one day it worked and the nex i can not play any cd.s dvd.s or games in the
oticaldrive. Windows player still woirks streaming and previously recorded
cds. Do I need t replace the optical drive? THe only sound is like an
indexing or searching that repeats over and over.
--
barry constantino

On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:17:01 -0700, barry <fairport Harbor> wrote:

>one day it worked and the nex i can not play any cd.s dvd.s or games in the
>oticaldrive. Windows player still woirks streaming and previously recorded
>cds. Do I need t replace the optical drive? THe only sound is like an
>indexing or searching that repeats over and over.


If you put a CD in the drive which contains computer information - for
example the Windows XP disk, can you see in windows explorer, a list
of files and folders ?

Cheers - Neil
------------------------------------------------
Digital Media MVP : 2004-2009
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs

No matter what type of cd or dvd I put in the drive there is no response. It
"sounds" like the drive is going back and forth mechanically seeking info
like a track, but other than that there is no indication on the monitor at
all.Thanks for trying to help.I can't use any of my cds, dvd or games until I
can get this going again. your assistance is appreciated.
--
barry constantino


"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:

> On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:17:01 -0700, barry <fairport Harbor> wrote:
>
> >one day it worked and the nex i can not play any cd.s dvd.s or games in the
> >oticaldrive. Windows player still woirks streaming and previously recorded
> >cds. Do I need t replace the optical drive? THe only sound is like an
> >indexing or searching that repeats over and over.
>
>
> If you put a CD in the drive which contains computer information - for
> example the Windows XP disk, can you see in windows explorer, a list
> of files and folders ?
>
> Cheers - Neil
> ------------------------------------------------
> Digital Media MVP : 2004-2009
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs
> .
>

On Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:28:02 -0800, barry <fairport Harbor> wrote:

>No matter what type of cd or dvd I put in the drive there is no response. It
>"sounds" like the drive is going back and forth mechanically seeking info
>like a track, but other than that there is no indication on the monitor at
>all.Thanks for trying to help.I can't use any of my cds, dvd or games until I
>can get this going again. your assistance is appreciated.

Once again, if you insert a Data CD such as a free disk from a
magazine (other than an Audio CD) then look at the CD drive in windows
explorer, can you see contents listed there, or not ?

Cheers - Neil
------------------------------------------------
Digital Media MVP : 2004-2009
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs