my CD-ROM door is opening & closing what to do?
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Shut pc down, open the case and take out the drive, check for anything unusual, if not install it back but double check the data cable(wide flat one, red line on 1 side), see if it catches all the pins from the drive, cause some drive does not have bracelet to hold the plug from cable, you might missed some pins.\nIf still not, update antivirus and anti spyware then do full system scan.
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Please perform the following steps to reinstall DVD/CD-ROM drives :\n\n01. Select Start menu -> select Run -> type "devmgmt.msc" and click Ok.\n02. Click the "+" symbol against DVD/CD-ROM drives.\n03. Right-click the device under DVD/CD-ROM and select Uninstall.\n04. Restart the system.\n\nThe respective device drivers would be reinstalled.\n\nDownload and install the following patch:\nhttp://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts/xp_cd_dvd_fix.vbs
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put ur dvd or cd rive into water to remove its sensor. ok bywe
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Just straighten out a paper clip and insert it into the emergency release on the front fo the unit...everyone has one. You will have to press hard but it will pop the drive open.
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with any Laptop ... there is usually a very tiny hole where you can pop open the CD-Rom Drive -- use either a sewing needle, or something like a paperclip that you bent open to do this.
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Call the people you brought the computer from and have them fix it. They should have given you the CDs.
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Open the CD Drive drawer.  if you do not see an indent, where the small CD will fit, then you can figure that your CD drive won't read it.   There also isn't anything that will hold the CD in place.   \n\nUse a straightened out paper clip and insert it in the tiny hole in the front.  Push straight and the drive will come open.\n\nGood luck
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Open CD drive\nPlace CD on drive tray\nClose CD drive\nIf CD does not autoload then\nClick Start (bottom left of screen)\nClick Run\nClick Browse\nLook for your CD drive letter (cannot be A:&#92; B:&#92; or C:&#92;)\nLocate the file/video you are trying to open\nLeft click the file/video\nClick Open\nClick Open (This is the RUN window you opened earlier.)
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First determine if the CD-ROM driver is installed. Put your CD into the CD-ROM and give it a few seconds to spin up. Type "d:" and see if the prompt changes to "D:&#92;". If so, type "setup".\n\nIf your CD-ROM is not accessible, the next thing to try is to check/adjust the BIOS settings to make sure that the CD drive is configured as a "bootable" device. This step differs from one computer to the next but the process is similar. Re-start your computer by pressing CTRL and ALT and DEL keys all at once. When the computer restarts, hit "F2" (or on some machines it is "F1" or "F9" or "F10" or "DEL" - sometimes the splash screen says what to do to reach the setup screen). From there you should see a menu that says something like "Boot Order" or "Bootable Devices". Select this and make sure the CD-ROM is listed. If not then click through the options and select the CD-ROM when you see it. If possible, move it to the top of the list. Leave the CD in the drive and reboot the computer. It should either start the CD setup program when it reboots or ask you if you wish to boot from the CD (say "Yes").\n\nIf none of that worked, AND you have a floppy drive - use another computer and download a bootdisk with generic CD drivers from bootdisk.com. You can use any one. The Windows 98 boot fits on one diskette and will work fine. Take the diskette you just downloaded, put it into the floppy driver in your laptop and reboot the laptop make sure you leave your CD in the CD drive). When it restarts it should bring up a dos window and hopefully your "D" drive will be accessible. If so, type "D:/setup" and your WIndows Install (or system restore if that's what you have) should start. If there's no setup.exe, do a directory of the cd disk by typing "dir d:&#92;*.exe" and you should get a list programs. One of then should look like "setup.exe" or "restore.exe" or something like that. Run a program by type it's name (ex. "D:&#92;RESTORE.EXE").\n\nI used "D:" as the disk example. If you have more than one disk device or partition, your CD drive might be "E:".\n\nI hope this helps. If you manage to get your CD drive recognized AND you have the restore disks that came with your laptop you should get good results.
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Take a paper clip, straighten it out. There should be a lil hole on the drive. Poke it in there slowly and push. The drive should come out a bit. Gently pull it open.
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Right click the my computer icon go to properties.then hardware,Device manager,click the + sign next to cd/dvd right click the dvd rom the uninstall reboot pc should reinstall the device
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The drive went dead or the IDE cable or 12V cable became loose and needs to reattached.\n\nEither way, first enter 'Setup' during boot to check whether the drive is recognized.  Press F12 or 'Delete' during boot.  Browse around and look to see if the CDROM shows up in your IDE configuration.\n\nIf it doesn't then you have to open up the computer.  Open it up by taking out the screws in the back and remove one or both side panels (or the top in the case of some older computers).\n\n1) Pull the power cord off the back of the computer.  Don't want to shock anything...\n\n2) Look for the cables that are attached to the CDROM drive.  There should be two: 1 ribbon cable gray or black and another cable with a white connector having 4 female receptacles (what a dream!).  \n\n3) Try the power cable first.  It may be hard to detach so don't worry...  you won't break it.  Reattach it.  It only fits one way.\n\nReattach the plug to the computer and power up (don't touch anything).  Try the CDROM door (does the light go on?) Power down.\nIf not working:\n4) Pull off the ribbon cable (straight out - don't bend it down or up, shimmy it side to side gently).  Make sure you look for the red wire on the cable because this is #1 and needs to be reattached on the side closest to the power cable.\n5) Reattach the cable  by pushing it in straight and power up again.\n\nIf it doesn't work your CD-ROM is dead and needs to be replaced... $40.  By a DVD combo drive or a DVD writer this time.\n\nLook at the bright side! Now you know how to install it!!!\n\nI'm betting a cable is loose.\n\nOh and By the Way.  If you HD light is always on then it is looking for something or you don't have enough memory in your computer to run all the stuff that is trying to run at startup.  Defragment your hard drive and uninstall some programs before you try to fix the hardware.  You can do this from the Control Panel.
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I'm no expert on how to fix computers, but if your CD is still jammed in there, look for the manual release. There should be a tiny hole on or near your CD tray; stick a pin or something slender in there and your tray should open.
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reboot or shut down.  next steps and open case make sure power and data cables are seated good.  uninstall software uninstall CDROM via the control panel hardware, then reboot, it should find it again, reinstall software.
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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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Another suggestion -- I would perform this prior to taking the cover off the computer:\n\nRight Click on My Computer\nGo to Properties\nIf you have WinXP, click on the Hardware Tab, then click on Device Manager.\nIf you have Win2000 I believe it is the same process.\nLook for you CD-ROM in the list.  \nClick on the Plus sign\nIf it has a yellow exclamation or question mark beside it, there is the possibility the CD is gone.\nRight click on the CD-ROM and select uninstall.\nReboot your system and upon boot up look for a message that will indicate whether or not NEW Hardware has been installed. (you may or may not recv this msg)\n\nIf your computer is still under warranty, I'd suggest calling them and they will take you through some trouble shooting and then if the device still doesn't recognize a CD, they will either send you a replacement or have you take it someplace for service.\n\nIf your computer is out of warranty, check to see if your system would support a DVD-CD/RW device.  If it does, I'd replace the old with one of these.  There are numerous technical websites out there.  \n\nHowever, if you are not technically inclined, you may want to consider purchasing an external device where you just use a USB port to connect the device to your computer.
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Go to ur BIOS and do it setting to automatic. Most probably it the BIOS's Setting that dosent show a CD - ROM