Odd Computer problem (CD drive)

[Will Wood]

Put a CD in.....Nothing happens for about 5 seconds. Then it ejects the CD. It's not reading it or something. Any one know what I could do to fix this?

Creative Labs 52X if it helps any.

[lopxtc]

Try to disable autorun for that cd-rom ... its should be under my_computer right click on the drive and select properties ... something like that.

Try that and see if the problem persists.

Aaron

[krafty]

Just one CD or every one you try? If it's just one CD, maybe it's damaged in some way.

[Will Wood]

Nope..all CDs. And something is wrong with the light thing too, usall its on no matter what, now its only flashes when opening/closing it.

[lopxtc]

Again -- try turning off auto-run ... that flashing of the light usually means the drive is trying to access the cd.

If you turn off auto-run it wont try to access the cd till you open it in a window. If something is wrong with auto-run it may not detect the auto-run file on the disk and kick it out.

Aaron

Originally posted by Will Wood
Nope..all CDs. And something is wrong with the light thing too, usall its on no matter what, now its only flashes when opening/closing it.

[Will Wood]

I'll try that when I get home.

[Will Wood]

Can't find autorun.

[Potatoboy]

I've had this happen a couple of times on me.

CD-ROM drives are high wear parts.

Sometimes they just die.
How old is it? There should be a date of manufacture on the drive.

These things are so mass produced they have a crappy lifespan.

If it's still under warranty, contact the place of purchase and/or the manufacturer. If not, you may need to find a computer store in the area and pick up a new drive. It shouldn't run you more than $50.

[Will Wood]

Not too old, I got in in Jan 2000 I think. Ima gonna try to put in another one, older but worked when it got retired to the dusty basement.

[FrAuStY]

Have you tried using a Cd-rom/Cd/DVD lense cleaner? It's a cd with a soft brush on it. You may have a lot of lent trapped in the eye and it can't read anything anymore. Has is ever been cleaned? Do you eat,drink or smoke around your pc? If you do ANY of those..I'd suggest cleaning the lense first. You can get the lense cleaning cd from walmart for like 5$.

[Will Wood]

The cleaning didn't work. Meh..just got a bunch of games too....forgot about the cd problem lol. So now I got Neverwinter nights, dungion seige, and Ghost Recon cds laying around and can't play em

[krafty]

CD Roms are cheap! Just go buy a new one... With all the pain this one has caused you, it deserves to die by the sledgehammer in your driveway.

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=278247

[Will Wood]

Hehe..Yea..I found an old cd-rom laying around I was so excited I thought I could replace mine.........then I realized its from 5 years ago and me and my brother smashed its insides all up....

I'm buying a cd burner now.

[xmetal2001]

Try a baseball bat, that fixed mine.

Or just get a new one, they are all so cheap at www.newegg.com, especailly the liteons. Not to mention they work great.