my D drive which is a cd-rw drive is not reading when i put a disk in it or when i open up windows explorer to look at it, i have no idea whats wrong with it.
i use windows xp sp 2 home edition
i mostly use it to play games, so its used often
i havent installed any hardware
and there are no drivers that i have installed today, it was working yesterday.
the drive came with the computer and the computer is about 2 years old
dell use cheap low-quality hardware too maximise profits. the laser has probably died so you need to buy a new drive. They are only about £20 or $30USD where do you live??
sounds like it would of been cheaper for you to of built by yourself it normally is anyway. my gaming rig cost me £1600 on dell the same computer with all the stupid extras was £3400