Re: Replacing CD drive in Satellite 2805-S201
It might need cleaning. I just used google to search for "cleaning CD drive
and found this site, among many:
http://www.computerhope.com/cleaning.htm
If you need to replace the drive, note the following:
slim CD drives come with no jumper to set master/slave (usually set via
firmware).
If you buy a slim CD drive, unless you look for something special, it comes
as Cable-slect, which generally does not work in Toshiba laptops (even if it
is a toshiba brand drive). I think your machine doesn't have a removable
bay, which means it probably needs a drive set as master (on the secondary
channel). Those with removable bays need slaves. Most of the machines I
have seen that are similar to yours have one of the mounting screws hidden
under the keyboard.
I know of one retail place that sells pre-flashed drives, but I have never
bought anything there, so I cannot recommend them.
http://www.ultradrives.com/index.php/
"Ninja" <NoSpam@ThankYou> wrote in message
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> Hi --
>
> The CD drive in my Satellite 2805-S201 seems to have given up. When I put
> a CD
> in it and click on the drive icon, I get the message "Please insert CD."
>
> I have replaced CDs in tower machines many times, but never in a laptop.
>
> Does anyone have any advice about replacing a dead CD drive in this type
> of
> unit?
>
> Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Ken
>
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