CD drive on my Satellite 1900 laptop doesn`t functioning

i have got a satellite 1900 laptop. Now my CD Drive is not working as it does not detect the CD in the drive.I tried uninstalling the hardware and reinstalling it with no help.Any ideas/suggestions please?
Message was edited by: rrvnd
i had a similar problem earlier as well which eventually resolved.Now i am facing the same problem.

Hi
Is it possible to boot form the CD or the drive doesnt work only in the Windows?
Possibly, that the drive is dead and you need a new one.
How did you manage the drive issue first time?

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