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My CD/DVD drive (optical drive?) is not reading anything i put into it! It
makes the same sounds that it always makes when I insert a new CD, but then
nothing happens. It does not ask if I want to open it in Windows media player
or any other program. So I tried opening all my programs manually, but still
it does not show that anything is in the drive. Please help, I cannot
understand why it would be doing this out of nowhere!
Thank you so much!!
The drive could be dirty or may have failed.
I run a CD/DVD cleaner disk once a month to keep the dust/dirt from
buillding up on the heads.
Some disagree with using the cleaner disks, but I have not found it to be a
problem.
Thank you very much, I just tried that, but there still seems to be a
problem. Do you have any other ideas of what it could be? Thank you so much
for your help!
Replace the drive. It has died.
Oh thank you, that is not good news :(
I am very new at this, do you know what is the best way to replace this
drive? and for the cheapest? I am no longer covered under warranty :(
Thanks a lot for your help!
Well, since I don't see where you said this is a laptop or a desktop I can'
only suggest:
1. If a laptop, call the laptop mftr. to purchase the part. Replacing a
laptop optical drive is easy and will probably cost around $50.
2. If a desktop, go to your favorite online or brick-and-mortar store and
buy a new DVD-RW. It will cost around $30-60 depending on where you buy it.
Very easy to put in.