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I own a Toshiba Satellite R20 tablet laptop. Recently the CD-rom drive has stopped working. It doesn't display itself in My Computer, and every reboot starts with a "CD-ROM ERROR." I tried installing DVD drivers, system restore, and nothing works. I can't get into the BIOS and as the cd-rom doesn't work, I cannot reformat with the cd program.

Hi

Obviously the CD unit is faulty and needs swapping so its either buy and fit a new one or you need to take it to a service centre and have it repaired.

Regards

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