Help Drive Not opening?

Kaybenson

Hi folks,

I have been having problem with my computer drive for a while. Anytime i intend to insert a DVD/CD into the drive, the green light will come up and there will be some sound.

How could i resolve this?

The computer is e-machine.

Thanks.

the182guy

Sounds like a faulty drive, you may need to replace it. Try going to My Computer, then right click the drive and click Eject. If that doesn't work you can open the drive by pushing a paperclip into the small hole on the front, this will eject the drive, you must do this when the computer is off.

They are cheap, you can get one (CD/DVD-RW) at eBuyer for about £15. Or even cheaper if you don't need to be able to write to discs, in this case you just need a CD/DVD-ROM drive. Only thing to note when buying is whether you need an IDE or SATA drive. You can find this out by looking at what cabling is connected to the drive, if IDE then this type of cable will be connected:

http://keizercomputerannex.com/store/images/IDE_cable2.jpg

If SATA, then this type will be connected:

http://www.pcstats.com/articleimages/200708/LGGSAH62N_sata2.jpg

Note, it will almost certainly by an IDE drive but do check just incase.

imho

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