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« on: April 27, 2008, 11:39:50 AM » |
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O.K....A few months ago I had a new driver box thingy installed which has worked fine till now......So today I've come to put a disc in & it wont open?  ?? The LED light on the driver box itself inside the cover is flashing when I press eject so its getting power but apart from that I have no idea??? Any help appreciate.... |
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« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2008, 11:48:28 AM » |
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I take it your talking about a CD/DVD optical drive?  If you look on the front you'll see a small hole, straighten a paper clip and push it into this hole and it will manually pop the drive tray out.  It'll look something like this.. http://case-mods.linear1.org/i/pict2435.jpgWhen you get it out, press the button and see if it retracts with the motor again, if it doesn't the motor is possibly dead. (Not to worry though, a reasonable replacement drive only costs about £20 and takes 5 minutes to replace...difficulty level is almost zero ) |
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« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2008, 11:59:56 AM » |
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Did as you said mate & it looks like the motor.......Can I replace the motor or is it the whole drive that needs replacing? Just payed £60.00 for this one & have no receipt....  |
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« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2008, 12:29:36 PM » |
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£60  That's you nearly into CD/DVD (dual layer) RW with Blu Ray and HD read territory. (about £80) For a bog standard dual layer DVD/CD burner £20 is a top end price.. http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Products.ASP?CatID=12&FilterCategories=489&Thumbnails=yesAt those prices it's easier and cheaper to just toss a broken drive and replace it with a more reliable brand (Lite-On, Panasonic etc..). What make/model is the busted one? (you'll find it in Device Manager) (btw, I'd expect an optical drive to last at least 5 years..  ) I'd be tempted to take it back to where you bought it and bounce it off the shopkeepers skull if he didn't replace it..  |
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« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2008, 12:43:34 PM » |
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O.K if I remember rightly it was £60.00 with the service that was done at the same time....  The drive info is Model ASUS DRW 1814BL.......Peripheral Type ATAPI.. Thanks for the help..I'll nip into the shop on the way home and see what they say...  |
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« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2008, 12:49:47 PM » |
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I was thinking that tbh, sounds like a fair price now..  |
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« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2008, 01:11:46 PM » |
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Lite-On DH-20A4P-09C 20x DVD±R, 8x DVD±DL, DVD + RW x8/-RW x6, DVD-RAM x12, IDE Tri-bezel Retail Is this an O.K choice? ? I only use it for loading the odd game no burning or anything like that so it doesn't have to be top of the range. |
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« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2008, 01:32:12 PM » |
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Seems ok to me mate.. The lightscribe feature means that you can burn labels directly onto the top of the disk (if you buy lightscribe disks), if you ever did any burning that is.  http://www.lightscribe.com/ideas/labelgallery.aspx |
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« Reply #8 on: April 27, 2008, 01:32:21 PM » |
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(Not to worry though, a reasonable replacement drive only costs about £20 and takes 5 minutes to replace... difficulty level is almost zero ) Not when you call it a driver box thingy!  |
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« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2008, 01:35:23 PM » |
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That's the type of thing that can lead to long and expensive tech help phone calls.
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« Reply #10 on: April 27, 2008, 01:44:26 PM » |
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I haven't started fitting it yet.....  BTW whats your phone number again Wooster? ? I was going to go to the shop tomorrow but with no receipt I'm not going to get far & if they did agree to fit a new one its a long wait.... |
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« Reply #11 on: April 27, 2008, 01:50:55 PM » |
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BTW whats your phone number again Wooster? ? I'll PM you it mate.. |
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« Reply #12 on: April 27, 2008, 09:12:14 PM » |
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BTW whats your phone number again Wooster? ? I'll PM you it mate.. no, post it here! see how many dodgey phone calls you get in a week I was going to go to the shop tomorrow but with no receipt I'm not going to get far & if they did agree to fit a new one its a long wait.... it honestly will take two mins, couple of wee screws, pull the plug, put the plug into the new one, and screw in again... simple.  the first time i upgraded my pc i forgot one PSU cable, didnt start up, thought i had broken the thing |
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« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2008, 03:57:53 PM » |
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Just called the bloke from the shop & he seemed surprised that it has gone tits up.....Anyway he remembered me bringing in the PC so he has asked me to bring in the drive & he will have a look see.....
Hopefully he will see its the drive thats at fault & just replace it.....
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« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2008, 06:05:56 PM » |
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Right I removed the drive from the case reconnected it & guess what? ? it works fine..... Any ideas? ?? If I take it back I'll look a bit of a plonker when it works in the shop.... |
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