My CD/DVD drive isn't working. Whenever I play a music CD and DVD movie, it does not read. It says "insert CD in drive" And I do have a Dell Inspiron 2200 laptop.
2006-07-20 14:41:55 · 8 answers · asked by roy9076 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
All the CDs I used are clean. And it seems that the blue lens is clean. How do I find out if the computer is reading the drive?
2006-07-20 14:55:06 · update #1
Just buy a new one they are fairly inexpensive. when i replaced mine it was under 100 bucks. Try frys electronics.
2006-07-20 14:49:28 · answer #1 · answered by michael a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lens is dirty. Try buying a cleaning cd (found in electronic section of Wal-marts or music stores). You can insert into your pc and it'll clean your lens.
2006-07-20 14:46:50 · answer #2 · answered by Mariposa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the drive just doesn't work all of a sudden, it might be because the notebook has been dropped. Something inside is probably messed up. If you have the notebook under warranty still you can call in. Don't tell them you dropped it... :) You can have a techie look at it before you consider replacing the drive.
2016-03-27 01:31:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have 2 or more optical drives, you must tell your CD/DVD player program which drive to read from. D:\ or E:\ or F:\ drive whichever drive you put the disc into!
2006-07-20 16:03:29 · answer #4 · answered by mittalman53 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your hardware list in My Computer properties to confirm your system is seeing the CD player. Also, what software are you using to play the disk?
2006-07-20 14:48:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
make sure to keep the little blue scanner clean
clean it
or make sure the disc is compatable wit the comp.
2006-07-20 14:43:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was a similar question on yahoo answers before--i am sending you the link for the same--you can check out the answers
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=AsIoA4oMLFzJII_GTlSxP_gjzKIX?qid=1006050131981
2006-07-21 19:14:15 · answer #7 · answered by Help G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like the disc reader is dirty and needs to be cleaned
2006-07-20 14:43:59 · answer #8 · answered by freak4frogs311 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋