cd rom drive

[oli]

ok i have a bog standard dvd rom drive and it is died. if i put a game, dvd, audio cd it does nothing. the light flickers on and off for a minute but the computer does not think that there is neting in it. it is a jmls XJ-HD166S. i dont know what to do with it. i have also just updated the firmware/drivers.

[Capman]

Did it stop working before or after you updated the firmware/drivers?

If it stopped before, have you tried a lens cleaner?

Try removing it from device manager and restart the computer, it might reinstall itself and be ok.

 

It may be time for a new drive though.

[Eldmannen]

I agree alot with CaPMan, excellent advice.

 

If you consider buy a new one, maybe you should look into one with write capability, I heard they're pretty cheap nowadays...

[oli]

well i have 2 the other one is a cd writer its just the other one has died

[Andavari]

Usually when they die they stay dead no matter what remedy you try, also applying an unofficial firmware that isn't from the drive manufacturer is an easy way to kill a drive.

 

The thing that killed my beloved and charished Toshiba DVD drive was ripping some 2000 plus audio CD's, it didn't last a year because of that. I miss that drive dearly since it was the best one I ever used for securely ripping audio CD's.