DVD Player
DVD Player
The DVD player in my computer has stopped working. How involved is installing a new one? Could I purchase a new one and install it myself?
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Yes, they are easy to install if you decide to replace it. Has it simply stopped reading disks or it won't open or what is it doing?
If you don't want to open up the case, unplug and remove the old one and install a new one, there are exterior USB DVD drives too.
If you don't want to open up the case, unplug and remove the old one and install a new one, there are exterior USB DVD drives too.
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The tray opens and closes, but it doesn't seem to read the disc.
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I assume you have tried some different disks? If you open up your library, do you see the DVD drive listed?
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Yes, DVD is listed, and yes have tried other cd's. I have the case open, eh, removed the dust, and unplugged the cd rom. It doesn't seem to want to slide out very easily. Does this call for some elbow grease?
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If the optical drive is listed, then it is being "seen" by your operating system. You will need to remove some screws which are holding it in place unless your case uses tool free drive seating. There should be two cables... one is the data cable which is plugged into the motherboard and one is plugged into the power supply. Don't know what kind of cables are required for your motherboard though.
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Remembered that I have a cd rom cleaning disc and actually managed to find it! So after using the disc, (it read that ok) I now get tossed right back to the desktop, when I put in a movie cd. Think I should give up and just go but a new one?
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Might be easier... Like I said, if you don't want to open the case and start plugging and unplugging stuff, you can just get an exterior one that you connect with a USB cable.
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Is your computer a name brand?
We might be able to find instructions for how to replace the DVD drive if you have a name brand and model number for your computer.
When the computer case uses screws to hold in the DVD drive, it's fairly obvious what to do to remove the DVD drive. Once the screws (and cables) are removed, the drive slides right out. You might have to remove both sides of the case to get at all the screws. Sometimes it's easier to remove the front of the case before pulling out the DVD drive, though this isn't always necessary.
But some of the so-called "toolless" cases can be a lot trickier. There are usually rails screwed (or snapped) to the sides of the DVD drive. You have to remove the front of the case and either pull the tabs on the sides of the drive bay away from each other or pinch the ends of the rails together while pulling out the drive.
We might be able to find instructions for how to replace the DVD drive if you have a name brand and model number for your computer.
When the computer case uses screws to hold in the DVD drive, it's fairly obvious what to do to remove the DVD drive. Once the screws (and cables) are removed, the drive slides right out. You might have to remove both sides of the case to get at all the screws. Sometimes it's easier to remove the front of the case before pulling out the DVD drive, though this isn't always necessary.
But some of the so-called "toolless" cases can be a lot trickier. There are usually rails screwed (or snapped) to the sides of the DVD drive. You have to remove the front of the case and either pull the tabs on the sides of the drive bay away from each other or pinch the ends of the rails together while pulling out the drive.
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Good suggestion...
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Mine has 2 plug ins and I found 2 screws underneath the rom. I have it out of the case. I bought this computer on-line from Ecollege maybe 2 years ago. I wrote to them today and asked him (Mike) about fixing it or replacement parts. He said that I should just go ahead and replace it, because it would only be $19.99 for the Rom. He gave me a link to the one I needed and I ordered it. Hopefully It will install and run for me easily. 
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Oh, excellent. You simply can't beat the customer service from eCollegePC!
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Did you ever get your new DVD player installed, Stella?
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Yes, thank you. I've been catching up on my movie watching with freebies from the library.