Woo, just another DVD rom problem [Archive]

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leishi85

30 Sep 2003, 7:57pm

i have had my dvd rom (artec 16x) for about 1 year now, just recently all of a sudden, it doesn't read any CD or DVDs anymore, if i put it in the DVD rom, it trys to read it, and then after a while u try to access that cd or dvd, it will just ask to insert a cd or DVD

what is wrong with this??

DVD is connect to the onboard(8rda+) ide 1, set as master.

Preacher

30 Sep 2003, 8:42pm

Sounds like a plain-old hardware failure to me. I had a Pioneer that had the same thing happen to it. Luckily, I bought it from NewEgg and just RMA'ed it.

Gobbles

30 Sep 2003, 8:44pm

try another IDE cable before forking out for a new dvd drive...

gob

leishi85

30 Sep 2003, 8:54pm

tried all the usualy tricks, and it was just over it's RMA period, like couple weeks over, damnit, time for a new drive.

TheSmJ

30 Sep 2003, 10:15pm

Try cleaning it? I have to run a cleaner CD through both my drives every month, else I get the same symptoms as you're getting.

Enverex

30 Sep 2003, 10:41pm

This happened to my Yamaha. Just took it apart, dusted and hoovered it and yay, it worked perfectly again.

NS

leishi85

30 Sep 2003, 10:50pm

woo , maybe i can try take it apart, and dust it.

I tried the disc cleaning thingy, the thing is that it wouldn't even recongize the disc, so i can play the track that's suppose to clean teh lasers, so that didn't work.

Armo

30 Sep 2003, 10:52pm

NightShade737 said
This happened to my Yamaha. Just took it apart, dusted and hoovered it and yay, it worked perfectly again.

NS

hit on what i was about to say, try cleaning it :)

Enverex

30 Sep 2003, 10:54pm

Head cleaners dont do **** to be honest, the only thing that does it a complete dissasembly maintenance of it. Tried many different head cleaners on many different drives and readers. Result = **** all.

NS

leishi85

30 Sep 2003, 10:57pm

thanks for the inputs, i will try it after i get home today.
(have to go to school tonight, some stupid NHS dessert)

seversphere

2 Oct 2003, 12:52am

grease the rail that the optical unit slides on. Should be a long silver rail that has thick threads like a screw

common problem common solution

leishi85

19 Oct 2003, 1:26am

yes after a long time i finally had the time to fix my dvd rom today, and it works now, thanks for everyone that helped.

now i got another problem i will start another thread.