The CD rom door on my DELL dimension C521 won't open

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The CD rom door on my DELL dimension C521 won't open

Have you tried to manually open the door by sticking a paper clip (unbent) in the small hole on the front bezel of the CD-ROM drive? ... Dell OptiPlex GX260 PC Desktop

My new Sony Optiarc AD-7221A DVD drive won't work

For your old sony drive that wont open...\015\012\015\012look fort a small hole, like a little bigger than a pinhole, in the front panel of the drive. if you can find this hole, stick a straightened-out paperclip or something similar in ... Toshiba Satellite A100-S8111TD Notebook

Cd rom door stuck closed. paper clip will not work. this is a dell dimension e 310 desktop. i tried a paper clip in the little hole, but it just slides in, and doesn't hit any kind of latch. when i press the buton/switch to open the cd rom drive door/drawer, the green light comes on, but it will not open.

Does it kindof move a little when you push the paper clip in then goes back in (only about a millimeter) ... Dell Dimension E310 PC Desktop

DELL 4500 as FreeNAS server with three Harddisk (500GB ea)

Http://www.openfiler.com/Open Filer is a better option.Any chance you can simplify the explanation as to what the issue is. ... Dell Dimension 4500 PC Desktop

CD burner drawers wont open or close - Dell Dimension 2400 PC Desktop

Sounds like a bad cd rom. as cheap as they are the best option is to replace. ... Dell Dimension 2400 PC Desktop

Dell dimension E310 CD ROM - not burning cds

Check this out... You might be in PIO which is a transfer mode which is slower than what you really need... Your IDE channels where probably put in PIO from transfer errors so you might have IDE cables that are bunk. Also download Nero demo and see i ... Dell Dimension 4600 PC Desktop

Multiple viruses on a Dell Dimension 1100

Formatting your hard-drive is the easiest way to eliminate anything on that hard-drive. Follow my steps below to do just that.Start your computer so you can open the CD-ROM drive. Insert the Windows Installer into the CD-ROM drive. Close ... Dell Dimension 1100 PC Desktop

Dvd rom wont open or turn on

Get yourself a paper clip. Straighten it out. There is a small hole on the DVD ROM drive. Stick the straight end of the paperclip in the hole and it will click a release button and your DVD ROM door will slide out.Don't forget to rate thi ... Toshiba Satellite A135-S2276 Notebook

Dell Dimension 5150 cd-rom stopped working

Open your tower and reseat all the cables that are running to the CD ROM (generally a flat white cable). Also reseat the other end of the cable to the motherboard too.\015\012\015\012Ensure that CD Drive is enabled in BIOS (Press F2 as the syst ... Dell Dimension 5150 (DIM515MIN) PC Desktop

Dell Dimension 5150 CD door closes quickly.

If an application is attempting to access the CD drive, the door will close. Put the CD in first and then launch the application.\015\012\015\012Also possible a problem with the eject/load mechnism in the CD drive. ... Dell Dimension 5150 (DIM515MIN) PC Desktop

MY DELL DIMENSION E521 WONT BOOT WINDOWS AFTER STARTING UP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE VIDEO CARD COULD BE BAD, WHERE IS THIS LOCATED IN MY PC AND CAN i USE ANY VIDEO CARD TO RPLACE THIS?

Hello, if you were told by an expert tha you need a video card, here what you need:\015\0121: You do not have a slot card type video card in your system( Dimension E521) your system has on board video, which you can not remove from the system b ... Dell Dimension E521 (D10E16) PC Desktop

Dell Dimension 2350 DVD/CD Rom Drivers

Hello,\015\012\015\012According to the info in your post, here a firmware update for you drive from Dells site. This assumes that you have xp as listed on dells site.\015\012\015\012If you do not have xp, you can look at the ... PC Desktops

Dell Dimension C521 w/Vista will not boot OS.

There is no way around this you need to get your OS from Dell and reload. Sorry. ... Dell Dimension C521 PC Desktop

Cannot read disk - Dell Dimension 2400 PC Desktop

"A disk read error occured press Ctrl+Alt+del to restart " FOLLOW THE BELOW INSTRUCTIONS TO RUN DELL DIAGNOSTIC ON INTERNAL HDD Open the Dell Diagnostics on either your hard drive (F12) or from the Resource (Drivers and Utilities) CD. Running from th ... Dell Dimension 2400 PC Desktop

Dell D600 cd rom replacement instructions

There should be a screw on the bottom holding the cd rom in place. Unscrew the screw and then with one end of a paper clip put it in the small hole on the front of the cd rom and the door should open. Now go ahead and pull the cd-rom out. ... Dell Latitude D600: Pentium M 1.6GHz, 512MB memory, 60GB hard drive, DVD-ROM/CD-RW, 56K Modem, Network Ca... (LATITUDED600PENTIUMM16) PC Notebook

CD/DVD ROM DRIVER

Hmm...Hope this works out !Step1: Device ManagerRight Click on 'MyComputer' and click on Properties.Click on 'Hardware' and then Click on 'Device Manager'.For the Category 'DVD-CD-Roms', click the plus sign and then the ... Dell Inspiron 1501 Notebook

Will not boot has a win32 sys error - Dell Latitude C610 Notebook

Hihere is the solutionplease do it carefullysolution 1If you have a new Dell system which belongs to the Dimension family -\015\012you could either repair/reinstall the OS using the XP reinstall disk\015\012that ca ... Dell Latitude C610 Notebook

My dell dimension 5100 will not power up . This has been a recurrent problem since it was new. In the past, I just kept pushing the button and after several hundred attempts, it would finally turn on. This time, the power went off and I have not been able to get it to turn on since. Because of the past issues, I always have left the CPU on. I tried talking to DEll with no success whatsoever.

HELLO THERE:The first thing you should do is to see of the power supply is working or not if not replace it if it is and you are sure that it is than i would open the case and make sure that all connections are tight by pressing firmly ... Dell Dimension 5100 (D51L1) PC Desktop

R/rw dvd disc door will not open - Dell Dimension 5150 (DIM515MIN) PC Desktop

You can open the drive door manually , by inserting an unbent paper clip into the pin hole on the right side front of the drive. this will manually release the door. ... Dell Dimension 5150 (DIM515MIN) PC Desktop

Cd/dvd drive I recently tried to burn a cd using my notebook but my drive wont open up, it makes clicking sounds as if its trying to open but nothing happens. Is there any way to force it open without breaking it?

You can see a hole located on the tray of the cd rom drive. Commonly seen beside the button to eject the cd out. Grab a small pin and push the hole and this should eject the tray. Close the tray again by pressing the button. Eject it using the button ... Dell Inspiron 710m Notebook

How can I reinstall drivers for my dell dimension 3100 when the CD-rom drivers do not work . The CD-rom and DVD drivers give the fault code 39. I cannot reinstall from a disk because the drivers do not work, and I cannot update from dell website because that application cannot be started. Am I really screwed here, Dell are no help as the warranty has run out....of course

U can still install in ,open yer control panel - device manager -choose yer device and right click to update driver -choose search internet ... Dell Dimension 3100 PC Desktop

DVD drive bay

Yes you should be able to play CD on the DVD reader.\015\012Dimension 2400 have drive slide mounted on the side of the hard drive, cd drive and floppy. they are different for each device. you need the 2 side mount for the dvd. in order to mount ... Dell Dimension 2400 PC Desktop

Cd rom my cd rom door wont open without picking it open and is it replacable?

Yes it is you should be able to purchase one of the website. ... Acer Aspire 5315 Notebook

Pressing the start button the fans run and the keyboard lights momentarily after 2/3 seconds the fans stop the computer does not start Dell Optiplex gx270 I have the same problem with Phillips MT2400

Purchased a LG super multi dvd writer I'm trying to connect it to my Dell optiplx gx520 desktop it indicates that the drivers are installed the power is on but when I go to click the open button it wont open so I can put a dvd or cd in it. the cable ... Dell OptiPlex GX270 PC Desktop

New Dell Inspiron, wont play DVD's states no device drivers and ref TSSTcorp DVD 2B RW TS L633B

You need to use the software to play DVD movies. Try using windows media player to start the DVD or if the computer came with DVD playing software then try it. You can also check the Dell site and download the latest driver package and install the dr ... Dell Inspiron 1525 Notebook