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DVD RAM drive out of order, HELP!!

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Chetan1991
Chetan1991 Original post #1
Jan 18, 2008 at 7:57 PM
Hi Guys!
I have a grave problem. Some days ago, I tried writing DVDs with my DVD writer(16X SONY DVD-RAM drive) but none of them worked. Then It also stopped reading any kind of disk.I heard a faint sount in it and when I opened the drive from under and used it, I saw that after inserting the disk the motor started moving it and abruptly stopped, and then the lens started moving toward the motor, went back a little and again hit the motor. It just keeps repeating the to-and-fro movement.I had bought the drive 1 year ago and written only 2 DVDs with it(excluding the 4 which It ruined in 1 day).
::cyborg::
::cyborg:: #2
Jan 18, 2008 at 8:21 PM
ugh.... u messed up see never buy sony drive always trust liteon
Chetan1991
Chetan1991 #3
Jan 18, 2008 at 8:33 PM
@::cyborg::
now please dont taunt me yaar. Instead help me what I should do.
V
VexByte #4
Jan 19, 2008 at 11:31 AM
Seems to be like that the drive needs to be replaced. No other option.

Is it still under warranty ?
::cyborg::
::cyborg:: #5
Jan 19, 2008 at 12:04 PM
try to sell ur drive to some fool
New
New #6
Jan 19, 2008 at 2:13 PM
If Drive is in warranty period take it to the shop....
G
gulgulumaal #7
Jan 20, 2008 at 12:31 AM
Yeah..if it's in warranty period, take it back to the shop. Else try cleaning the lens (carefully..dont use force) with some spirit and a soft tipped cloth or cotton swab (now that u've opened the drive).

If this also doesnt work, just throw away the drive and get a new one. It's quite cheap nowadays.
j1n M@tt
j1n M@tt #8
Jan 20, 2008 at 12:45 AM
@cyborg

Don't trust Lite-on dat much...At first Lite-on drives were superb.I own one and I benchmarked it.Itz really cool. But lately all d drives from Lite-on shown up some kinda problems ; high vibration+sound ,spin-up time is very high, faulty burning , tray quality low and so on......

@Chetan1991

d above mentioned problem is found with all sony drives and usally this happens at d end of warranty time ,i.e. 1yr.
utsav
utsav #9
Jan 20, 2008 at 12:47 AM
A odd functions like that only thatz not a problem.if it had warranty then u cant avail it now coz u hav broken the warranty seal.get a asus 1814blt.many hav bought it and r satisfied.its more reliable than lite on
j1n M@tt
j1n M@tt #10
Jan 20, 2008 at 12:49 AM
ya, I recommend Asus SATA II DVD writer
utsav
utsav #11
Jan 20, 2008 at 1:09 AM
The model i stated is sata and lightscribe too
Chetan1991
Chetan1991 #12
Jan 20, 2008 at 1:21 PM
Thanx for your replies. I'll still try to convin ce my vendor that it hasn't been tempered with ;) . Plaese suggest me some models and their prices if I'll have to buy a new one.
j1n M@tt
j1n M@tt #13
Jan 20, 2008 at 3:51 PM
  • Lite-on LH20A1H :1.55k(Light Scribe model, don't mistake it with LH20A1P)
  • Sony SATA DRU 170S :1.7k
  • LG 20x OEM:1.25k
  • Asus SATA :2.2k