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| Thread ID: 64265 | 2005-12-09 04:25:00 | CD/DVD Drive recognises disc sometimes... | Bruiser_NZ (9395) | Press F1 |
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| 411344 | 2005-12-09 04:25:00 | I've recently changed my OS from Win98 to Win2000 (clean install) and discovered that every now and again, the CD/DVD drive won't recognise that there is a disc in it. If I reboot with the disc in, then it's fine and can read it etc. But often if I open it and change a disc, it will say there's nothing in it and 'please insert disc...' Seems strange that it has just happened since a clean install by a computer company. I doubt that it just decided to become faulty on that particular day... Everything else is fine... I have the latest firmware & no faults showing in the device manager. Seeing as the drive only about 10 mths old I guess I could get it swapped, but unless there's a simple answer...? Cheers. |
Bruiser_NZ (9395) | ||
| 411345 | 2005-12-09 04:47:00 | Welcome to PressF1 :) Does the CD/DVD drive spin up when you put the disk in? |
Jen (38) | ||
| 411346 | 2005-12-09 07:10:00 | Yes it does and the light flashes. I even tried uninstalling InCD but it still does it randomly. | Bruiser_NZ (9395) | ||
| 411347 | 2005-12-09 21:42:00 | Have you ever run a lens cleaner CD on the drive ? If not it wouldn't hurt to try one, they are not expensive and may fix the problem |
WhiteWolf4 (3713) | ||
| 411348 | 2005-12-10 06:11:00 | Thanks - might give it a try. | Bruiser_NZ (9395) | ||
| 411349 | 2005-12-11 03:36:00 | I have this problem on a few occasions and have researched the hell out of it and the conclusion is that is a problem with win2k. If you look in your event log you will see warnings about the cdrom drive, normally something about a timeout or disconnect. You can minimize the problem by disabling the removable storage service, as it can get unhappy, and rather forgetful about what cd was last in the drive. |
ughnz (8297) | ||
| 411350 | 2005-12-11 09:00:00 | Couldn't find any ref in the event viewer. BTW, how do I disable the removable storage service? Thanks. | Bruiser_NZ (9395) | ||
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