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CD Drive Won't work! Boot Drive is "Missing"! Please help!

Discussion in 'Device Drivers' started by Dark2654, Jul 8, 2007.

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  1. Dark2654 Newcomer, in training

    I was copying a DVD on my computer but when the DVD completed the CD/DVD drive would not open. I decided to restart my computer and when it was starting up again it stated the "boot drive was missing". When i opened up my PC i could see no physical damage besides the fact that the light that was supposed to turn on when the CD/DVD drive was on was off.

    Please help! I want to play WoW again!

    Thanks in advance
    Dark2654, Jul 8, 2007
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  2. raybay TechSpot Addict

    Usually this error message means your hard drive has gone bad. But it could be a bad DVD drive. DVD drives have a life of about a year if used once a week or less... or copy less than 50-60 discs.
    Test by replacing temporarily with another hard drive and dvd drive.
    Luckily decent DVD burners can be had for $40 to $50 at Wal-Mart, Best Buy, CompUSA, or an online store such as www.zipzoomfly.com, www.directron.com, www.outpost.com, etc
    raybay, Jul 8, 2007
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