My DVD drive is missing

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  1. udet

    udet Member

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    I hope someone can help me with this. This morning after rebooting my machine, my dvd rw drive disappeared. It is a sony dru-720a and has been working fine for the past 4 months. It doesn't show at all on my computer or on my control panel/system. I had saved a job in nero to reboot and then when I logged back in the drive was gone. I hope someone has an idea for me. The drive does open so I know it has power ect..

    Thanks alot
     
    udet, Sep 16, 2005
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    try reseating the data cable or replace the existing data cable.
     
    ddp, Sep 16, 2005
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  4. udet

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    Thanks for your help regarding this. I actually found the problem, I had done all the software diagnosing I could, so I tore into the computer and the cable at the back of the drive was loose, I plugged it in properly and bingo the drive was back. I didn't think this could have been a solution because the drive still had power to open but I guess who ever installed the drive only did a half assed job. Ill try better next time.

    Thanks again
     
    udet, Sep 19, 2005
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    no problem. teach & learn
     
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