Help, my dvd-rom isn't reading anything
By moonchild1au
@moonchild1au (6237)
Australia
December 21, 2010 6:05am CST
My dvd-rom likes to work only when it wants to & at the moment it is choosing not to read any type of disc whether it be dvd's, cd's or data/software discs! I have checked it out & my computer is telling me that it is functioning properly 
Do you have any suggestions as to how I can fix this problem?
Do you have any suggestions as to how I can fix this problem?1 person likes this
3 responses
@bajikumar (13)
• India
21 Dec 10
i think you ic or the eye of the dvd-rom is gone! you need to replace it immediately , otherwise the problem will increases
@moonchild1au (6237)
• Australia
23 Dec 10
this happened another time & when I needed to get my computer competely reformatted, it worked again after that.
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
21 Dec 10
It's possible that all you need to do is to clean the lens. You can buy cleaning kits (a dummy disk, some fluid and a few Q-tips) which will do the job.
The more serious alternative is that it is losing its tracking. This could be due to dirt or it could be mechanical wear or (less likely) a firmware problem. To resolve it would likely mean dismantling the drive and it would probably be cheaper just to buy a new drive.
Some drives do have tracking problems when trying to read R/RW disks created on another drive but this doesn't sound as though it is your problem.
Try cleaning the head/lens first!
@moonchild1au (6237)
• Australia
23 Dec 10
Thanks for the ideas...as soon as I find my cleaning cd, I will put it in my dvd-rom to try & clean it otherwise I will buy one.
