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CD/DVD ROM not working

2 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/cd-dvd-rom-not-working.86154/

INS-ANI
INS-ANI Original post #1
Apr 24, 2008 at 12:31 PM
My CD/DVD ROM is not working properly,
whenever i insert any disc, the device doesnt read it.When i prompt it to open the disc from my computer, it says "the disc is empty"(in vista) or "insert disk" (in XP).

I won a dell inspiron 1420.
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realdan #2
Apr 24, 2008 at 3:12 PM
looks like a bad drive to me....i feel optical drives are very prone to failure...anyway, you could try using a lens cleaner(cd with brush) on it to see if it could be dirty lens...