My laptop's CD/DVD-RW drive has been acting really funny. I'd call someone to fix my computer but it's strange that it just happened all of a sudden. Whenever I put a CD or DVD in the drive, the computer makes a weird humming noise like it's trying to read the disk and then gives up. The computer then says that there isn't anything in the drive. I don't know if I need to repair the drive or if it's something I can fix myself.
2006-07-09 12:55:40 · 6 answers · asked by Trying To Be Helpful 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
I tried many different cds and it's been like this for a while
2006-07-09 13:07:57 · update #1
The lens reader might have a piece of dust on it. It's a circle with a plastic covering inside the CD tray. Get a good can of dust blaster to try to remove it. There is a CD cleaner that comes with a CD with small brushes on it to remove lint from this lens reader. If it still doesn't work, then Best Buy and Tiger Direct have some good replacments.
2006-07-09 13:11:32 · answer #1 · answered by alfredenuemann98195 5 · 3⤊ 8⤋
You might need a new drive. I had to replace a drive because it could no longer burn cds. However, there have been days when my computer wouldn't recognize cds in the drive, especially if they were blank cd-r's, but then the problem always magically fixed itself with time.
2006-07-09 20:00:37 · answer #2 · answered by Jeff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe your CD/DVD-RW lens where burned or bubbled up due to heat that the lens is creating. try also to open up the cd drive case and check it if a dust is build up on the lens, thats why the lens cant read the disc, it even spins up fast and it does not read a data on it. if the lens is burned up, take the drive off and replace it.
2006-07-09 20:08:00 · answer #3 · answered by helpdesk_tech2006 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try blowing out the cd drive with compressed air and buy a cd cleaner. Mine does this when it gets too dusty to read.
:-)
2006-07-09 20:02:53 · answer #4 · answered by Suzette A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first u should try different cd's in this drive.. if the problems stays the same.. u should get a cd cleaner.. its a blank cd with liquid to put some on it and try it with ur cd-rom.
if its not fixed.. contact ur company who sold it to u!
2006-07-09 20:03:15 · answer #5 · answered by HornySmile 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your computer is acting funny, you should play along and laugh each time it calls a joke...
...may need some TLC
2006-07-09 20:02:59 · answer #6 · answered by mary_not_cathy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋