M1330 Optical Drive Doesn't Read Black CD's

I have black Memorex CD-R's and tried loading them into the optical drive but it doesn't read them. I tried many other CD-R's (different brands and not black) and had no problem. I also tried the black Memorex CD's on another computer and they loaded fine so I don't see an issue with the CD's.

Is anyone else experiencing this problem? Does anyone know of a compatibility issue with using black CD's on the m1330 optical drive?

I don't think this is a serious issue since I can just stop using black cd's but i don't want problems arising in the future in case there is a problem with my optical drive.

Thanks!

 

lol your cd drive is racist. nah i dont know maybe it was an issue penetrating the black paint

 

Funny that, I am also having that problem. The disc spins up, clicks and then spins down. This happens three times before the drive gives up and stops trying.
If you find a fix, post here!

 

At a guess, the bulk bought budget drives they put in the machines might not be able to read/write through the fancy discs darker coating.

Although to be fair to Dell, who really cares if their discs are black?!


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Did I just sound terribly 'e-sist'?

 

"Although to be fair to Dell, who really cares if their discs are black?!"

so if you happen to have software on black discs you're out of luck? such as, for example, Old PS1 discs which never came in any other colour..

perhaps it's just a case of changing the drive settings? i know that PS2 Discs used to not work on my old Desktop unless i forced the CD drive to spin faster than it wanted to (the PS2 discs were essentially watermarked CD's, with less Data-Density, so a drive wouldn't read them without spinning faster than a normal CD).

theres loads of free programs on the web that let you change the CD Spin speed, perhaps try setting it a little higher than normal and seeing if the discs work?

 

You're kidding right?