Hello i am new to this site and a newbie in the whole computer science field. I have a toshiba Satellite laptop...and at times it gives me the error IDE #1 ERROR. This occurs some of the time. Meaning sometimes it gives me this message and at other times, it doesnt. When i get this error, my cd/dvd drive doesnt work.... What is the solution to this issue....
Thanks in advance.....
ghandizzle 0 Newbie Poster
TT4Titans 5 Posting Pro
Could be a bad connection pull out the CD ROM and make sure it is clean.Also could just be your CD ROM is going bad.
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
I get this intermittently on my dell desktop. Its done it since it was brand new. Unplugging and replugging all the drive cables usually fixes it. Its a wierd bug.
RueB2sDe 0 Junior Poster
Yes it sounds like a loose IDE cable. Be sure to contact the manufacture to find out where the cable can be located.
TT4Titans 5 Posting Pro
Only thing on a laptop the plug in for the drive is integrated on the board no cables.
ghandizzle 0 Newbie Poster
Ok thanks..... how do u take out the cd/dvd drive out of the toshiba satellite series laptop.....cause i have been trying to figure it out..but no progress....
Thanks again in advance
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
Check the manual. on most laptops you slide a switch and a level comes out which you can pull it with in order to swap it for floppy or battery
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