My Laptop DVD Drive stopped working and is not recognised.  


  1. Unknown scout91
    Posts : 26
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    My Laptop DVD Drive stopped working and is not recognised.


    Good Evening Everyone

    it was a sunny tuesday afternoon i had alot of "games for windows" DVD's and i put on of the dvd and all of a sudden the dvd drive doesnt work, it stopped working. Strange... when i installed windows 7 ultimate my laptop recognised it but i never tested it out.
    I removed the DVD drive and put it back but it doesnt work, when i had windows 10 on the laptop the dvd drive ran fine.
    My guess is its because of a faulty driver. Its not broken it simply is not recognised as far as i know

    Is there any way to get the dvd drive back?
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  3. flavallee
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    Windows 7 Pro 64-bit / Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (dual boot)
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    You didn't say how old your laptop is, but it sounds like you give its disc drive a lot of use.

    Without knowing more, it's my guess the disc drive has failed and needs to be replaced.

    Have you tried different discs to see if any of them are recognized and can be accessed?
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  4. Unknown scout91
    Posts : 26
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    right now i dont have a extra disc drive laying around but yes i used to use it alot back then
    my laptop was released in 2017. Thats 6 years
    Is it normal for disc drives to die in constant use?
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