Turn off the power and unplug.you should wait for an hour or so since some areas of your computer can hold a charge for quite awhile. Unscrew the the cover screws and take the cover off. What I found was the data connector (the wide fat cable) was not attached to anything.
I easily found the plug for it on a board close by, plugged it in, put back the cover.and viola! Compter is made in china where quality control is usually lacking.you would think the machine would have been tested before releasing it??
Anyways that settled my proplem.have had no problems since. I have Acer Aspire 7520, bought in 2007, worked like a dream then started acting wierd in Dec '09. Failing to boot, freezing part way thru POST, then when it did boot, DVD drive disappeared and re-appeared sporadically and other such annoyances. Followed ACER1's advice and it worked for one power on, then same problems returned.
Went to local DIY store and found hardened plastic version of same screw following onantho's comment, and all seemd to be well. Now my laptop will not do ANYTHING while the DVD drive is installed. Acer have been less than useless, and I could probably buy a small island with the cash I have spent calling their tech (un)support(ive) team, so no green button, I do not have 'an' answer, I have THE answer: Steer clear of Acer. Save up and buy something good. Acer aspire model 50. Wii Sing It Rapidshare there. DVD drive dissapears.
I have an Aspire 7551G. Shortly after upgrading to Windows 10 my cd/dvd drive is gone. If I put a cd in the drive nothing happens. Acer dvd/cd not there. Windows 8.1 - CD/DVD drive missing; DVD Drive Repair. Acer aspire model 50. DVD drive dissapears.
It's actually a manufacturing problem. The dvd metal case atually touches the the interior metal case of the laptop causing a shortcircuit. Flash Player On Ps Vita. Marvell Network Card Driver. Solution: Remove The DVD drive from its place by removing the screw of the drive from the back of laptop and then pull the drive gently out from the laptop case. At the end of DVD case you can see the metalic extension, with a little hole. Cover that entire area with something, I used a sticker, but let that hole free, so you can put the screw back in once you put the DVD drive back in to the laptop case. If your DVD drive has no other defects, it should work. It's a common problem to all Acer Aspire 5 series (5100, 5101, 5020, etc etc).
Hi, The problem isn't the drive, or a Sony big brother association to the RIAA, it has to do with the crappy software Acer includes and forces you to run on the laptop! I have fixed my laptop and hope this helps any of you out there! I have had many and MULTIPLE issues with the Acer 5100.