Burning DVD's doesnt work.

[Britton30]

Your computer model number? Should be on the case on a sticker.

 

[Hopalong X]

HP model number for the desktop. We can find exactly what you have at HP.
Sometimes HP has extra Tools for diagnosis also.

I forgot about that when my parents HP optical drive didn't work out of the box in 2003.
HP has the best website for finding hardware info on their own products.

 

[lorddenis]

hp pavilion slimline and the only numbers on it are some P/N and then some numbers with leters and S/N and gains some numbers and letter.

 

[Hopalong X]

HP Support & Drivers | United States

Auto detect model #. click the Start Now button.

Just under this. "Or automatically find your products and solutions"

This may prompt you to a troubleshooter if so give it a try.

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If that does not work go to this page. http://www.hp.com/

Bottom left corner is a very small world map. Click it and select country for HP/EU countries. Then you can find the Support and Download page for HP/EU or narrow it down to find your model # and the troubleshooters for HP/EU

HP Slovenia.
http://www8.hp.com/si/sl/home.html

 

[lorddenis]

it doesnt detect my pc

 

[Hopalong X]

Support/ drivers Slovenia.
Podpora in gonilniki HP | Slovenija

I don't see a Auto Detect button on this page so you will need to figure that out. Their will be a page telling you where to find your model number on the case.

 

[Hopalong X]

This page shows you how to find the model # on US HP. Guide to finding your product number - HP Customer Care (United States - English)
Narrow down selection under Desktop.

They should be in similar places as Slovenian models.

 

[Hopalong X]

h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Nav?h_pagetype=s-001&h_lang=sl&h_cc=si&h_product=82702&h_client=S-A-R135-1&h_page=hpcom&lang=sl&cc=si - Translator

Slovenian page translated to English. My Slovenian is a bit non existent.
Select your type of Desktop and follow to find "How to Find Model number".
It will be on case and originally was listed somewhere in the HP software.
Then also there may be a trouble shooter to run on the optical device. It may help.

Mike

I'll be checking on you or if you need help with HP web site ask.

 

[lorddenis]

Its like its coursed.. i can find my box with wich my pc came. i cant find any papers, i cant find the bill the detection sofware doesnt work.

 

[Hopalong X]

Well it just uses a regular CD/DVD player.

As Britton pointed out the only thing is to make sure if it is a SATA or IDE data cable.
That way you get the right one if and when you need to replace it.

 

[derekimo]

Optical drives made today should be considered disposable devices. They make them to be cheap, not durable. Optical drive failures are quite common.

In 2001 I saw a CD/DVD-RW in a PC store in Indianapolis priced at $998 :shock:

Is that even possible ? was it made out of gold ?

Absolutely. Do all the tests you can but set a time limit. Borrowing a different optical drive to try is a great idea.

Will do.

BTW:
My pc is this:

Does it need a special burning unit or can it be any ?

That picture is labeled HP Slimline s5000.

http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/hp_slimline_s5000_series_desktop.jpg

According to these MOBO specs for that model,

Motherboard Specifications, A8SN-CF (Phoenix) HP Pavilion Slimline s5000 Desktop PC series - HP Customer Care (United States - English)

Under internal connectors, it says "Mini IDE for optical disk drive"

His could be different, but it's a start.

 

[lorddenis]

In 2001 I saw a CD/DVD-RW in a PC store in Indianapolis priced at $998 :shock:

Is that even possible ? was it made out of gold ?

Absolutely. Do all the tests you can but set a time limit. Borrowing a different optical drive to try is a great idea.

Will do.

BTW:
My pc is this:

Does it need a special burning unit or can it be any ?

That picture is labeled HP Slimline s5000.

http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/hp_slimline_s5000_series_desktop.jpg

According to these MOBO specs for that model,

Motherboard Specifications, A8SN-CF (Phoenix) HP Pavilion Slimline s5000 Desktop PC series - HP Customer Care (United States - English)

Under internal connectors, it says "Mini IDE for optical disk drive"

His could be different, but it's a start.

Its exacly as this one. i even got the keyboard and the mouse with it.

And no one has and empy dvd that i could try...have to wait till tomorow to buy 1.

 

[Britton30]

Hopefully the 'mini' part is on the board and the drive has a standard connect.

 

[TVeblen]

Oh Oh. Warning!
The mini IDE suggests that they are using a slim DVD drive, normally found in laptops, using an IDE to mini-IDE converter.

It would be best to get that model number by any means necessary and check for the correct part number. Better, pull the old drive and get all the information off of it.

 

[lorddenis]

Oh Oh. Warning!
The mini IDE suggests that they are using a slim DVD drive, normally found in laptops, using an IDE to mini-IDE converter.

It would be best to get that model number by any means necessary and check for the correct part number. Better, pull the old drive and get all the information off of it.

So ervything i need to know will be writen on the drive ?

 

[TVeblen]

It will have model # and part number, either you can use to get an exact replacement drive or a compatible drive.

Pay attention to the connector in the back of the drive and be sure the new drive has the same connector.

If you have a computer shop nearby another good thing to do would be to remove the drive and take it with you to the shop. They may be able to test the drive there to determine if it is truly bad.

This is what a laptop optical drive looks like and the mini IDE connector:

 

[derekimo]

Oh Oh. Warning!
The mini IDE suggests that they are using a slim DVD drive, normally found in laptops, using an IDE to mini-IDE converter.

It would be best to get that model number by any means necessary and check for the correct part number. Better, pull the old drive and get all the information off of it.

Good point TVeblen,

According to this video HP Pavilion Slimline s5000 PC

The tower itself is only 12 1/4 inches tall, so I can see them putting a laptop ODD in it.

 

[TVeblen]

Just found a parts list here:
HP Pavilion Slimline s5000 Desktop PC series

Your exact model number for the slimline is needed to find the exact ODD part, but I looked at 5 random units and most have this drive:

16x DVD+/- R/RW SATA SMD dual layer optical drive - With LightScribe and external eject feature
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All SATA drives I may add.

 

[Britton30]

Denis, Device Manager might give a clue to the model number of the ODD, here's mine...

 

[lorddenis]

Im sorry for my late reaply it was a long night coudnt get out of my bed

So today ill try a different brand of dvd's. if it stil doesnt work ill upen it up and look at the specifications.

and this is the screan shot :