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I have a Dell Dimension 3000. When I place a CD in the drive it does not work. Can you help?
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Hello.
Try other CD. If it still does not work, there is a problem with the CD drive. If it does work, the first CD is faulty.
Go to My Computer. See if your CD drive (usually "D" drive, could be "E") is present. If your CD drive is present, first try to clean the drive with a disk drive cleaner.
If you are able to clean the drive and there is still a problem or are not able to clean the dive (get an error message), the CD drive is probably faulty.
Hope this helps.
Try other CD. If it still does not work, there is a problem with the CD drive. If it does work, the first CD is faulty.
Go to My Computer. See if your CD drive (usually "D" drive, could be "E") is present. If your CD drive is present, first try to clean the drive with a disk drive cleaner.
If you are able to clean the drive and there is still a problem or are not able to clean the dive (get an error message), the CD drive is probably faulty.
Hope this helps.
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