Solve : cd/dvd drive will not work?

1.	Solve : cd/dvd drive will not work?
Answer» I have a sony VAIO vgn nr11z/s. The CD/dvd drive will not work, Properties in device manager says device working properly.No warnings. It will not spin when a cd or dvd put in and will not read it. It makes a noise like it is STARTING but doesn't Tried safe mode but not difference. I also cleaned it I want it to work to be able to boot a bootable cd in case of emergency.Sounds like you should replace the drive.Then why does it say this device is working properlyDevice Manager has no way of knowing if the drive is actually working, only that there are no driver / INTERFACE issues (the system recognizes its presence)Quote from: Allan on April 07, 2015, 01:15:16 PM Device Manager has no way of knowing if the drive is actually working, only that there are no driver / interface issues (the system recognizes its presence) Thanks. How do you check that all the connections are ok with the driveThe likelihood of laptop connections being the problem are slim, but here you go: http://www.insidemylaptop.com/how-to-remove-memory-hard-drive-optical-drive-and-keyboard-from-sony-vaio-vgn-fe-series-laptop/ Quote from: Allan on April 07, 2015, 02:16:40 PM The likelihood of laptop connections being the problem are slim, but here you go: http://www.insidemylaptop.com/how-to-remove-memory-hard-drive-optical-drive-and-keyboard-from-sony-vaio-vgn-fe-series-laptop/ ThanksYou're welcome.

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I have a sony VAIO vgn nr11z/s. The CD/dvd drive will not work, Properties in device manager says device working properly.No warnings. It will not spin when a cd or dvd put in and will not read it. It makes a noise like it is STARTING but doesn't

Tried safe mode but not difference. I also cleaned it

I want it to work to be able to boot a bootable cd in case of emergency.Sounds like you should replace the drive.Then why does it say this device is working properlyDevice Manager has no way of knowing if the drive is actually working, only that there are no driver / INTERFACE issues (the system recognizes its presence)Quote from: Allan on April 07, 2015, 01:15:16 PM

Device Manager has no way of knowing if the drive is actually working, only that there are no driver / interface issues (the system recognizes its presence)

Thanks. How do you check that all the connections are ok with the driveThe likelihood of laptop connections being the problem are slim, but here you go: http://www.insidemylaptop.com/how-to-remove-memory-hard-drive-optical-drive-and-keyboard-from-sony-vaio-vgn-fe-series-laptop/ Quote from: Allan on April 07, 2015, 02:16:40 PM

The likelihood of laptop connections being the problem are slim, but here you go: http://www.insidemylaptop.com/how-to-remove-memory-hard-drive-optical-drive-and-keyboard-from-sony-vaio-vgn-fe-series-laptop/

ThanksYou're welcome.

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