Problem with CD-DVD combo drive


  1. nikeysunfire
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    Problem with CD-DVD combo drive


    Well this is weird, but I unplugged my device to clean it up, so what I did it's just jump the power supply to power it up without plugging the PSU to the motherboard, I opened the drive to clean the dust from inside , I closed it again and plugged everything back to normal, and now the device doesn't power up anymore.

    When I plug the power cable from the power supply the device works normally, but when I plug the IDE cable the device just won't power up...I've tested the cable with another cd/dvd combo drive I've got and it works normally. What would be the problem?
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  3. Jonathan_King
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    Hello,

    I believe we are down to 2 options.

    1. You damaged something in the drive cleaning out the dust
    2. The motherboard is faulty.


    The only way I know of to test that is try another drive in the machine and try the drive in another machine.

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  4. nikeysunfire
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    Probably the first one...but I was very careful when opening the drive...what would be the problem? I'm almost 100% sure I didn't broke anything , thanks anyway for your help man
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  6. Jonathan_King
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    Try the drive in another machine.
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