Solve : CD Rom not reading cd's?

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Answer» Hi, I am running windowXP - I have a burner (set as my primary) and a Aopen cd drive - everything was working wonderful til one day my cd drive decided not to work. I have been able to do everything off my burner, but WOULD like to get the cd drive up and running. Windows recognizes my drive (cd-950E/TKU) and tells me that it is working properly. Occassionally I can play audio cd's - but there is no rhyme or reason on when and why. Lately it been more not playing them then playing them. :-? Can someone please help me with this. Have you tried going to the control panel in device manager,expanding DVD/CDROM Drives,right click on the Aopen, click update driver<> or,uninstall then REBOOT and let Windows reinstall it? ALSO,you may need to clean the Cd-Rom Drive.Test it on another PC. Same results? Replace the unit.How old is the drive? Has it had a hard life? Sometimes they just fail. Luckily they are quite inexpensive.Ditto Raptor Alan <>< Yes I have uninstalled it and window did find it. I did try a different cd rom and it does the same thing. :-/Quote Yes I have uninstalled it and window did find it. I did try a different cd rom and it does the same thing. :-/ Please explain...does this mean that you tried another CDRom drive and it did not work ? ? If so here's what it could be in no order... Bad IDE cable CD + DVD not jumpered correctly. IDE channel is wonked on that board. patio. 8-)And that is why he was encouraged to try that drive in another machine before chunking it.Understood. But he kinda said he tried another CD unit and it didn't work...the google translator didn't make it clear. patio. 8-)Are you sure the Google Translator has been dusted off? How about some compressed air?Me again.... I took the CD rom out and tried a new CD rom in the machine - the new CD rom did the same thing. I did use compressed air and no CHANGE. My assumption is the cables - which one should I start with IDE? I'm thinking the DVD/CD is jumped correctly as this used to work - it just quite one day. I don't think the IDE Channel is wonked as my other drive still works. Any other suggestions for me?You need to list ALL drives, how they are cable, and how they are jumpered.

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Hi,
I am running windowXP - I have a burner (set as my primary) and a Aopen cd drive - everything was working wonderful til one day my cd drive decided not to work. I have been able to do everything off my burner, but WOULD like to get the cd drive up and running. Windows recognizes my drive (cd-950E/TKU) and tells me that it is working properly. Occassionally I can play audio cd's - but there is no rhyme or reason on when and why. Lately it been more not playing them then playing them. :-? Can someone please help me with this. Have you tried going to the control panel in device manager,expanding DVD/CDROM Drives,right click on the Aopen, click update driver<> or,uninstall
then REBOOT and let Windows reinstall it?

ALSO,you may need to clean the Cd-Rom Drive.Test it on another PC. Same results? Replace the unit.How old is the drive? Has it had a hard life? Sometimes they just fail. Luckily they are quite inexpensive.Ditto Raptor

Alan <>< Yes I have uninstalled it and window did find it. I did try a different cd rom and it does the same thing. :-/Quote

Yes I have uninstalled it and window did find it. I did try a different cd rom and it does the same thing. :-/

Please explain...does this mean that you tried another CDRom drive and it did not work ? ?

If so here's what it could be in no order...

Bad IDE cable
CD + DVD not jumpered correctly.
IDE channel is wonked on that board.

patio. 8-)And that is why he was encouraged to try that drive in another machine before chunking it.Understood. But he kinda said he tried another CD unit and it didn't work...the google translator didn't make it clear.

patio. 8-)Are you sure the Google Translator has been dusted off? How about some compressed air?Me again....
I took the CD rom out and tried a new CD rom in the machine - the new CD rom did the same thing.
I did use compressed air and no CHANGE.
My assumption is the cables - which one should I start with IDE?

I'm thinking the DVD/CD is jumped correctly as this used to work - it just quite one day.
I don't think the IDE Channel is wonked as my other drive still works.

Any other suggestions for me?You need to list ALL drives, how they are cable, and how they are jumpered.

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