dvd drive

[newtocomputers]

the dvd +rw drive quit working .i put a dvd in it and it goes through the startup and then quits


hp pavilion 15-p214dx notebook core i7-5500u, cpu.2.4,750 gb hdd,6144 mb ddr3 sdram,dvd-rw,windows 8.1

 

[C1]

I feel your pain. Just had a similar issue with a Plextor-708A DvD/CD RW that wouldnt register inserted media. Tore it apart & checked everything out. Electronics looked okay, but something was wrong with the head servo/positioning (effectively it is kaput). The unit is sitting here waiting for the next electronics scrap collection event to be held at Fry's Electronics.

Fry's has bunches of unboxed LG burners for low price (ie, $20). They all sport black bezels. If you, by some chance, need IDE, then Newegg has a bunch for $15 pulled near new from Dell workstations.


Oooops, didnt see the last line (ie, a notebook).

You're gonna have to verify that it's the drive that's bad. Some drives are removable for extra battery (like my Fujitsu). If that's the case with your model try to swap components with someone. Otherwise you'll probably have to bite the bullet , take a chance & just order a replacement. (Probably cost you $60.)

Meanwhile, check the BIOS to see that the drive shows up okay. Set it as the boot drive & see if you can boot from it (eliminates the OS as culprit). If you can boot from it, the it's okay. Delete it & the SATA controller in the OS (device mgr), re-boot & hope everything installs correctly.

 

[mindless1]

Seems to use a slim Supermulti burner.

Unless you changed something that potentially caused the drive to stop working, you're just going to have to replace it if you "need" a working drive in the system. Exact replacement would probably cost over $100 new unless you find a used/pull drive.

A lot of people just opt to get a $20 USB external burner for the occasional times they need to access or burn a DVD, or rip DVDs to ISO data files on a desktop then access over lan, wifi, or removable storage like a USB hard drive or flash drive.

You were a little vague with your question. If you don't need a DVD burner in it and having it in keeps the system from booting then you could try disabling it in the BIOS or just removing it from the system. If that's a problem cosmetically then you could take a pair of pliers and rip off the drive's electrical connector so it's not connected logically but still filling the hole on the side of the laptop casing for appearance purposes and so nothing little can fall inside the gap.