Optical Drive not working

[Harry9001]

Hi,
I have a Laptop with Window Vista

So, my optical drive use to work properly. Sometimes it didn't use to show up in My Computer but i use to resolve this issue by restarting my laptop.

But now, its been days and this issue hasn't been resolved, i have tried every possible solution on the internet but none could help me. I opened my optical drive and cleaned it, its still not working. And in the device manager i cannot find a DVD/CD driver.


When i insert a CD/DVD into the drive it runs smoothly, doesn't create a lot of noise, doesn't scratch the disk a.k.a it works normally. Lights come when clicked on,etc everything is normal.

Please help me now.

Thanks

 

[Blain]

Check the cable connection.

 

[Hinda65]

Have you tried this? ** Be very careful...If you've never been in the registry before you might want to back it up first **

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/driverssupport/ht/upperfilters-lowerfilters.htm

its worked for me twice in the past when my Drive would not read disks

 

[cubby1223]

First verify that the drive indeed works.

Put a bootable disc in the drive, like a Windows install disc, and see if the laptop can boot from it.

If it can, then this is a software issue with Windows. If not, buy a replacement drive, they are cheap.