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Cd drive is not working!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/cd-drive-is-not-working.23065/

amrit1
amrit1 Original post #1
Feb 1, 2006 at 2:31 PM
I hav a combo drive
It is not writing even not reading dvds !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please help me
phatratt
Feb 1, 2006 at 5:21 PM
Bro, elobrate u'r problem properly.U have'nt mentioned which brand u r using and what type of error r u getting???
amrit1
amrit1 #3
Feb 1, 2006 at 5:49 PM
It is qsi cdrw/dvd sbw242c
it not giving any error msg
N
Feb 1, 2006 at 10:42 PM
it might be that the bus of cd-rom is loose either
from cd-rom or from motherboard .......
me too having the same prob few days back
try it out ...........i think u will get the +ve results
M
Feb 4, 2006 at 2:18 PM
if u dont use DVDs for a long time, evntually the combo doesnt read the DVDs after some time
M
Feb 4, 2006 at 2:19 PM
mayurhastak said:
if u dont use DVDs for a long time, evntually the combo doesnt read the DVDs after some time
H
h_kunte #7
Feb 4, 2006 at 4:51 PM
mayurhastak said:
if u dont use DVDs for a long time, evntually the combo doesnt read the DVDs after some time

What nonsense? Its nothing like that...Just that with prolonged periods of inactivity dust & moisture accumulates on the drive lens which needs removal. But after that drive continues to read DVDs normally...

In this case, the problem seems to be something else...Try cleaning the lens...Also see if all the cable connections are intact...Also check whether the drivers of the drive are not corrupted & hav been updated accordingly...

HK