About 4 weeks ago my cd drive started to screw up. Sometimes it didn't scan my TFT, but mostly it did. I didn't think much of it until like 2 weeks later, my CD just plain wasnt scanned at all. I then tried everything i knew: reinstalling my CD Drive manually, using troubleshooter, unplugging the drive then replugging it, etc., but it still won't work. DEvice manager says its fine, but it still won't scan. Probably the only solution left is to buy a new CD Drive but im hoping to see if i can fix it without buying anything. I use a Mitsumi CR-48x GTE by the way.
All_StarZ 0 Newbie Poster
pcschrottie 1 Posting Whiz in Training
Sometimes it didn't scan my TFT, but mostly it did
???? Your CD-ROM drive is scanning your Monitor? Or what do you mean with 'TFT'?
Since CD-ROM drives don't have the brightest future, they are very cheap. Buy a new one I would say.
Michael
All_StarZ 0 Newbie Poster
I meant frozen throne, for wc3, and i want to see if i can fix it without buying a new one
Catweazle 140 Grandad Team Colleague
Do other CDs get recognised correctly? If so, then clean the CD in question, or have the scratches removed from it.
All_StarZ 0 Newbie Poster
Well i only use my warcraft cd for most of the time, but before it stopped scanning completely, it stopped scanning cds containing vid files. So the problem must be the drive, and not the cd. also, when i put a cd in, the light flashes for 2 secs, then it stops.
Catweazle 140 Grandad Team Colleague
Please pop a software program CD in the drive and let us know if it is detected. Please try with a data CD and let us know if THAT is detected and read.
If no CDs at all get detected, please tell us which version of Windows you use, so that we can assist you in determining if it is actually the drive at fault. In the vast majority of cases such as yours, the drive itself is usually quite OK.
All_StarZ 0 Newbie Poster
well nothing got detected, and i use windows xp pro.
Catweazle 140 Grandad Team Colleague
Look for software which loads into the system tray are (Such as the 'Disk Detector' for Creative soundcards or other similar software) and disable it from loading at startup.
Uninstall CD burning software
Right-Click 'My Computer' and choose Hardware > devoce Manager. Uninstall the CD/DVD drives from there.
Reboot and allow the drives to be detected and reinstalled. See if the CDs autodetect then.
All_StarZ 0 Newbie Poster
3 responses: 1: no software of the kind u mentioned above. 2: i didnt install my burner software yet 3: i tried what u told me to do and it didnt work
All_StarZ 0 Newbie Poster
oh yeah another thing: drive rotates the discs, but doesn't scan
pcschrottie 1 Posting Whiz in Training
Is there a second computer that you could test it with? If it fails on a second computer, then it's very likely that your CD-ROM is broken.
Michael
All_StarZ 0 Newbie Poster
i dont have a second computer, yet...
Catweazle 140 Grandad Team Colleague
Using Windows XP? Try this:
Moved to the correct section, by the way.
All_StarZ 0 Newbie Poster
it couldnt detect any problems, but the problem is still there. It said "either the device is malfunctionning or windows cannot detect the problem"
Catweazle 140 Grandad Team Colleague
Borrow a drive from someone and try it out. If it works then you know that your own drive is stuffed.
All_StarZ 0 Newbie Poster
well besides that, is there anyway to fix it?
Catweazle 140 Grandad Team Colleague
Ultimate solution:
Format, and perform a clean, fresh install. If the drive is physically connected and jumpered correctly, enabled in BIOS, and it still doesn't work, then the drive is no good.
All_StarZ 0 Newbie Poster
reformat the whole freaking computer?
Catweazle 140 Grandad Team Colleague
You've eliminated the sensible alternatives as possibilities. Those are:
*Try the drive in another PC
*Try another drive in your PC.
Uninstall/reinstall of the drive doesn't help. The repair tool reports no error. Not a lot left, is there?
All_StarZ 0 Newbie Poster
i guess... well thank you for your help
All_StarZ 0 Newbie Poster
oh yeah i remembered, this happened before with another drive, a samsung dvd drive.
pratikind 0 Newbie Poster
remove cd-rom and set laser properly(take help of service eng)
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