Most colleges have computer departments or at least some
geeks who can help you with your "gift horse" computers. If
you can't follow Richard's advice without help, ask around
the college.
If the CD drive you have is simply no good, you can buy a
DVD-RW drive that will read and write to either CDs or DVDs
for about $30-40 and one of the geeks will install it for
you.
"Richard Urban" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
in message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
| See the tiny hole in the face of the drive? Straighten out
a paper clip and
| insert it in the hole. Gently press inward. It is a
mechanical release for
| the tray. It is useful if something is stuck in the tray.
|
| If the tray is empty you will have to open the case of the
computer. With
| the power unplugged, remove the power connector and the
signal cable.
| Reinsert. Do the same where these cables plug into the
motherboard.. Close
| the case and power up the computer. Try the drive again.
|
| --
|
|
| Regards,
|
| Richard Urban
| Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
| (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
|
| Quote from George Ankner:
| If you knew as much as you think you know,
| You would realize that you don't know what you thought you
knew!
|
|
| "Barb" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
| news:710B6670-701A-4250-95B5-(E-Mail Removed)...
| > Does anyone have a suggestion.....had one dell computer
that ran Windows
| > 2000
| > professional.....got blue screen of death...no disc. At
Christmas someone
| > gave me another dell CPU works alot better but I can
not get the CD-ROM
| > slot
| > to open.....before I open the old computer and change
out the CD-ROM
| > looking
| > for a simpler idea......with 3 college classes, work,
and raising a 2 yr
| > old
| > granddaughter....simple first before the other option.
Need it for classes
| > that have CD's that I need to be able to use....
| >
| > --
| > Barb
|
|
|
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