My computer's CD Drive E: won't open.  How can I fix this?
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this could be a number of problems.  try the following:\n\nCD drive is jammed by another CD:\n1.  get a paperclip and bend it so one end is straight.\n2.  look for a very small opening (about the size of the paperclip).  this will be very very small and have no other use or markings.  it should be located on the front of the drive.\n3.  this hole is the manual release for the hard drive door (if your drive has one... most do).  insert the paper clip into the hole to manually open the door.\n4.  if no CD is in the drive, use a flashlight to look inside and try to see if there is anything out of the ordinary... loose springs or pieces that are in the way of the door's movements.\n\nyour CD drive is not getting power:\n1.  turn the computer off but leave it plugged in.\n2.  open your computer case (refer to your manual for specific instructions)\n3.  look at the back of the CD drive (which will be located in at the top of the front side of the computer).\n4.  inspect the back of the drive, there should be a cord leading to it with 4 multicolores wires.  if there is no such wire than find one dangling and insert it into the proper slot on the back of the drive.  if there is a cord push on it to make sure it is in tightly.\n\nyou are trying to open the door to the drive via windows and the driver's are corrupt:\n1.  consult your manufacturer's web site for driver installation files.\n2.  re-install the drivers
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go to device manager if there is question mark for ur cd dvd drive means there is a problem regrding ur driver . u can solve it easily but if it not then u might have to change ur cd dvd drive.\n\ngud luck
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The drive is bad. Bring it back before you waste anymore time trying to fix it. I had one go bad like that after it had worked for a while. I took it apart to fix it, but there wasn't anything wrong with it mechanically. Something electronic had gone bad. It's not your install or your software - it's the drive.
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Driver not there - it's not loaded properly - restart the computer\n\nMalfunction - yes you drive is too old to do the work - replace the drive\n\nCommunication problem - data or power cable is loose - open the case and press the 2 ends firmly together\n\nBad files - that happened when you burnt your disc - you have to be sure you have the back-up files to burn another one/or the format of your disc is not readable by your CD-ROM drive - some brands are more powerful to read more formats than the others\n\nHardware not connected??? Did you map your drive properly?\n\nYou should read this first (don't worry, it CAN be fixed easily)\n\nhttp://www.pcguide.com/ts/x/comp/cd/recogDriver-c.html\nhttp://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/archive/l0604/77l04/77l04.asp&guid=\n\n... and if you still have a problem just go to microsoft.com and do a search like "CD-ROM issue" "unreadable CDs"
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you dont really need drivers in windows for a cd drive...  Are you sure the drive is working? Perhaps try it on another computer...
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Either the CD is faulty (perhaps it wasn't finalised correctly) or the drive is.\n\nTry a lens cleaning cd first (you can purchase this at most PC and electronics stores).  If that doesn't work, try the CD in another drive (maybe on another PC).  If you still can't read it, then the CD is faulty.
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usually theres a pin hole in front of the drive.  push a paperclip or similar sized object in and it should pop it open enough to pull it out and get the cd
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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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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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you probably need a new disc drive, your old one is probabaly broken...  try buying a new one...
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could be alot of things, is the cd scuffed, have you ever cleaned the cd drive, is your computer healthy (viruses and what not)?
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Can you add a little more info?\n\nIs D a CD&#92;DVD drive? Another partition on your hard drive partition?  Another hard drive itself?\n\nAs cliched as it sounds, if you are running a Windows system, rebooting may repair.
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Stick the disk in \n\nturn on the computer press f12\n\ngo to boot from cd \n\npress key quickly \n\nand it will take you through a reinstall just dont press repair. \n\nmake sure you put in your drivers disk afterwards otherwise things wont work
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you must reinstall ur cd rom driver. if it says on my computer  that there is no cd, reinstall the cd rom driver, if its not working, reinstall windows.
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Even if it's brand new it could be broken. My friend is a PC tech, and it happens to him alot. He just grabs a new one off the shelf and it's fine. Do you have another CD ROM drive you could put in there just to see if that one works.\n\nAlso Things just don't stop working for the hell of it. So if it did work before, then it's probably broken.
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What type of a CD (data or audio) and the drive are they?\n\nDoes the computer recognise the CD? I mean in the My Computer folder, did the CD Drive recognise the disk?\n\nPls provide the info about the operating system you are using and the configuration of the system.\n\nThanks for the info. What system is it? Is it a branded system? Is the disk a CD or a DVD? Is it a burned disk or a purchased disk?\n\nTry to open the drive in the BIOS Mode and check if it opens and closes when you press the button without any problem.\n\nThen chk the drive in the Safe mode. Same procedure, open and close the drive using the button only. Put the disk and chk if the drive is able to recognise it.\n\nWas any new software added to the system recently?
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There is a little tiny hole usually next to the eject button that you can stick a straight pin or paper clip in and it should open it for you. That's what the hole is for when the eject button won't open it.  After you get it open be sure to check it out for any foreign objects that might have got in there\n\nIf the paper clip doesn't work you will need to take your drive out of the computor. To do that open the case and there is probably two screws holding it in.  Turn the pc off before you do this. It's pretty simple to take one out. Be sure to note how you un-hook the cables so you can hook it back up.