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zowki

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From: Trapped in The Matrix

Registered: 2008-11-27

Posts: 582

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DVD drive not working

My DVD drive appears to have stopped working for some reason. When I try to put in a CD it just whirs for a minute or two and no disc is detected on the computer. This is the case for various discs I have tried and in Windows XP as well as Arch Linux. External DVD drive works fine but I would really like to fix the problem with the internal drive. I have an Acer Aspire 5500z.

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kgas

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From: Qatar

Registered: 2008-11-08

Posts: 718

Re: DVD drive not working

since the result is same in both OS, it seems to be the hardware problem and time to find a replacement imo.

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

Posts: 19,772

Re: DVD drive not working

It does sound like a hardware problem.  Can you read DVDs ??  They use a different LASER.  Sometimes they use the same optics.  If a DVD works and CDs don't, it is time for a new drive.

Last edited by ewaller (2010-07-03 17:23:14)

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