DVD-ROM Won't Play

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-10-25 02:27pm

For some reason, my DVD-ROM drive has ceased to read discs. I can input a CD or DVD into it and see it try and read the data only to have the typical "Please insert a disk into drive F:" message come up as if there's nothing in the tray.

I doubt it's a dirty lens or anything, and when I try to install an IDE DVD-ROM 16X driver from Windows, it can't install.

Any help would be appreciated, especially as I've trawled the Net for answers for the past two hours.

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2004-10-25 04:33pm

- Have you opened the box up and checked to make sure its connected?
- Have you tried removing the drive from the device manager, and let windows reinstall it?
- Chances are it's just broken and needs replacing when it starts doing that. If it's not completely broken you could try ejecting and inserting the disk over and over again, it might work eventually (I had one like that, took about 20 minutes before it'd recognize a disk). I'd place the order for a new one pronto.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-10-25 05:34pm

InnocentBystander wrote:- Have you opened the box up and checked to make sure its connected?

No, but I doubt it's not connected since the thing has power and hasn't been knocked about or anything.

- Have you tried removing the drive from the device manager, and let windows reinstall it?

Tried that, Windows won't install the damn driver for some reason.

- Chances are it's just broken and needs replacing when it starts doing that. If it's not completely broken you could try ejecting and inserting the disk over and over again, it might work eventually (I had one like that, took about 20 minutes before it'd recognize a disk). I'd place the order for a new one pronto.

It has done this before somewhat, it'd take a few attempts, but now I can't get a single try for it to work.

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2004-10-25 05:45pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote:It has done this before somewhat, it'd take a few attempts, but now I can't get a single try for it to work.

Well you could pop that sucker open and see if something is broken and try to fix it... or you could just bite the bullet.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-10-25 06:00pm

Ordinarily, I would buy a replacement, but given I'm likely to get a new PC this Xmas/January sale, it's a bit pointless, so I guess I'm just going to have to accept it or throw a hissy fit.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-10-25 11:15pm

Check all connections?