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Cd-rom suddenly stopped reading...

Last post 10-05-2009, 4:37 PM by XtremeRevolution. 2 replies.
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  •  10-05-2009, 4:00 PM 574228

    Cd-rom suddenly stopped reading...

    Hey, I really use my Cd-drive anymore (who really does?) but it just stopped reading any disc, whether it's games, audio discs, or even empty. My computer detects it and everything looks fine, after I insert a disc nothing happens. After you see the ligt stop flashing and you click on the cd-drive it just says that there's no disc in there and it ejects, it was workin' the day before when my dad was using my computer to listenin' to the Rollin' Stones on his disc. Pretty old disc but still; I've tried using dust off on the laser with no luck.

     Anyone know what I should do before I consider wasting money on a CD lens cleaner or even on another CD-Drive? Even when I first boot up my computer (1st boot is cd-drive) it freezes when it posts saying on the bottom "boot from CD", until I eject any CD that's inside.

     Btw, it is plugged in correctly.


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  •  10-05-2009, 4:06 PM 574230 in reply to 574228

    Re: Cd-rom suddenly stopped reading...

    it's dead. replace it.

    RAWR!
  •  10-05-2009, 4:37 PM 574246 in reply to 574230

    Re: Cd-rom suddenly stopped reading...

    CheapAsianGamerGuy:
    it's dead. replace it.

     

    x2

     

    DVD-RW drives are ridiculously cheap. You can probably find some for under $25 with free shipping on newegg. 


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