dvdrom not reading or anything - it has power but won't read

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  1. mum2lots

    mum2lots Member

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    Long story short . . .
    I installed my friends dvd-rom drive and it does not show in device manager or my computer.
    I tried uninstalling the cd-rom (as it recognises that immediately) then reconnecting the dvd-rom. Still nothing. I made sure all leads were connected properly.
    It is compatible with the computer.
    It is doing my head in lol

    PLEASE HELP :)
     
    mum2lots, Aug 22, 2008
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  2. GrandpaBW

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    Was the optical drive working in your friend's computer? It looks like it could be shot.

    Is the jumper configuration set up right, for the way you have it connected?
     
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  3. mum2lots

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    optical drive??? jumper configuration???

    I don't even know what they are lol

    I went in and deleted the registry key things . . . Someone I spoke to mentioned this may help.

    How would I do the above in question?
     
    mum2lots, Aug 25, 2008
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