Hey i have a ts-l632d disc drive that came with my dell inspiron E1505 6400 and ive had many problems with this laptop. Its already been through 1 full system restore due to a cd error and the wireless network option completely disappearing. They both got fixed after the restore, but the first cd error i looked into and found it in the device manager and i remember there being a exclamation point and i did all that reinstall and update stuff that it lets u do, that didnt fix it but anyways that was fixed after the restore. The cd drive worked for a month and then i think it just disappeared or something after it refused to eject a cd so i took a butter knife to it to unpry it rather vigorously. i wasnt smart enough or clearly thinking enough to easily pry it out through the screw connection thing (the screw disappeared from the socket at one point or time so the drive is not being held by anything other than friction and a tight fit). Well i got the cd out, and i then put it back in to make sure it was working. nothing happened as the cd was being read. so i go to my computer and D drive is gone completely, so i thought maybe another cd w/o any scratches would get a reaction. none such luck.
I have no idea at all when the D drive option went missing, but heres my theories:
1. It went missing as soon as the cd failed to eject. i think it didnt eject b/c it lost power connection since it wasnt being held to the power supply thing since the screw wasnt there. i forgot that there wasnt a screw so i did my thing with a butter knife that i did before when a cd was half in half out of the drive. (yes my pc and i dont get along very well at times.)
2. I go to device manager to look for the drive...its not an option and theres three exclamation points ONLY in the other devices portion where there are 3 exclamation point base devices that all seem identical under further investigation
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Im only knowledgable with denihilating viruses and secretly installed files and a bit of scripting video games, and other media and graphical/design related stuff but registry files and many lettered and numbered named things i stay away from cause i dont hate my pc enough to blow its raw intelligence out by screwing w/ that stuff.
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so its possible that these base devices are there and yes ive searched for hardware and got no further than the look at the hardware screen cause nothing obvious was awry. i only have gone crzy deleter once and that was when viruses attacked prior to system restore but they are all dead b/c i have a nice new etrust antivirus so viruses probably arent the instigators of this mess.
if theres not much to be salvaged from this mess, then i do have the means of getting a new drive but not anytime soon, and im trying to get a quick repair(temporary or not) until i do or need to get a new drive, but if anyone can recommend a $1-$200 drive that can write dvds play games and cds pretty well would be nice but i dont have the patience nor the vocab to understand products abilities and compatibilities.
i have not deleted the upper/lower stuff due to fear that that is not the issue and itll make things worse.
If anyone can make since of my post and mess and can help i would appreciate any suggestions and help.
Thanks in advance
-Flashback33
