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Thread ID: 95454 2008-12-07 02:27:00 CD/DVD Drive Won't Work JohnnyR (9277) Press F1
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726377 2008-12-07 02:27:00 My CD/DVD drive has occasionally not been reading discs for the past 2 months but it's now stopped altogether. The disc seems to be found in "My Computer" but the computer can't read it.

I'm assuming the drive has died. Any other ideas?

Thanks

JR
JohnnyR (9277)
726378 2008-12-07 03:45:00 Rebooting with the disc in the drive? What error does it give you? Tried a firmware update? Is it burnt-only discs that fail, or regular CD / DVD's? DVD-Video discs? Audio CD's? Chilling_Silence (9)
726379 2008-12-07 04:38:00 Have you tried a cleaner disk they have a little brush built in that cleans the optics and some software that tests the drive, I've been using one for years. Also you say the disk shows up in my computer do you mean the drive or does it read the title of the disk? jinja_thom (4306)
726380 2008-12-07 18:46:00 Thanks for your comments.

The computer only reads the drive, not anything on the disc.

Yes I've got a cleaner but I can't get it to operate.

JR
JohnnyR (9277)
726381 2008-12-07 19:26:00 maybe time for a replacement drive GameJunkie (72)
726382 2008-12-07 20:20:00 It has passed its used by date. Time for a new one. FoxyMX (5)
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