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Title: DVD tray on laptop
Post by: Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus) on March 19, 2009, 09:06:02 pm

Yeah I know it's not the right area to post this topic but I'm looking for an answer quick.

Tried to insert a dvd in my laptop and it wouldn't play - tried a couple of others, still no joy.

Restarted the laptop and now the bloody thing won't open at all - everything else works ok.

Any of you computer whizzes got any ideas ?

Steve

Title: Re: DVD tray on laptop
Post by: derek west on March 19, 2009, 09:29:19 pm

wouldn't play full stop?
or wouldn't play automatically?
derek

Title: Re: DVD tray on laptop
Post by: Ricky M on March 19, 2009, 10:09:56 pm

Not tech minded at all but a light swift jab in the general area of the disc tray section will make u feel a hell of a lot better.

WARNING it may bugger the lap top 

Title: Re: DVD tray on laptop
Post by: Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus) on March 19, 2009, 10:11:55 pm

wouldn't play at all - and now the tray won't open.

Bloody computers !

Title: Re: DVD tray on laptop
Post by: derek west on March 19, 2009, 10:37:03 pm

vaio time
derek

Title: Re: DVD tray on laptop
Post by: Cathedral Floorcare on March 19, 2009, 10:54:56 pm

You should be able to go to  /Computer - select the drive and right click - and then select 'eject'.

Title: Re: DVD tray on laptop
Post by: Roy Edwards on March 19, 2009, 11:13:48 pm

Could be 1 of 10 things
without knowing what your using vista xp sp1 sp2 sp3

obv thiings to try
1 Device manager look for drive see if it is still enabled
2 Have you downloaded anything recently maybe you have a conflict with some software

If you find that dvd player is broken usually not big job to change it.
Roy

Title: Re: DVD tray on laptop
Post by: Gerry Styles on March 19, 2009, 11:47:14 pm

Thought that tray was for the coffee mug ;) ;) ;) ;)

Title: Re: DVD tray on laptop
Post by: Doctor Carpet (Ret'd) on March 20, 2009, 08:16:26 am

Not sure if it's the same as on a PC but there is usually a little hole on the front of the drive. Straighten a paper-clip and insert. This will trip the mechanism for opening the drawer.

Title: Re: DVD tray on laptop
Post by: Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus) on March 20, 2009, 09:49:53 am

Thanks for that Roger - at least I've got it open now. Still won't play anything so I guess it's a new dvd tray.

Steve

Title: Re: DVD tray on laptop
Post by: [GQC] Tim on March 20, 2009, 10:35:33 am

Quote from: Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus) on March 20, 2009, 09:49:53 am

Thanks for that Roger - at least I've got it open now. Still won't play anything so I guess it's a new dvd tray.

Steve

Can you access any CD/DVD from that drive? Like a music cd, or files on a cd? If not, it's probably broken.