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southfork | 09-23-2006 03:59 PM
Any computer wizards here? My situation is this, have sony vaio desktop, has cd reader and dvd burner, neither works, replaced both any thoughts? I need to change the drive but can't as I wont be able to use the recovery disks since the reader doesnt work. On another avenue it's 5 years old or so, maybe should just buy new one.

SilverNuts@Bolts | 09-23-2006 04:07 PM
Re: Any computer wizards here? I think you answered your own question. Christmas is just around the corner,,,,

Ghost Recon | 09-23-2006 05:32 PM
Re: Any computer wizards here? What operating system do you have? You need to go into 'device manager' and see if they are showing up. With my W2000 I would: start>settings>control panel>system>hardware>device manager expand 'dvd/cd rom drives' do the 2 drives show up? do you see any yellow exclamation marks or: i think the other is a red circle with a line through it. XP has a problem where the drives dissapear. You can download a free utility that will bring them back. I think something gets hosed in the registry. Being 5 years old you may even have WME or W98se......

Ponce Cuba | 09-23-2006 05:49 PM
Re: Any computer wizards here? Thanks Ghost, it was also of great help to me :smile:

runcible | 09-23-2006 06:03 PM
Re: Any computer wizards here? Quote:
Originally Posted by southfork (Post 366508) My situation is this, have sony vaio desktop, has cd reader and dvd burner, neither works, replaced both any thoughts? I need to change the drive but can't as I wont be able to use the recovery disks since the reader doesnt work. On another avenue it's 5 years old or so, maybe should just buy new one.
What do you mean by 'neither works'? Do you have a local college? Call it up and ask a teacher who will be willing to fix your machine in exchange for a pizza. :D Or, if you want to suffer pain and frustation, we can always try to debug it online.

runcible | 09-23-2006 06:05 PM
Re: Any computer wizards here? Drive troubleshooting chart. Drive installation.

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