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Old 03-08-2006
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cd drive not working

i just built my new comp and eveything is working but the cd drive.... i restart and during my restart i can open and close it but when i get to desktop it dont work and wont show up in my computer or device manager...the cd drive is one that i took out of my hp it it works the problem is getting it to work someone please help me!!!
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Old 03-08-2006
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You were able to use it to install windows?
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Old 03-08-2006
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yes and i used it to install my games but now it just dont want to work...
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OK, so at one point it WAS working and now it isn't? Have you made any hardware changes recently like adding a new hard drive, or another optical drive?
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Old 03-08-2006
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yes correct........the only thing new is a hd and its sata thats about it.....to install my games i hade to turn the comp off unplug the power to the cd drive and plug it back in, but i got tired of taking off the side panel sometimes it wouldnt work if i did that..
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my comp also wont let me into the setup when i press f5 at the start up it just goes to a black screen
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ok got it to get in the setup and it reads the dvd cd combo in bios but still cannt get it to open at desktop or read in device manager
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