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I lost my D drive!


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June 22nd, 2005, 03:50 PM

you know how you click <start> then <my computer> anyway whan i do that the D drive is gone! When i try to open it(it's a CD drive by the way) it doesn't open! Somebody help me.
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June 22nd, 2005, 03:55 PM

Sounds like it went where all good CD drives go when they die...
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June 22nd, 2005, 03:59 PM

how do they die(don't blame me if i don't know)
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June 22nd, 2005, 04:04 PM

As all things die, your CD drive did too.

It could be the power supply lead to the drive, but I doubt it.

Cd drives cost so little now, I recommend buying a new one and installing it after you remove the other one. Simply follow the directions, and all will be well again. (Lets hope anyways.)
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June 22nd, 2005, 04:05 PM

How come the computer doesn't tell you when it dies?
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June 23rd, 2005, 03:06 PM

By the way I asked my dad and he said that it's impossible for cd drives to die! I got it back by the way!
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June 23rd, 2005, 03:10 PM

Good...but I just threw away 6 dead CD ROMS...

I work for a computer hardware company.
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June 23rd, 2005, 03:20 PM

then u should know the difference between a cd drive and a cd rom right lol!
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June 23rd, 2005, 03:29 PM

yes, forgive me...they are loose terms.
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June 23rd, 2005, 03:38 PM

ur forgiven. sometimes i mix up stuff like maybe i'll say mood gorning instead of good morning.
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June 24th, 2005, 12:29 PM

before you give up on everything you should check device manager, the easiest way to get to it is probably control panel, system then click on the hardware tab and hey presto device manager, check under CD/DVD - ROM Drives, if one has a white cross in a red circle or a question mark in a circle then you should either enable the device again or download drivers, better yet give me th model number and i will even get them for you.
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July 6th, 2007, 11:12 AM

I lost my d drive yesterday. when i looked at start----my computer--- it wasn't even there. in the device manager it said it was hooped. I restored my computer to 2 days earlier. Bingo there it is, working fine, large and in charge. I don't know what i did to lose it but i'm pretty happy i didn't buy another one! Snap! Nothing dies, it just changes states. I do not work for a computer company!!
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July 6th, 2007, 11:43 AM

Quoting Bubble
By the way I asked my dad and he said that it's impossible for cd drives to die! I got it back by the way!
It is very possible. Nothing lasts forever. Chances are it is dying right now. Usually the first symtom is flakyness (as yours just demonstrated).

As to why your computer didn't tell you -- thats a question best addressed to Mr. Gates.
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July 6th, 2007, 11:49 AM

Quoting IdRatherBeSkiing
It is very possible. Nothing lasts forever. Chances are it is dying right now. Usually the first symtom is flakyness (as yours just demonstrated).

As to why your computer didn't tell you -- thats a question best addressed to Mr. Gates.
Ah...........Bubble posted over 2 years ago
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July 6th, 2007, 11:57 AM

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Ah...........Bubble posted over 2 years ago

I didn't notice that. I just saw it on my 'today's topics' and responded. Oops.
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July 7th, 2007, 06:22 AM

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By the way I asked my dad and he said that it's impossible for cd drives to die! I got it back by the way!
Your dad is incorrect. Any part of you computer will eventually crap out. It is called entropy, and it happens to everything.

ETA-DAMN! I fell into the same trap that Doug did!
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