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    DVD/CD Drive Not Reading

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by kirkie, Jul 3, 2008.

  1. kirkie

    kirkie Notebook Geek

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    I have found that if I put a disc in my DVD/CD drive it doesn't get read by my computer. I can hear it just going round.

    Any ideas please?

    I have an Acer Aspire 5610 on Vista.

    Thanks in advance.
     
    kirkie, Jul 3, 2008
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  2. kirkie

    kirkie Notebook Geek

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    Just an update. I have tried a DVD and that works....
     
    kirkie, Jul 3, 2008
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  3. f4ding

    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    Does the CD works in other optical drive?
     
    f4ding, Jul 3, 2008
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  4. kirkie

    kirkie Notebook Geek

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    Do you mean on another computer? If so yes it does.
     
    kirkie, Jul 3, 2008
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    andyasselin Notebook Deity

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    sound like bad optical driver what model is maybe firmware upgrade some them just crap out I asume it out warrentey if not get acer send you replacement
     
    andyasselin, Jul 3, 2008
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  6. kirkie

    kirkie Notebook Geek

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    Do you want the model of the drive ot laptop?
     
    kirkie, Jul 3, 2008
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    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    Both would help, but liek he said, maybe if it is still under warranty you can get a replacement by acer. Optical drive is always a bit tricky.
     
    f4ding, Jul 4, 2008
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    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    $50 replacement burner (not made by acer) would be my choice... it the warranty is expired...

    NEC/SONY/OPTIARC carry 1 yr warranty on DVD burners... while most companys only offer 90 day warranties
     
    bigozone, Jul 5, 2008
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  10. kirkie

    kirkie Notebook Geek

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    Just to let you know that I replaced this with a new one and it hasn't rectified the fault.
     
    kirkie, Jul 28, 2008
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    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    with a CD DISK in the new drive,,, what shows up under the DRIVE ICON inside MY COMPUTER? does the disks title show up? what info is given when you right/click on the drive and select properties?
     
    bigozone, Jul 28, 2008
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  12. kirkie

    kirkie Notebook Geek

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    For your info.
     

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  13. kirkie

    kirkie Notebook Geek

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    Right just to let you all know I managed to do a clean install of Vista from my DVD that it came with. The good news is that it fixed the DVD/RW not working problem, however.....

    I used Acronis Image 11 to restore my hard drive and it isn't working again....
     
    kirkie, Aug 4, 2008
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  14. f4ding

    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    I seriously don't know what the solution is. But did you try asking the people at CD freaks (cdfreaks.com) maybe?
     
    f4ding, Aug 4, 2008
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  15. kirkie

    kirkie Notebook Geek

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    I have sorted it by just installing each program seperately...
     
    kirkie, Aug 6, 2008
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  16. f4ding

    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    So what is the problem?
     
    f4ding, Aug 6, 2008
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  17. kirkie

    kirkie Notebook Geek

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    I have no idea what the problem was. I managed to get a DVD to work that re-installed windows, but all the Acer items are missing such as the camera etc...
     
    kirkie, Aug 7, 2008
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    Hi,

    I had exactly the same problem twice.... and found that reinstalling Vista (twice) cured the problem... so it is a Vista problem and not a hardware issue!

    Allan
     
    thompa124, Oct 18, 2008
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    Hi kirkie,

    I have the same problem. I've just installed the Windows Vista and my CD/DVD have the same problem. How I can fix the problem with the "HL-DT-ST DVD RAM GSA-T10N ATA DEVICE" in a Aspire 5610 notebook? If you have any idea then please tell me. Thank you in advance.

    :confused:
     
    ingridseynhaeve, Sep 1, 2009
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  20. f4ding

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    I think this has been discussed in other threads too. It has nothing to do with Vista, but with Roxio cd burning program. So, if you used Roxio before you install Vista, you might want to try and reinstall the program under Vista. Or maybe you can google "roxio cd rom not found" and get something.
     
    f4ding, Sep 1, 2009
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