I can't find right place here at DP where to post this one. With the desire to get immediate response, hope this section will fit. I am having problem on my laptop. It cannot detect dvd/cd rom. DVD/CD Rom drives on Device Manager is not available. Thinking it is a hardware problem, removing and pushing back the dvd drive in order to its detection. I am not certain on how is the process. Laptop I am using is. compaq v5210us amd turion 1.8Ghz 512 mb memory Pls. help. Thank you.
When you first boot up the laptop. Hit F2 or Delete button or whatever button brings you to Setup options. From there see if it detects your drive. If it does then it is a Windows problem. Right click on "My Computer" choose "manage" and then "Disk Management". See if you detect your CD Rom drive. If you see in any of these spots take the whole CDRom out until it is detected or else you have a damage connector or CD ROM.