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    My dvd drive is acting strange

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by londez, Jul 6, 2009.

  1. londez

    londez Notebook Evangelist

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    Today I've been having alot of problems with my dvd drive and now it's not working.

    First, I noticed that it wouldn't always read dvds when I put them in. I would have to put a dvd in twice before it would read it. Then I was in the middle of ripping a dvd with dvdshrink 3.2 and it just stopped working altogether; I couldn't even open by pressing the button. I had to put a paperclip in the little hole on the side. The bios detected it when I turned it on, but when I go into My Computer, it doesn't show up. It's also automatically ejecting.

    Update: as I am writing this, I popped it back in after it ejected and I can hear it spinning. Also, I didn't start having these issues until I started using dvdshrink 3.2

    Does anybody have any ideas as to what could be wrong?

    New update: just restarted my computer; it's working again. very strange
     
    londez, Jul 6, 2009
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  2. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    I would take it out and re-seat it, also cleaning up the laser reader.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jul 7, 2009
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