Ever since I've rebooted earlier today, my CD-ROM has been acting funny. It shows up in Device Manager fine, but it doesn't recognize when I toss in discs. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the drive in device manager, different discs, and I've tried different operating system, but none has worked (Note this is a laptop, so I am unable to test the drive in another box). I assume this means it's a hardware issue and now a driver/software/CD issue.
Any suggestions on further diagnosing the problem? I'm gonna toy around in the BIOS a bit, but I don't expect to find anything useful.
Anyone know where to find replacement laptop parts?
Quote from: Armin on May 17, 2009, 08:17:13 PM
Anyone know where to find replacement laptop parts?
Just a guess, Newegg?
Already checked, no laptop CDROMs there.
eBay is where I find all of my random laptop accessories. Sometimes, if you can't find a specific part, just see if you can find a broken laptop that somebody wants to sell for parts. This can sometimes be cheaper then a specific part itself. :P
That's a good idea, thanks!
ebay is your only option if you don't want OEM prices (which are way too high for laptop replacement parts). Obviously there is a gamble in quality :)
have you considered killing yourself?
Quote from: Towelie on May 17, 2009, 11:39:51 PM
have you considered killing yourself?
Stop using what is clearly my suggestion (http://forum.x86labs.org/index.php/topic,8008.msg100603.html#msg100603)!!!
Quote from: MyndFyre on May 18, 2009, 12:16:53 AM
Quote from: Towelie on May 17, 2009, 11:39:51 PM
have you considered killing yourself?
Stop using what is clearly my suggestion (http://forum.x86labs.org/index.php/topic,8008.msg100603.html#msg100603)!!!
That was posted November 27, 2006. Clearly it is not longer your suggestion, for it is out dated.
Quote from: Chavo on May 17, 2009, 10:37:51 PM
ebay is your only option if you don't want OEM prices (which are way too high for laptop replacement parts). Obviously there is a gamble in quality :)
You're probably right, but I'm curious as to where one would find OEM laptop replacement parts.
Quote from: Armin on May 18, 2009, 12:46:03 AM
Quote from: Chavo on May 17, 2009, 10:37:51 PM
ebay is your only option if you don't want OEM prices (which are way too high for laptop replacement parts). Obviously there is a gamble in quality :)
You're probably right, but I'm curious as to where one would find OEM laptop replacement parts.
Perhaps the OEM?
Does each OEM have their own website I order the part from, or is there a central website like newegg that acts as a store front for these OEM laptop replacement parts?
I would order from Gateway directly for my notebook.
Correct, you would need to talk to the manufacturer (or at least final assembler in some cases) for OEM parts. There are sites that sell OEM parts second hand, but I wouldn't give them my money/creditcardnumber/etc.
Actually, in this case your best bet (apart from getting the current drive working) would be to buy a USB cd-rom drive or a USB/Firewire enclosure for cd-rom drive.
Quote from: MyndFyre on May 18, 2009, 01:00:42 AM
Quote from: Armin on May 18, 2009, 12:46:03 AM
You're probably right, but I'm curious as to where one would find OEM laptop replacement parts.
Perhaps the OEM?
Slightly off-topic, but I've noticed that soft/hardware labeled OEM tends to mean manufactured-by-anyone-that-is-not-the-original-equipment-manufacturer. Not sure how that happened, since the acronym is pretty clear; probably a misunderstanding that caught on years ago.