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• How to restore media create disc HP Envy m6-k025dx, which have no optical drive?

  Hello

  I use Hp Envy m6-K025dx, which comes with no optical drive. How can I make a recovery disk media?

  Hello

  Yes, you can use an external CD/DVD drive, connect it via USB, and then create a set of recovery disks.  For example, the typre of device you need is on the following link.

  http://www.Amazon.co.UK/Samsung-se-S084C-TSWS-external-optical/DP/B002Q2MJ5O/ref=tag_stp_s2_edpp_url

  Kind regards

  DP - K

• Need help to install Windows 8.1 on the partition, bootcamp on Macbook Pro 15 "mid-2010 w / no optical drive"

  I tried for almost a week in all possible ways to get windows installed on a boot camp partition on my main SSD 1 TB drive as a partition, or on my HARD drive, which is installed in place of the optical drive.  So far, everything I tried to give me some sort of error at some point in the process.  It seems that many of them are case by case, so I thought that I invite you all and see if you can help!

  I use a Macbook Pro 15 "mid-2010 that I improved with a 1 TB SSD drive as the startup disk.  My optical drive was not functional, so I moved my old 500 GB HARD drive to the location of the optical Bay.  I am also under the latest version of El Capitan (10.11.6)
  Here are my system specs:

  
  Presentation of the material:

  Model name: MacBook Pro

  Model identifier: MacBookPro6, 2

  Processor name: Intel Core i7

  Processor speed: 2.8 GHz

  Number of processors: 1

  Total number of cores: 2

  (By heart) L2 Cache: 256 KB

  L3 Cache: 4 MB

  Memory: 8 GB

  Processor speed of interconnection: 4.8 GT/s

  Boot ROM version: MBP61.0057.B11

  Version of the SCM (System): 1.58f17

  What I tried (from what I remember):

  I tried to change the Bootcamp info.plist file for my version of the macbook pro to use a USB stick for the installer.  It seems to have installed correctly but once I partition the disk and restart the computer, it gets stuck on a white screen with the Apple logo and I am forced to make a hard stop and then hold down option to boot into OS X, recovery, or the EFI Boot.

  If I go through the windows installation to start the EFI system, I get an error of:
  "Windows cannot be installed to this disk.  The selected disk is a MBR partition table.  On EFI systems, Windows cannot be installed on GPT disks. »

  I also tried to create a partition by using disk utility, and that too made me an error in the installation of windows.

  So far, the only way that I'm away from windows to run at all has been using the free trial of VMware Fusion 8... but I intend to use windows for more intensive tasks like audio pro, and merger simply does not offer the performance necessary to run these programs.  I'm hoping to install windows 8.1 on my internal SSD or HARD drive, regardless of the work - as long as OS X and files associated with it are left alone.

  If someone could help me please understand this point, I would really appreciate it!

  Thank you

  If your computer has an optical drive, you must use the optical drive to install Windows using Boot Camp Assistant.

• You can install Windows on a Mac without an optical drive

  Hey, I have a Mac end 2011 a friend gave to me and he said it was broken. I realized that it was just the SATA port on the motherboard, so I pulled out the optical drive and I put an SSD in it. Now I want to install Windows but Mac says that I am not allowed to because I don't have an optical drive. I tried Abu tools and many other shippers of EFI boot, but none of them does not seem to work! Please help me fast! I am computer LITERATE, so no response even if it is complicated would be very useful. THX

  Have you tried the Applications/Utilities/Boot Camp?

  You can run Windows in a virtual machine, which saves having to restart to Boot Camp. This allows you to access boot Windows and Mac OS.

  Parallels

  VirtualBox

  VM fusion

• How to install my final studio cut in my iMac 4 k Vince? The 4K Vince iMac doesn't have an optical drive

  How to install my final studio cut in my iMac 4 k Vince? The 4K Vince iMac doesn't have an optical drive.

  You need to buy or borrow and external optical drive.

  Apple sells a:

  http://www.Apple.com/shop/product/MD564LL/A/Apple-USB-SuperDrive?FNODE=5F

  There are others also available-

  http://eShop.MacSales.com/item/OWC/MRSSDSDT8X/

  BUT do not forget that the FCS has been abandoned by Apple years ago, and the latest Apple operating systems are built without any concern as to the functionality of the FCS.

  Some of the apps in FCS are dead in the water, and others work with features limited or erratic.

  Anecdotal reports of problems running FCS on model are all over the map. Some do work, some don't.

  In addition, FCS2 has problems with the included Installer, requiring Rosetta to run (which is no longer included in the operating system), so it will not install without workaround.

  MtD

• Optical drive for Satellite P10 554

  Hello!

  I need to replace the DVD burner for my SP10-554 (PSP10E-00NK5-GR model number). Which drives should I use?
  I don't have a DVD burner, a CD burner will do for everyday...

  Thanks for your replies!

  Martin

  HI Martin,

  If you replace your CD player because of an error, then it is probably better to replace it with a similar model. This way you can be assured that it will be fully compatible.

  However, you can replace your optical drive with a variety of other brands as long that you choose one that is specifically for portable use. These are usually referred to as 'slim' or 'slimline '. You may find that some components, such as the collar do not exactly match your laptop.

  Drivers tend to be fairly generic Windows XP, but you may need to download additional drivers if you want to use DVD-RAM discs.

  Toshiba to adapt different brands in their notebooks (Mat * a, TEAC, Toshiba, etc) then you a reasonable range from which to choose.

  Try Googling for the appropriate players. Prices vary slightly.

  HTH

• Identification of compatible optical drives for Satellite 1800

  Hello

  I want to upgrade the optical drive on my laptop Toshiba S1800-314, which is about 10 years old.
  When I had installed is the original - a CD Teac CD-224th.

  However, it is the first time I upgraded to an optical drive, and I don't know how I should go about identifying the compatible players and I can't find anything useful on the Internet. Can someone advise me?

  There are a variety of optical drives listed in my manual that were mounted in the S1800 series and I guess that's not compatible, but I can't see them having a higher yield compared to discs later.

  Any help would be appreciated.

  Ant

  > There are a range of optical drives listed in my manual that were mounted in the S1800 series and I guess that's not compatible, but I can't see them having a higher yield compared to discs later.

  You're right, that you will not get performance gain after update ODD (optical disc).
  I m not very well why you want to add new ODD, but to my eyes, this replacement is unnecessary.

• Equium L350D - optical drive not booting or display in the BIOS

  I brought an Equium L350D around last August. It came with Windows Vista, which I wasn't completely satisfied, but it had become the standard at this time.
  After several problems with Vista and preferring just generally XP, I decided it was time to downshift.

  So I jumped in my drive XP, Set BIOS to boot from the CD, reboot. Vista.
  So I jumped to the BIOS, and he says he is not an optical drive detected. But when I boot in Vista and pop a disc in the drive, it works fine.
  I also tried Ubuntu Live CD, but it just started to new Vista.

  Anyone know what I can do to work around this problem?

  If you try to install Win XP without SATA drivers then the SATA in the BIOS mode must be on compatible.

  By the way; If you can still boot the Vista operating system on the HARD drive, then check if you are using the latest version of the BIOS!

• Equium L350 - optical drive problem

  I have a beautiful Equium L350 which I use for very basic tasks such as e-mail and internet shopping.
  I'm an absolute fool when it's nothing technical, even remotely.

  However, I bought this laptop in May last of PC World, Cardiff and were very happy until a few weeks ago when I went to use the 'optical driver' (thing stick you a disc in?) for the first time.
  My daughter had a Barbie MP3 player for her birthday and I was trying to download all the relevant stuff from the disk, and nothing happened.
  I don't know from reading this that you can see how hopeless, I am!

  I have assumed that I was doing something wrong, until a colleague told me that he had the same problem with their Toshiba last year and there was a problem with the optical driver.
  In any case, for 3 weeks, I have been ringing Toshiba trying to get some help.
  I'm losing the will to live!

  I'm put on hold each one each time for more than 20 minutes at a time.
  I haven't talked to anyone! I sent (no reply!) and PC World have been just as useless as telling me that I need to contact Toshiba direct.

  Did anyone have a number for them to the United Kingdom for service / warranty repairs / help of any kind! I love the machine, but the lack of customer service is soul destroying! I would be so grateful for any kind of comments!

  Thank you ever much for taking the trouble to read this :)

  Sarah

  Hi Sarah

  May I ask what's exactly wrong with your laptop?

  You said something about Barbie Mp3 player.
  How to connect to the laptop and what do you do with this 3rd party device?

  You want to put some mp3 files to this player?

  Sorry, but I don t understand you the problem and I can't see any link between a drive optical (I think that you are which means that the CD/DVD drive) and Barbie mp3 player

  By the way:
  If there is something wrong with the hardware you need to always contact the ASP in your country.
  Here you will find the ASP database:

  http://EU.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/-> support download &-> find an authorized service provider

  Welcome them

• Optical drive is not recognized in Windows 8.1 (x 64) or in the UEFI System Diagnostics.

  Description of the problem:

  Optical drive is not recognized in Windows 8.1 (x 64) or in the UEFI System Diagnostics.

  Steps to recreate:

  UEFI:

  1. Start the PC in diagnosis system UEFI (F2 at the STATION)
  2. Pane controls
  3. Optical drive
  4. Sequential control
  5. Error: Optical drive not installed.

  8.1 Windows (x 64):

  1. Run Device Manager
  2. Error: No CD/DVD Drives section.
  3. Search for new hardware changes nothing.

  Relevant system specs:

  Mobile: HP Pavilion 15-n023sa (construction of vanilla)

  Optical drive: HP DVDRAM gu70n

  Steps already taken to solve:

  • Replaced the DVD drive with one of the similar specs of HP Pavilion. The replaced gn70n perfectly in the other machine. No change on problem laptop. Conclusion: DVD player works, and there is no problems with Windows 8.1 (x 64).
  • Removed DVD player. Restarted the computer. Sign in to Windows. Stop. Replace the DVD drive. Start the laptop. This is trying to solve defects of material with the PnP devices; more help to solve any problems of intermittent loose connection. Conclusion: No change.
  • Ran, troubleshooting of hardware and devices, via the control panel. Problem found: material changes may not have been detected. Explore more options just takes you through http://social.answers.microsoft.com/search/en-us/?query=hardware+device, that it is a 404 error page. Conclusion: Help and Support Windows is sorely lacking. They show no more information than just that something was detected as incorrect.
  • Ran the Microsoft FixIt troubleshooting of optical disc and auto repairman. (http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/5/8/F586FB7C-78E0-40EB-AF41-4C925F803CAF/CDDVDWin8.meta.dia... The convenience store has reported that the device was not found. He recommended to remove all power cables, power off, and various other things which have no relevance for computer laptop troubleshooting of switching equipment. He said: If the problem persists, contact the manufacturer. Conclusion: Windows troubleshooting can not solve the problem.
  • Run Windows Update to ensure that all updates and definitions have been installed. Conclusion: Windows is perfectly up to date.
  • Run a complete Rootkit and malware using Sbybot S & D 2.3 heuristic analysis. as a signature database scan using Windows Defender. Conclusion: Laptop is clean of rootkits and malware, to the best of my knowledge.

  Notes:

  The DVD player is NOT appear in Device Manager, OR in this PC.

  The DVD drive is NOT detected by diagnostics system UEFI.

  There is reference to the DVD in BIOS drive NUMBER , other than as an option of Setup, which is generic.

  The DVD player itself, works and has been verified on a different machine.

  The only possible conclusion is that the optical drive port mini-SATA on the motherboard is dead.

• Optical drive from excessive vibration form - M60

  My new M60-164, which is otherwise quite impressive, suffers from what I would consider excessive vibrations induced by the optical drive to its speed top two (?). Film DVD and audio CD-speed speeds are very good, but high transfer rates there are enough strong vibrations.

  Is not specific to a particular disc and it does not seem to subside, but it worries me regarding the longevity and accuracy of data transfer.

  Should I really worry... ?

  Hi Dave,.

  Vibration at high speed is normally an indication that the CD or the DVD itself is not symmetrical, or that there is an imbalance in the weight on a part of the disk. This can be caused by a poorly equipped CD, which has been applied outside the Center label.

  However, if you encounter this vibration on many/all CDs and DVDs then it is probably a defect in the drive itself (probably in the disc of locking mechanism in which case the only option is to take the phone to a repairer approved for her to check.

  Kind regards

• Re [lacemant 'Master' IDE Slimline Optical drive Satellite Pro A120

  Hello

  I am looking for a replacement CD for a Toshiba Satellite Pro A120 (laptop) drive.
  Been reading about this for awhile as it does not work I tried all IDE slimline drive replacements.

  From my research, it requires a slimline IDE optical drive is "rider" to master.
  Like its slimline there are select no riders while I am aware that they are made as master or cable.
  They cannot be changed by flashing the BIOS or to make a weld, or they can be bought like that.

  As I need a new in any case I would rather buy one that is guaranteed to be compatible.
  Does anyone have an idea how to tell if slimline optical IDE drivers come as master or cable select?

  Or a place to get the spare parts?
  I am also in England.

  Fine thanks
  Dan Gent

  > If only the people who make the readers have access to the file, I could use to Flash the ODD with?
  Perhaps. Always is it that you need a compatible software/firmware that would change these settings.

  > What is an ASP? Active server page ;^)
  Authorized Service provider/partner

  > Is there any where that I could buy a master drive set?
  You could try to buy a second hand car which has been mentioned in the user manual.
  I downloaded from the Toshiba page and found these drives:

  Panasonic UJ-841BJTJ-J DVD
  Panasonic UJDA770TB-A
  TEAC DV - 28TH - RT4
  TEAC CD 224TH-NT4

• Satellite A20-130: SD-R2412 cannot read that DVD burned in some optical drives

  Hello

  I have a laptop Satellite A20-130, running Windows XP and Ununtu Dapper in a double score. My 2nd laptop is not a Toshiba. When I burned the DVD (DVD + R) with my laptop Toshiba no and played against them in my Satellite everything has worked well.

  However, when I bought a new optical drive for my 2nd my Toshiba laptop suddenly stopped playing DVDs burned in this new optical disc (I was using exactly the same brand of disc and the same format - DVD + R). I tried the old DVD (those burned in the laptop before that material from the optical drive has been upgraded) and they can still read perfectly well.

  This problem applies to both Ubuntu and Windows XP. Computer support portable 2nd said that sounds like a problem of firmware with my Toshiba. I updated the driver for my optical drive Toshiba R2412 SD (which according to the manual of the leader, seems to fix a DVD-Ram compatibility issue). Now the reader occasionally reads some of the new DVDs burnt (after doing lots of noise and waiting for ages), but more often that not, I get an error message saying that the device cannot be read, because the format is wrong or the device needs to be formatted.

  This computer non-Toshiba laptop read DVD, it burns using the optical drive improved perfectly.

  Hello

  Satellite A20 is old enough laptop model, and after intensive use, it may be that the disc is more sensitive. If all this happens occasionally there no explanation just why this happens.

  I know it's pretty boring, but I don't see any magic solution. In the end, you should test with new disc.

• Satellite C50D-B-120 - number party optical drive

  Which perspective/number of part drive should I buy for this laptop?

  It comes without the optical drive.

  Thank you

  Liam

  STRANGE Bay accepts CD/DVD players supporting 9.5 mm height
  Drive TSST Su-208FB TF - JF CD/DVD must be compatible

  Check this useful replacement Satellite C50 - B ODD video
  https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=lkUWQ80uu_4

• Optical drive will not burn

  I saw that there are many other positions on this, and although I found others who had descriptions which were similar to mine, the patch did not work.

  My specs:

  Windows 7 64-bit SP1

  H8 HP desktop PC - 1360t

  My optical drive: DH16ACSHR

  My driver for the optical drive is the cdrom.sys, the version of the file: 6.1.7601.17514, date 21/06/2006 driver

  When I bought my computer, I did a clean install of Windows 7 64-bit. A ran all updates at once and drive perfectly serious. A few weeks later, it will not burn. I use Windows to burn simply .pdf files, and it gets to the point where it says 'burn', but after I click on burn the dialog box disappears. The drive makes noise and rotates the disk and writes data to it, but the dialog box never pops up or check the disk. It shows no more burn % completeness. If I try to remove the disc, the drive does not open. If I open with a paper clip, because the disk rotates, it sure is beating sounds and jams. When I open the drive and the drive, the drive clearly has written data to, but it cannot be read by other readers. It just says: the disc is no longer a Virgin, but I cannot see what is on it.

  I HAVE ALREADY TRIED:

  Remove/uninstall the driver

  Checking the registry entry for the upper and lower entrances, THERE ARE NONE

  Being run/scannow - Windows comes up saying that it could not find any problems, all right.

  Update driver - he says I have the latest driver

  Roll back the driver - he says that there is no driver installed previously

  I had a HP Office before a different model and exactly the same thing happened then. When I first came to this other, it burns very well, so I thought that maybe it was a problem with the previous machine... but then after a few weeks it started doing the same thing.

  I'm confused because when I look at the release date for the driver, it's super old, and he says it's the latest version... but Microsoft lists 50 updates to it at least between then and now, some of them as recently as June. I can't seem to find a way to download this driver common windows by itself and install it this way or the other.

  I refuse to do a complete reinstall because I do not think that it will solve the problem more than temporarily. Within the company, it is the fourth total office with what has happened, and whenever we do a clean install, it works at first but then goes back to the same problem again.

  Hoping someone has an idea where I can get a newer than 2006 for this device driver.

  Hello

  Hope the following patch helps:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/cd_dvd_drive_problems/en-us

  Good luck.