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by: Joe3Eagles April 28, 2006 1:08 PM PDT

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Need to repair internal CD/DVD drive

by Joe3Eagles - 4/28/06 1:08 PM

I have a Dell Inspiron 9200 laptop, running Windows XP Pro SP2. My problem cropped up just after the manufacturer's warranty expired. (Figures!)

Anyway, the data cable on the CD/DVD combo drive appears to have come loose. When inserting a CD or DVD into the drive, nothing happens other than the LED flashing to indicate that the slot has been closed.

Since the warranty is expired, I'm more inclined to open the beastie up to fix it myself, but I'm a little leery. Do I need to remove the entire bottom panel to get to the drive? Once I get in there, will I have to also disassemble the drive to get the cable reconnected? I suppose I should remove the battery before starting anything, rather than just turning off the power.

I've done disassembly/assembly projects to some degree with desktop PCs, but never with my laptop, which is my baby!

Thanks for your help!
Joe


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Links of note.

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 4/28/06 5:18 PM

In Reply to: Need to repair internal CD/DVD drive by Joe3Eagles

http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-7813-0.html?forumID=69&threadID=129742&messageID=1464886
(diagrams that show how some laptops come apart.) Dell has such at their web site which I'll let you look for.

http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_cdfaq.html is the CD DRIVE REPAIR FAQ for those that insist they must repair rather than replace a failed drive.

Bob


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Thosiba satelite 1905 S277DVD ROM Drive problem

by R.Lakshmanan - 5/3/07 7:38 AM

In Reply to: Need to repair internal CD/DVD drive by Joe3Eagles

The above laptob computer DVD ROM drive is not functioning. A few checks recommended by Toshiba confirms that driver is ok. However when a cd is inserted it starts and stops repetedly. Is there any way of setting this right?


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When I need to test such I...

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 5/3/07 7:40 AM

In Reply to: Thosiba satelite 1905 S277DVD ROM Drive problem by R.Lakshmanan

Put in my Linux KNOPPIX CD and boot from that. If it can't do that, it's a dead drive.

Bob


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