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Advice requested on CDROM/DVD drives
HP Pavilion PC
Pentium III processor
128MB RAM
Approx. 4.5 years old
My question: Recently, my CD and DVD drives have stopped showing up in Windows. After I opened the case and checked the cables, they have still not shown up at times, but usually after a restart they show up fine.
Now, they aren't showing up at all, even after repeated restarts and being shut off for some time.
On the HP website, the instructions that are given direct me to do what I already did: open the case and check the wires.
Does anyone else have any advice? Preferably involving saving the computer, since it is the family system, and my parents aren't exactly made of cash. Any suggestions are helpful, though.
Thanks, and if you need more system info, I can try and find it.
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