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    Problem with CD/DVD Drive

    Discussion in 'HP' started by joseph10444, Jan 23, 2010.

  1. joseph10444

    joseph10444 Notebook Geek

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    when my recovery disks wouldn't burn, i thought it was teh fault of software or just a one time thing..

    but it wasn't


    i tried to even backup my swsetup folder thruogh the use of the dvd drive but it went raellllly slow (~700kb/s) and froze in the middle.. now i cant even burn a video dvd becase the software states that i hvae no recorder when i do.. (using free dvdvideosoft)

    it's an hp cddvdw ts-l633m ata device on an amd turion ii m500 mobile processor, 4gb ram, 500 gb hdd laptop
     
    joseph10444, Jan 23, 2010
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    Th3_uN1Qu3 Notebook Deity

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    The laser's gone bad. Unfortunately it's a quite common occurence especially in laptop drives. There's little you can do to fix it, you'll need to buy a replacement drive.
     
    Th3_uN1Qu3, Jan 23, 2010
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    joseph10444 Notebook Geek

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    does the dvd writing laser have anything to do with the reading laser? because the reading works fine, i am able to play dvds perfectly

    thanks for your answer!!!
     
    joseph10444, Jan 24, 2010
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