray motor or its driver IC/transistors; fvcked-up gears; power cable not full inserted in its socket; data cable loose (unlikely); close button malfunction (dead/broke).\nif it's only a CD ROM drive, it can be real cheap (less than 20 US$), but if it's a DVD or writer... you can raise up to 120 or more.\n\nMy advice? if nothing works, even if you don't feel comfortable about this, go to your father and tell him. he will understand and appreciate your honesty. and for crying out loud, rest assured he knows things broke eventually. maybe he can replace the $hit drive if it's in warranty.
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ah newbies :-)\n\nif you dont have anything valuable on your Disk, boot up your computer in Dos prompt or Comamnd Prompt or Safe made then open Command Prompt.\n\nWhen your in there run the command \n"Chkdsk" this will scan your C drive for errors.\n\nif it still doesnt work try "fdisk". Its another utility to help "seperate" them. \n\nIf your not comfortable playing around with your computer, start it up regualry, right click C: (or w/e hard drive) Properies tools, Check for Errors or something along those lines it should be under Defragmat. \n\nCheck "fix automatically" \nIt will say "its in use check disc next time the system rebbots"  click yes\n\nnow reboot, you can expect you computer to be doing this for at least an Hour.\n\ngood luck
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Goto your CONTROL PANEL and select POWER OPTIONS.  Make sure it is set at a level you want, I assume it says to turn off hard disk after 20 mins...Just change that to NEVER.
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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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Check If its Disables from the BIOS.\nIt can also be disabled by windows so go to control panel > system > hardware >device manager > +(on the DVDROM)> if something is present double click and select "use this device(enabled)"\nYour IDE cord could also be deattached.
727192
You possibly have a bad hard drive
266025
What exactly is your question? If your DVD drive is broken, I think you need to take it to a repair shop or get a new one.
869230
reload mouse drive disc.if that dont do it you have a bad mouse.
1007394
Do you have a new stack of DVD-R disks? Could be defective/old/left in the heat. Try a couple of different new disks and see if the problem goes away. If that doesn't fix it the DVD drive needs to be replaced. newegg for less then 50 including shipping.