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    HELP! My E1505 no longer reads/writes CDs!!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by dave_b, Aug 16, 2008.

  1. dave_b

    dave_b Notebook Enthusiast

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    How's it going everyone,

    Just today my Inspiron stopped reading any CD that was put in the drive. You can hear it spin for a quick second, then stop, and spin again, and stop, and so on. I can no longer burn any CD because a dialogue box says to insert a brand new CD, but every CD I put in is brand new. It's the same CDs I've always used when writing CDs. Can someone please help me out??

    I've already tried uninstalling the driver for the drive and then restarted...but that didn't fix it. It's still doing the same thing. Help!
     
    dave_b, Aug 16, 2008
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  2. f4ding

    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    CD Drive is really an enigma. Pretty much nobody knows one exact solution for each symptom it shows...it could be anything. But from your description, you can try to clean the laser of the drive. If that doesn't help, it seems like your drive is defective now. Time for a warranty call...
     
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  3. monty2793

    monty2793 Newbie

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    maybe you need a new CD drive?
     
    monty2793, Aug 16, 2008
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