Won't Recognize CD/DVD drive? ? ?

I have just set up a new HP Pavilion dv6000 laptop. Everything was working
fine for several days, but today, suddenly, it will no longer recognize the
CD/DVD drive. When I insert a disc, it makes the right noises and seems to
spin, but then nothing happens. I've tried it with several discs, and no
discs. It's as if it isn't there.

Any guidance appreciated.

Addendum to message just posted.

I went to Device Manager and under CD/DVD drives it lists:

PIONEER DVDRW DVR-K178 ATA DEVICE

I uninstalled and reinstalled, but still can't detect the drive.


"Ray" <> wrote in message
news:6ouck.355$P11.228@trndny06...
>I have just set up a new HP Pavilion dv6000 laptop. Everything was working
>fine for several days, but today, suddenly, it will no longer recognize the
>CD/DVD drive. When I insert a disc, it makes the right noises and seems to
>spin, but then nothing happens. I've tried it with several discs, and no
>discs. It's as if it isn't there.
>
> Any guidance appreciated.

In news:1Ruck.374$9W.230@trndny04,
Ray <> typed on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:17:01 GMT:
> Addendum to message just posted.
>
> I went to Device Manager and under CD/DVD drives it lists:
>
> PIONEER DVDRW DVR-K178 ATA DEVICE
>
> I uninstalled and reinstalled, but still can't detect the drive.
>
> "Ray" <> wrote in message
> news:6ouck.355$P11.228@trndny06...
>> I have just set up a new HP Pavilion dv6000 laptop. Everything was
>> working fine for several days, but today, suddenly, it will no
>> longer recognize the CD/DVD drive. When I insert a disc, it makes
>> the right noises and seems to spin, but then nothing happens. I've
>> tried it with several discs, and no discs. It's as if it isn't there.
>>
>> Any guidance appreciated.

Sounds like one of the lasers quit to me. CD/DVD drives has two lasers. One
for CD and one for DVD. Try one or the other. If one type works and not the
other, the laser died.

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 4GB SSD 2GB SODIMM
Windows XP Home SP2

Neither works.

The last time it worked at all was when I recorded the recovery discs -- a
process that required about two hours.


"BillW50" <> wrote in message
news:48728a8b$0$1351$. com...
> In news:1Ruck.374$9W.230@trndny04,
> Ray <> typed on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:17:01 GMT:
>> Addendum to message just posted.
>>
>> I went to Device Manager and under CD/DVD drives it lists:
>>
>> PIONEER DVDRW DVR-K178 ATA DEVICE
>>
>> I uninstalled and reinstalled, but still can't detect the drive.
>>
>> "Ray" <> wrote in message
>> news:6ouck.355$P11.228@trndny06...
>>> I have just set up a new HP Pavilion dv6000 laptop. Everything was
>>> working fine for several days, but today, suddenly, it will no
>>> longer recognize the CD/DVD drive. When I insert a disc, it makes
>>> the right noises and seems to spin, but then nothing happens. I've
>>> tried it with several discs, and no discs. It's as if it isn't there.
>>>
>>> Any guidance appreciated.
>
> Sounds like one of the lasers quit to me. CD/DVD drives has two lasers.
> One for CD and one for DVD. Try one or the other. If one type works and
> not the other, the laser died.
>
> --
> Bill
> Asus EEE PC 4GB SSD 2GB SODIMM
> Windows XP Home SP2
>
>

"Ray" <> wrote in message
news:Vhxck.646$HY.599@trnddc01...
> Neither works.
>
> The last time it worked at all was when I recorded the recovery discs -- a
> process that required about two hours.
>
>
> "BillW50" <> wrote in message
> news:48728a8b$0$1351$. com...
>> In news:1Ruck.374$9W.230@trndny04,
>> Ray <> typed on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:17:01
>> GMT:
>>> Addendum to message just posted.
>>>
>>> I went to Device Manager and under CD/DVD drives it lists:
>>>
>>> PIONEER DVDRW DVR-K178 ATA DEVICE
>>>
>>> I uninstalled and reinstalled, but still can't detect the drive.
>>>
>>> "Ray" <> wrote in message
>>> news:6ouck.355$P11.228@trndny06...
>>>> I have just set up a new HP Pavilion dv6000 laptop. Everything was
>>>> working fine for several days, but today, suddenly, it will no
>>>> longer recognize the CD/DVD drive. When I insert a disc, it makes
>>>> the right noises and seems to spin, but then nothing happens. I've
>>>> tried it with several discs, and no discs. It's as if it isn't there.
>>>>
>>>> Any guidance appreciated.
>>
>> Sounds like one of the lasers quit to me. CD/DVD drives has two lasers.
>> One for CD and one for DVD. Try one or the other. If one type works and
>> not the other, the laser died.
>>
>> --
>> Bill
>> Asus EEE PC 4GB SSD 2GB SODIMM
>> Windows XP Home SP2
>>
>>
>

This could be a upper /lower filter issue.
Microsoft has a page that might help

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060

Terry

In news:WeBck.2604$1o6.1616@edtnps83,
tc <> typed on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:34:14 GMT:
> "Ray" <> wrote in message
> news:Vhxck.646$HY.599@trnddc01...
>> Neither works.
>>
>> The last time it worked at all was when I recorded the recovery
>> discs -- a process that required about two hours.
>>
>>
>> "BillW50" <> wrote in message
>> news:48728a8b$0$1351$. com...
>>> In news:1Ruck.374$9W.230@trndny04,
>>> Ray <> typed on Mon, 07 Jul 2008
>>> 20:17:01 GMT:
>>>> Addendum to message just posted.
>>>>
>>>> I went to Device Manager and under CD/DVD drives it lists:
>>>>
>>>> PIONEER DVDRW DVR-K178 ATA DEVICE
>>>>
>>>> I uninstalled and reinstalled, but still can't detect the drive.
>>>>
>>>> "Ray" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:6ouck.355$P11.228@trndny06...
>>>>> I have just set up a new HP Pavilion dv6000 laptop. Everything was
>>>>> working fine for several days, but today, suddenly, it will no
>>>>> longer recognize the CD/DVD drive. When I insert a disc, it makes
>>>>> the right noises and seems to spin, but then nothing happens. I've
>>>>> tried it with several discs, and no discs. It's as if it isn't
>>>>> there. Any guidance appreciated.
>>>
>>> Sounds like one of the lasers quit to me. CD/DVD drives has two
>>> lasers. One for CD and one for DVD. Try one or the other. If one
>>> type works and not the other, the laser died.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bill
>>> Asus EEE PC 4GB SSD 2GB SODIMM
>>> Windows XP Home SP2
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> This could be a upper /lower filter issue.
> Microsoft has a page that might help
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060
>
> Terry

I would also try booting with a bootable CD/DVD. The Windows install disc
should do. If it doesn't work (and make sure you enabled CD booting in the
BIOS), then it has nothing to do with Windows itself.

--
Bill
Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)
MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB
Windows XP Home SP2 120GB HD)
Intel(r) 910GML (64MB shared)