Author Topic: DVD drive won't open on first boot. (Read 976 times)

SeventhSandwich · August 04, 2011, 12:47:37 PM

Yadayadayada, I'm building a computer.

Tried to start up computer just now. 3/4 fans are working. Videocard and motherboard confirmed not dead. BIOS is prompting me to put in my windows CD. Go to dvd drive, press triangular eject button. nothing happens.

What do?

There was a hole on the front of the case but when sticking a paperclip through and pushing nothing happened.

I can verify the drive is getting power because a green light flashed when I started the power up, but I can't get the disk tray to pop out so I can put my windows CD in.

anyone have any ideas?

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Fluff-is-back · August 04, 2011, 12:56:02 PM

You say 3/4 fans are working? Are there multiple problems with this computer?
Have you tested the drive on another computer?

SeventhSandwich · August 04, 2011, 12:58:47 PM

Quote from: Fluff-is-back on August 04, 2011, 12:56:02 PM

You say 3/4 fans are working?

3 out of 4 fans were connected together by my mother.

I did the 4th because she was busy and I don't think I pushed it in far enough. I lack the brute strength I guess.

And it's impossible for me to test the drive on another computer as all of my computers are macs.

Fluff-is-back · August 04, 2011, 01:31:40 PM

Quote from: SeventhSandwich on August 04, 2011, 12:58:47 PM

And it's impossible for me to test the drive on another computer as all of my computers are macs.

Well, then the drive could be faulty. Is it a new drive?

SeventhSandwich · August 04, 2011, 01:47:34 PM

Quote from: Fluff-is-back on August 04, 2011, 01:31:40 PM

Well, then the drive could be faulty. Is it a new drive?

yes D:

SeventhSandwich · August 04, 2011, 02:13:30 PM

somebody help me :c

BlackMod · August 04, 2011, 02:25:33 PM

Quote from: SeventhSandwich on August 04, 2011, 02:13:30 PM

somebody help me :c

Do you have both the sata and power cable plugged in?

Jubel · August 04, 2011, 02:25:52 PM

Does it open on a second boot?

Junkie556 · August 04, 2011, 02:26:23 PM

Slap it until it works, its the solution for every problem.

SeventhSandwich · August 04, 2011, 02:31:08 PM

Quote from: BlackMod on August 04, 2011, 02:25:33 PM

Do you have both the sata and power cable plugged in?

yes

Quote from: Jubel on August 04, 2011, 02:25:52 PM

Does it open on a second boot?

no. It's not technically booted. I need to install the OS but I can't because the dvd drive is being bad.

Fredulus · August 04, 2011, 02:42:56 PM

well as a temporary fix you could put win7 onto a USB drive and install it from there, i did that on my current comp because i dont have a dvd drive yet.

just google tutorials. you should be able to do it from one of your macs.

SeventhSandwich · August 04, 2011, 02:44:33 PM

Quote from: Fredulus on August 04, 2011, 02:42:56 PM

well as a temporary fix you could put win7 onto a USB drive and install it from there, i did that on my current comp because i dont have a dvd drive yet

any downsides to doing that?

Fredulus · August 04, 2011, 02:45:55 PM

nah. its actually faster too.

Righteous One · August 04, 2011, 03:15:26 PM

Does your drive show up in the Bios? Either way it sounds like your drive is dead. You could try to do a usb install as fred said, but I don't know if you can from a mac.