Problems with my cd rom drive

[Guest]

hi..
My cd rom drive is not working.. will not open. I went to the device
manager and it says its working properly. Does anyone have any ideas of how
to take care of this. Was working fine..and then it just stopped.

Thanks

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Try this...

Open My Computer | Right click your drive | Click Eject.

Or try this...

Straighten a paper clip, push the straight end into
the little (I mean small) hole on the front of the CD drive, there
will be a bit of resistance. Keep your hand out of the way. You
might consider doing this one with the computer turned OFF.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Ted Zieglar]

Unbend a paperclip and stick one end into the small hole on the faceplate of
your drive. That will open it. If this is a constant problem, you need to
replace the drive.

 

[Guest]

hi wesley...
Thanks... i did however try that.. and it did open. But the
drive its self is not working. It says that it is working properly..but i
am not able to use the drive at all. Doesnt give me an option to update the
driver or anything. I went to go burn a cd and it wouldnt open.. that was
three days ago.. and still wont work.
???? any ideas..
My computer is new.. just got it in August.
thanks