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disk drive problems!

Started by fiction · 15 Dec 2007 · 11 posts survive · see it on the Wayback Machine

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fictionPromoters
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Posted: 15 Dec 2007, 2:11pmSubject: disk drive problems!
alright ive got a laptop and every time u put a cd/dvd in it wont open the disc.

it wont read any discs, maybe the odd music one.

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Posted: 15 Dec 2007, 3:38pmSubject: Re: disk drive problems!
Blow the dust out

Check the laser is not covered in filth
darkydarkPosts: 32
Posted: 16 Dec 2007, 3:30pmSubject: Re: disk drive problems!
Sounds like the drives f**ked. Time to replace it/get it replaced (depending on how technical you are with these things).
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Posted: 16 Dec 2007, 4:58pmSubject: Re: disk drive problems!
You push a button and the whole drive pops out

Call up Dell spare parts with your service tag and get a quote on a replacement drive. The last replacement DVD-RW we had to get for a Dell lappie was around $200

You can get an external drive for much less, but then its not really portable
fictionPromoters
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Posted: 17 Dec 2007, 10:09amSubject: Re: disk drive problems!
is it possible to un instal and re install the old drive?  would this maybe fix any problems?  do u need to re install it with the software?
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asylumPosts: 447
Posted: 17 Dec 2007, 10:18amSubject: Re: disk drive problems!
Its probably not a software issue simmo, more like a hardware problem.

..your o/s has drivers for it, wont need to reinstall it.

Probably needs a good clean with one of those laser cleaning kits


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Flukeis Beardface
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Posted: 17 Dec 2007, 10:23amSubject: Re: disk drive problems!
as mylo said, clean the laser

get a cotton tip, dust the laser, then put metho on the other end and give it a scrub

most definitely this will fix it, audio is a more coarse read than data, so dusty head wont read more fine data discs

the laser head should be on the bit that pops out when you load a disc

trust the computer tech and the computer nut sparky and just clean it  icon_wink
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fictionPromoters
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Posted: 17 Dec 2007, 11:06amSubject: Re: disk drive problems!
nice work .  ill try it tonight.  get out the metho!
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Posted: 19 Dec 2007, 11:46amSubject: Re: disk drive problems!
wicked, i blew out the dust and she works again. cheers massive
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Posted: 19 Dec 2007, 4:54pmSubject: Re: disk drive problems!
does this mean you can watch rob and big now?
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Posted: 20 Dec 2007, 12:28pmSubject: Re: disk drive problems!
no, this was the laptop drive in rebels computer

that rob and big disk is useless in my pc. i do have a mac now maybe it will work in that
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