can/t see cd drive on my toshiba laptop

[maxt]

I have a Toshiba Satallite A75 S206 notebook. I started havin
problems with the CD Drive not being recognized. I could turn of
the notebook and let it cool down and then reboot and see the drive.
Now this won't even work. Any suggestions if this is actually
hardware problem, a compatability problem, or possibly a problem i
the bios

I didn't see any reference to this on the Toshiba site but my son i
law has the same notebook and the same exact problem

Ma

 

[Chris Hill]

I have a Toshiba Satallite A75 S206 notebook. I started having
problems with the CD Drive not being recognized. I could turn off
the notebook and let it cool down and then reboot and see the drive.
Now this won't even work. Any suggestions if this is actually a
hardware problem, a compatability problem, or possibly a problem in
the bios?

I didn't see any reference to this on the Toshiba site but my son in
law has the same notebook and the same exact problem!

Sounds like the drive has died. One way to check is if you have a
restore cd, put it in and shut down. Hold the c key down and boot, if
it boots off the cd the drive may be okay.