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    Dell Inspiron CD/DVD intermittly

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by golfman8, Oct 31, 2008.

  1. golfman8

    golfman8 Newbie

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    My Dell Inspiron 4100 CD/DVD is running slow or not running at all at times and then sometimes it works fine. Do these go bad? It is a Sony 16X removable drive. :mad:
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    try cleaning the lens on the optical drive with some rubbing alcohol on a q-tip.
    swirl the q-tip gently on the lens in a circular motion until the lens is clean. That should help fix the problem. If the problem still occurs, it may be time for a replacement optical drive.

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