my dvd-rom drive isn't working.?
i have a dell xps 420 computer running on vista 32x. my dvd-rom drive is a plds dvd+-rw dh-16a6s. i recently tried to burn a dvd and my computer froze. i did a hard shut down and now my dvd-rom drive will open and close, but only makes a sound when a cd or dvd is put inside and doesn't do anything. i found another question like this and i tried to uplug the drive, boot the comuter, shut it down and plug it back in, no luck. also, i tried to plug the drive into the other drive slot and no luck with that either. there also doesn't seem to be any available driver or firmware updates available. i really dont want to buy a new dvd-rom drive, is there anything i can do?
try that drive with another computer. if it doesn't work, it's probably dead.
This is a chicken and egg problem. No drive, cd/dvd won't work. You either need to get an external drive, or have someone write it to a USB thumb drive that your system can boot from. Hi,


Perhaps the CD change drive motor or one of the tray opening gears is faulty and it doesn’t allow the tray to change or open.


Can you hear the motor at all when you try to change to a loaded CD that hopefully is already in?


Here’s a link to the ifixit [Panasonic SC-PM31 CD Player Replacement](/Guide/Panasonic+SC-PM31+CD+Player+Replacement/30774) guide, which may be of some help in gaining access to the CD player so that you can check what is happening. thanks for responding so quickly. i figured out my problem and found that i needed to enter the software code that came with my cd-dvd case. that got my software working. Try to xcopy the data over to the external drive.



start>run>type "cmd">hit ok  

In dos window type "xcopy /?" this will show you all of the parameters or switchs used in xcopy.



If you are not famaliar with dos you may want to seek out a friend who is. first try testing your RAM (goldmemory or memtest)
  

  
if the memory pass the tests try reparing your xp, if repair doesn't pass from any reason, pull your HD take it to your friend, back up the data, and reinstall OS I had same problem it is a ground wire broken in the harness rubber boot between dthe driver door. Peel back the rubber that protects wires and you will find broken ground wire(black) add a piece of wire solder and wrap with electrical tape put rubber boot back into door everything should work. hi there floriann software,

first of all, i would say that it is always a better idea to open up a new thread, instead of engaging in an old one.

apart from that, as the drive is recognized on other systems except for the xp one, then it comes to drivers. make sure you go to the mobo's website and update the drivers.
is the drive initialized as mbr. in case it is initialized as gpt, i would advise you to back up all the data and initialize it as mbr. win xp has some limitations on that: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2581408

cheers,
d\_know\_wd :) the softest way to power down the system is using the gui or:

systemctl poweroff

the second one is:

shutdown --halt now

and then pressing the power button lightly.

for more ways of shutting down your computer, see this excellent cough, cough article:

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[how to reboot / t…](https://archived.forum.manjaro.org/t/how-to-turn-off-your-frozen-computer-reisub/124762/1) motherboard - optical s/pdif out port(s) at back panel
dvd player - appears to have no audio input
speakers - do they have an s/pdif input?

so it appears you don't have the right things to connect to the other right things.

thanks for prompt reply,
ok leave the dvd aside and tell me that can't my mother board act as an amplifier or receiver as my mother board is new and it has the best inbuilt realtek® alc892 8-channel sound card?
one more thing tell me a best solution to make 5.1 surround system with these speakers.

the motherboard audio does not have an amplifier in it to drive speakers, the speakers have the amp in them. and that motherboard is capable of 5.1 sound, it's an 8-channel sound card in fact. what exactly are you having issues with? read the manual to the motherboard and the speakers, between those it should tell you what you need to do. re-flash bios using usb stick if you can get that far.
if not reset option and steps like clearing cmos and pins.?
new mobo or try manufacturer..