Memory Upgrade Messed Up CD Drive

[Atreague]

:| I was wondering if someone could help me. I just bought a new memory upgrade for my HP Pavilion 503W. The upgrade is DDR PC2100 256mb. When I installed it everything was fine and it stated what the new memory amount was. When I tried to put my cd's in afterwards to install a new game it wouldn't read the CD. I also tried music cd's and I got the same result. Before I put the new memory upgrade in the cd drive was working just fine. I want to play my cd's!!! This is so frustrating and no one can help me unless I have money in my hand. Any one have any ideas what might be wrong????

Thanks,
Frustrated and Annoyed

 

[NoStateofMind]

Welcome to AnandTech!

Well I would try removing the RAM, then trying to run your CD's again. If the ROM doesn't work it may be a dead drive.

If the CD-ROM works after taking out the RAM, well you need better expertise than me. Good luck!

 

[montag451]

Check that you didn't knock the ribbon cable whilst you had the box open.

Unplug, and replug the ribbon/ide cable back into the cd.
Start up and try it now.

 

[Atreague]

Oh my goodness a brick just lifted off my shoulders. I wiggled the ribbon around a little bit and checked to see that it was connected and it was so I just wiggled it around and turned the computer back on. I don't know what I did but now it works. You know what's funny is my fiance was trying for 3 hours to figure it out last night why the cd drive wasn't working. I had suggested when he opened the computer to put the memory in that maybe he bumped that ribbon thing. I really didn't know what it was but it was me that ended up fixing it. Funny huh. Anyway thanks a lot for your help and Merry Christmas!!!

 

[montag451]

Have a drunk new year.

Good luck.