I was using DVD Decrypter to burn an ISO and realised that I had picked the wrong one. I used the abort function and Decrypter continued to run for a while after acknowldging the abort. I then had a quick powercut causing the computer to reboot.
Now the DVD drive won't read any DVDs and is scratching any I put in while making a clicking noise (technical I know!). It appears it is trying to finish off whatever Decrypter was doing when I'd asked it to abort.
I can get CDs to work but only after the drive has clicked a few times and scratched the disks. If I close the disk tray without a disk in it it still makes the clicking noise for a minute as if it is looking for a disk to maul.
How do I stop the drive thinking it has something to finish off (I have rebooted a couple of times)??
2006-10-11 00:57:44 · 2 answers · asked by Ork1927 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
When your computer rebooted, it forgot all about what it was doing when the power cut out. Sounds like there is something physically wrong with the drive itself.
2006-10-11 01:01:33 · answer #1 · answered by IT Pro 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the DVD drive has gone bad, save yourself from disaster, change the drive a new one will not cost you as much as the Cd's it will now maul,while trying to resolve the issue.
2006-10-11 02:39:50 · answer #2 · answered by john n 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋