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General Category => Off the Record => Computer Affairs => Topic started by: Sahib on December 21, 2009, 09:16:24 PM

Title: Dvd drive issues
Post by: Sahib on December 21, 2009, 09:16:24 PM
It stopped working. Then it come back to life. Then stopped working again, but at the moment is working fine. What's going on and should I worry?
Title: Re: Dvd drive issues
Post by: DontSayBanana on December 21, 2009, 10:50:06 PM
Desktop or laptop?  Desktop DVD drives are so cheap now that when they die, it just makes more sense to replace them.
Title: Re: Dvd drive issues
Post by: derspiess on December 22, 2009, 10:33:47 PM
Yeah, I'd plop down the $25 & replace it rather than spend any time troubleshooting.
Title: Re: Dvd drive issues
Post by: Sahib on December 23, 2009, 07:36:08 AM
It's a laptop thought, and replacing would void the guaranty.
Title: Re: Dvd drive issues
Post by: Grey Fox on December 23, 2009, 07:55:20 AM
Have you tried to clean it ? When it stop working, what does it mean? Stops turning? Stop reading dvds but cds still work? Other way around?
Title: Re: Dvd drive issues
Post by: Sahib on December 23, 2009, 10:10:50 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on December 23, 2009, 07:55:20 AM
Have you tried to clean it ? When it stop working, what does it mean? Stops turning? Stop reading dvds but cds still work? Other way around?

It wouldn't open or read discs.  I had to open it manually using that little hole thing.
Title: Re: Dvd drive issues
Post by: Josquius on December 24, 2009, 04:53:54 PM
Sounds like a loose wire to me. But you've opened it you say so seems not...very odd.
Title: Re: Dvd drive issues
Post by: Sahib on December 24, 2009, 05:03:57 PM
Yeah and it actually works right now... just installed Office from CD.