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Troubleshoot my DVD Drive. Please? - fyre - 03-05-2009
My dvd drive won't read dvds. When I put one in it makes a lot of noise and shit like it's trying to read it, but it doesn't. Any ideas? It is still showing up in Windows so it's not like it's totally fried.
Re: Troubleshoot my DVD Drive. Please? - KarthXLR - 03-05-2009
did ya google search already?
Re: Troubleshoot my DVD Drive. Please? - fyre - 03-05-2009
(03-05-2009, 08:10 PM)Ye Salty Karth link Wrote: did ya google search already?
I did, but I didn't have much success. I didn't know what to search for.
Re: Troubleshoot my DVD Drive. Please? - Blues - 03-05-2009
ur lazers stopped pew pewing.
Re: Troubleshoot my DVD Drive. Please? - Fail Medic - 03-05-2009
Can it read a CD like an audio CD?Â
Would one of those cleaning discs with that stupid little brush on it do any good, I wonder?
Re: Troubleshoot my DVD Drive. Please? - HeK - 03-07-2009
It's likely fubar, best move is to replace.
The sounds you are hearing is the drive continuously seeking, as the drive cannot read your media.
Re: Troubleshoot my DVD Drive. Please? - Blues - 03-07-2009
(03-05-2009, 10:15 PM)Blues link Wrote: ur lazers stopped pew pewing.
(03-07-2009, 01:35 AM)HeK link Wrote: It's likely fubar, best move is to replace.
The sounds you are hearing is the drive continuously seeking, as the drive cannot read your media.
YOU ALWAYS DO THIS HEK, YOU JUST HAVE TO REPHRASE EVERYTHING ALL SMART LIKE EVERY TIME TO COME OUT ON TOP. WHY DO I EVEN BOTHER, THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS HEK, AND WHY WE CAN NEVER BE MORE THAN JUST FRIENDS!
Re: Troubleshoot my DVD Drive. Please? - rumsfald - 03-07-2009
It doesn't look like anyone has suggested this yet, but it sounds like.....
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Re: Troubleshoot my DVD Drive. Please? - Luinbariel - 03-07-2009
(03-07-2009, 07:52 AM)Blues link Wrote: [quote author=Blues link=topic=2454.msg70252#msg70252 date=1236309309]
ur lazers stopped pew pewing.
(03-07-2009, 01:35 AM)HeK link Wrote: It's likely fubar, best move is to replace.
The sounds you are hearing is the drive continuously seeking, as the drive cannot read your media.
YOU ALWAYS DO THIS HEK, YOU JUST HAVE TO REPHRASE EVERYTHING ALL SMART LIKE EVERY TIME TO COME OUT ON TOP. WHY DO I EVEN BOTHER, THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS HEK, AND WHY WE CAN NEVER BE MORE THAN JUST FRIENDS!
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Did you see his title?
Re: Troubleshoot my DVD Drive. Please? - Dave - 03-07-2009
haha
Re: Troubleshoot my DVD Drive. Please? - Squishy3 - 03-07-2009
And technically, it's not the drive, if the drive was fubar it wouldn't open at all. it's the laser that went bad. but replacing a laser practically costs as much as getting a new disc drive, so there's really no point. why companies overcharge for laser eyes I will never know.
Re: Troubleshoot my DVD Drive. Please? - Dave - 03-07-2009
(03-07-2009, 04:31 PM)Squishy3 link Wrote: And technically, it's not the drive, if the drive was fubar it wouldn't open at all. it's the laser that went bad. but replacing a laser practically costs as much as getting a new disc drive, so there's really no point. why companies overcharge for laser eyes I will never know.
prevents supervillains.
Re: Troubleshoot my DVD Drive. Please? - KarthXLR - 03-07-2009
(03-07-2009, 05:00 PM)Dave link Wrote: [quote author=Squishy3 link=topic=2454.msg70512#msg70512 date=1236461518]
And technically, it's not the drive, if the drive was fubar it wouldn't open at all. it's the laser that went bad. but replacing a laser practically costs as much as getting a new disc drive, so there's really no point. why companies overcharge for laser eyes I will never know.
prevents Dave's bears.
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Re: Troubleshoot my DVD Drive. Please? - fyre - 03-07-2009
So even though Device Manager says it's fine, I'm pretty much fucked?
Are laptop dvd drives standardized, or will I have to buy one directly from Dell?
Re: Troubleshoot my DVD Drive. Please? - Squishy3 - 03-08-2009
(03-07-2009, 09:29 PM)Ye Salty Karth link Wrote: [quote author=Dave link=topic=2454.msg70518#msg70518 date=1236463231]
[quote author=Squishy3 link=topic=2454.msg70512#msg70512 date=1236461518]
And technically, it's not the drive, if the drive was fubar it wouldn't open at all. it's the laser that went bad. but replacing a laser practically costs as much as getting a new disc drive, so there's really no point. why companies overcharge for laser eyes I will never know.
prevents Dave's bears.
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[/quote]I would give you a +1 if that wouldn't bring us closer to the apocalypse.
Re: Troubleshoot my DVD Drive. Please? - KorJax - 03-08-2009
(03-07-2009, 10:06 PM)fyre link Wrote: So even though Device Manager says it's fine, I'm pretty much fucked?
Are laptop dvd drives standardized, or will I have to buy one directly from Dell?
Well if worse comes to worse you could always just buy these things:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136156
or this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151178
USB DVD drives :-*
Re: Troubleshoot my DVD Drive. Please? - rumsfald - 03-08-2009
Device manager can only tell you that the electronics are fine (controller/decoder/interface chips, etc). It won't always tell you if you have a mechanical fault (e.g., bum lazer, bum motor, broken track, broken door, etc).
Check your model to see if you have a "standard" size drive bay, if so, you might get a replacement from anywheres. Odds are, since it is a Dell, you will have a custom size bay and need to buy from them.
Re: Troubleshoot my DVD Drive. Please? - HeK - 03-08-2009
(03-07-2009, 04:31 PM)Squishy3 link Wrote: And technically, it's not the drive, if the drive was fubar it wouldn't open at all. it's the laser that went bad. but replacing a laser practically costs as much as getting a new disc drive, so there's really no point. why companies overcharge for laser eyes I will never know.
I have done this, it is not worth the time, let alone the money.
(03-08-2009, 09:13 AM)rumsfald link Wrote: Check your model to see if you have a "standard" size drive bay, if so, you might get a replacement from anywheres. Odds are, since it is a Dell, you will have a custom size bay and need to buy from them.
A good number of laptop cd/dvd drives are standard IDE slim drives, only mounted in a sled.
Depending on the model, you can swap out the guts with a generic drive. I've done this on Toshiba laptops using bits from Dell servers, and vise-versa.
Re: Troubleshoot my DVD Drive. Please? - fyre - 03-08-2009
How would I find out if it's a standard size? I kinda doubt it is, because it's fairly thin. It's an Inspiron 700m.
Re: Troubleshoot my DVD Drive. Please? - HeK - 03-08-2009
Take the drive out and look at the label. Google the model, it should say it's something like a 5 inch slim, or slimline drive.
I did a quick google on the model, it looks like a generic slimline in a sled. You can get a replacement from Newegg.
If unsure, post the brand and model here and I can confirm for you.