Common Laptop CD/DVD Problems
Virtually every person using a computer will at some point encounter DVD and CD reading issues with their computer, for both desktop and laptop users. All DVD/CD players operate with the same mechanism and are all subject to similar flaws and minor problems. Like all mechanical devices these devices have a life span, and once they have lived through their designated time they typically are defunct. First, check the optical disk for scratches or any other flaws that may hinder the reading process. By exercising a few precautionary methods you can extend the life of your DVD/CD ROM.
Regular cleaning of the lens is imperative to the life and longevity of any optical disk. Dust will distort the lens and make reading the disk difficult or impossible; this is where to start with any reading problem with a DVD/CD drive. After cleaning the drive you should see a drastic improvement, and each week the same cleaning should be performed upon the drive to ensure proper functionality. Doing so will extend the life of the drive and limit the amount of problems that could occur.
Like Hard drives, a DVD/CD drive has a reader head for interpreting data stored on the disk. The best action you can take is to only leave a disk in the drive when you absolutely need to use it. Otherwise the head will continuously read and wear out prematurely. Another issue is that some manufacturer’s drives will not read other manufacturer’s disks. Try switching out the currently used disk for another company’s. For instance, if you are using a Memorex CD or DVD switch it out for a Sony or Maxell. If all else fails, find your hardware device manager and locate the drivers for the DVD/CD ROM drive. Uninstall them and then restart your computer. Upon restarting your system, Windows in this case, will reinstall the correct drivers and your DVD/CD drive will be operational again.
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my HP laptop does not read disc inserted in it,please help me out in detecting a solution to it, i use a vista operating system
Good maintenance can prevent expensive repairs or replacement costs. This simple advice on how to regularly clean your drive is very good advice. Everyone who cares about the long life of their PC or laptop should follow it.
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My laptop was fine till one day I inserted a cd of hindi movie. It started making noise. Now on insertion of cd/dvd the movie gets slow as if in slow motion. Pl help me fix the problem
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my laptop doesn’t read any dvd inserted in it after i had to formate it,please help me out in detecting a solution to it, i use an XP operating system SP3 and my laptop is hp core 2 duo
my dvd/cd drive reads perfect but will not burn and its a new drive and tried switching to differnt brand of disk cant find firmwear, lost… help please
My hp laptop stopped reading all of a sudden and has not been able to read cds ever since.what could the problem be.I use XP.The power light does not blink.
Hi. It is such a loss of time and money to wait for a remedy when we have issues with our laptops. My friends highly recommended supportrix.com.They are excellent.
i must say that i too highly recommend calling supportrix… they’re really great with computers and any related stuff… actually i found out about them from forums and blogs, so i would like to share this too…
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