Honda_Boy Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Well like the title says it stopped reading DVD's but it still reads CD-ROM. I was trying to play Colin McRae Rally 2005 but the game told me to insert the disc, well it was in. Well just for the heck of it, I put in a movie and it couldn't read it either. What would cause this.By the way it's on my Compaq the drive is a Samsung DVD-ROM SD-616QBy the way my CD-RW has a strange prob where I have to try a few times before it'll open when there is no disc, it opens fine when there is a disc though. No biggy just slightly annoying. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Honda_Boy Posted February 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Also yes I have restarted the system, like 5 times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xxkbxx Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Also yes I have restarted the system, like 5 times.signs point to bad drive Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Honda_Boy Posted February 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 I've even updated the firmware. But would it still be able to read cd-rom and audio cds? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xxkbxx Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 I've even updated the firmware. But would it still be able to read cd-rom and audio cds?I know that drives use different lasers to burn discs then they do to read - maybe it is like that for dvd's o your'sIn the past I've seen a dvd burner drive that read and burnt everything except it could not see data CD's - it took a reload to fix it... good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HPoirot36 Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 I could be wrong but I think I read somewhere that the drive uses a different laser for CD than for DVD because the two have data burnt at different depths. The laser,of course,has to focus at that depth.Buy a new drive they are dirt cheap now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Honda_Boy Posted February 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 (edited) well I've fixed it. I replaced it with a Lite-On from Walmart. Even the autoplay works correctly unlike the one I bought for the main computer. i think that is an OS prob. Also remeber the CD-RW drive prob with it not opening right. well I moved it to the bottom and put the new DVD-ROM on top. Now the CD-RW has now probs opening. Go figure.* scratch the part about the CD-RW it just doesn't have quite as much trouble but still jams a little. Edited February 28, 2006 by Honda_Boy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 in regards to the cd-rw drive, it sounds like there might be a little dust buildup on the gears inside. that is usually what causes that. take a can of compressed air and blow it out when it's open, see if that helps. if not then it could be a lubrication problem. which it would then be best just to replace the cd-rw drive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Honda_Boy Posted February 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 actaully what it does is I push the button you hear try to open but it does't I just keep pushing the button till it does open. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragon Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 then your problem is lubrication related. dust built up on it, and now the gears can't engage properly to open it on the first run. If you have pets, or dont' dust very frequently, that happens quite often. I have gone through 3 cd-rw's on my machine in the last 7 years because of that issue. Dang dog. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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