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    Busted CD drive

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by sgiganti, Jan 23, 2009.

  1. sgiganti

    sgiganti Newbie

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    I have a Vaio PCG-K25, I got it 4-5 yrs ago. A couple weeks ago the CD drive stopped working. When I put any type of cd into it, it spins and makes the noise like its trying to read it but it thinks all cd's are blank. I have tried a lens cleaning cd but it has not helped. I also uninstalled the driver and rebooted, as well as downloading the updated driver but nothing has worked. Any further advice? Or does it sound like I just need to replace? And if I do need to replace it, does anyone know what Drive is an exact fit for replacement? Thanks for all the help.
     
    sgiganti, Jan 23, 2009
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    elijahRW Notebook Deity

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    Perhaps the lens rail has gotten stuck.
    Open up the tray and use your hands to move the laser back and forth ;)
     
    elijahRW, Jan 23, 2009
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    I just tried it and no luck. Still not working. Thanks though
     
    sgiganti, Jan 23, 2009
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    shameless bump
     
    sgiganti, Jan 24, 2009
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