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RnR typed on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:43:59 -0600: Bill, sorry I can't help much now. I exchanged emails with my daughter and she said she doesn't remember. She got a little snappy with me because she said it was like 7 years ago and said it was the original sims game and that she bought it. Unfortunately I don't remember what the problem was nor the solution. Sorry Bill. Many thanks for giving it a shot. I hope I didn't cause any problems between you and your daughter. I guess it is all water under the bridge now. ;-) -- Bill Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC Windows XP SP2 |
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Latitude D610, DVD/CD ROM
Ben Myers wrote:
Charles wrote: After some extensive traveling the past week with my laptop I realized last night that the light is on constantly on the CD/DVD drive and the drive will not open. Rebooted several times and removed and replaced the drive also and no change. It also does not show in Device Manager. Have I lost it or is there anything else I can try? Charles Charles, If the CD/DVD device does not show in the Device Manager, it may well have bitten the dust. Before giving up on it and buying a replacement, make sure that it is completely inside its drive bay. There is a small chance that it is making intermittent contact. On the bottom of the D610 (and D600 and Inspiron 600m and several other similar models) there is a single screw that holds the drive in place. If this screw is gone, the drive can slide out just a tiny bit or even more. The D610 and similar models do not use a CD/DVD drive with a flat plastic bezel. Instead, they use a drive with a curved bezel, and you are better off with a replacement made for this series of Dell laptops. The single screw needs to be removed to release the drive from its drive bay. You can open the drive by pushing a small paper clip (straightened) straight into the small hole in the drive bezel. The drive tray will then pop out a little bit, and you can pull gently on the drive tray to remove the whole drive. You can get replacement drives in good condition from reputable sellers on eBay. Fortunately, Dell parts are inexpensive and easy to find on eBay, unlike other brands with smaller market share. Once the drive is removed, the sticker with its Dell part number is visible. Buy the same part number, or possibly a compatible DVD-RW if it suits your purpose... Ben Myers Received the replacement drive from an ebay seller in Texas and all is well again. It even came in a Dell box and looks to be new and not used-- or a real good job of cleaning up if it was used Charles |
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Latitude D610, DVD/CD ROM
Charles wrote:
Ben Myers wrote: Charles wrote: After some extensive traveling the past week with my laptop I realized last night that the light is on constantly on the CD/DVD drive and the drive will not open. Rebooted several times and removed and replaced the drive also and no change. It also does not show in Device Manager. Have I lost it or is there anything else I can try? Charles Charles, If the CD/DVD device does not show in the Device Manager, it may well have bitten the dust. Before giving up on it and buying a replacement, make sure that it is completely inside its drive bay. There is a small chance that it is making intermittent contact. On the bottom of the D610 (and D600 and Inspiron 600m and several other similar models) there is a single screw that holds the drive in place. If this screw is gone, the drive can slide out just a tiny bit or even more. The D610 and similar models do not use a CD/DVD drive with a flat plastic bezel. Instead, they use a drive with a curved bezel, and you are better off with a replacement made for this series of Dell laptops. The single screw needs to be removed to release the drive from its drive bay. You can open the drive by pushing a small paper clip (straightened) straight into the small hole in the drive bezel. The drive tray will then pop out a little bit, and you can pull gently on the drive tray to remove the whole drive. You can get replacement drives in good condition from reputable sellers on eBay. Fortunately, Dell parts are inexpensive and easy to find on eBay, unlike other brands with smaller market share. Once the drive is removed, the sticker with its Dell part number is visible. Buy the same part number, or possibly a compatible DVD-RW if it suits your purpose... Ben Myers Received the replacement drive from an ebay seller in Texas and all is well again. It even came in a Dell box and looks to be new and not used-- or a real good job of cleaning up if it was used Charles Dell must have yard sales of spare parts after a while. A lot of people in the Austin TX area sell Dell spares on eBay. I've bought some myself and not encountered any problem. Better than paying extortion money to the "leading" 3rd party parts houses for the same stuff... Ben Myers |
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Latitude D610, DVD/CD ROM
Ben Myers wrote:
Charles wrote: Ben Myers wrote: Charles wrote: After some extensive traveling the past week with my laptop I realized last night that the light is on constantly on the CD/DVD drive and the drive will not open. Rebooted several times and removed and replaced the drive also and no change. It also does not show in Device Manager. Have I lost it or is there anything else I can try? Charles Charles, If the CD/DVD device does not show in the Device Manager, it may well have bitten the dust. Before giving up on it and buying a replacement, make sure that it is completely inside its drive bay. There is a small chance that it is making intermittent contact. On the bottom of the D610 (and D600 and Inspiron 600m and several other similar models) there is a single screw that holds the drive in place. If this screw is gone, the drive can slide out just a tiny bit or even more. The D610 and similar models do not use a CD/DVD drive with a flat plastic bezel. Instead, they use a drive with a curved bezel, and you are better off with a replacement made for this series of Dell laptops. The single screw needs to be removed to release the drive from its drive bay. You can open the drive by pushing a small paper clip (straightened) straight into the small hole in the drive bezel. The drive tray will then pop out a little bit, and you can pull gently on the drive tray to remove the whole drive. You can get replacement drives in good condition from reputable sellers on eBay. Fortunately, Dell parts are inexpensive and easy to find on eBay, unlike other brands with smaller market share. Once the drive is removed, the sticker with its Dell part number is visible. Buy the same part number, or possibly a compatible DVD-RW if it suits your purpose... Ben Myers Received the replacement drive from an ebay seller in Texas and all is well again. It even came in a Dell box and looks to be new and not used-- or a real good job of cleaning up if it was used Charles Dell must have yard sales of spare parts after a while. A lot of people in the Austin TX area sell Dell spares on eBay. I've bought some myself and not encountered any problem. Better than paying extortion money to the "leading" 3rd party parts houses for the same stuff... Ben Myers This was shipped from Round Rock just North of Austin. I have always figured there were people that bought up excess inventory and sold it off as necessary. They probably get a pretty good price on a pallet of something. Charles |
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