CDRom Drive doesn't read Cd's all of a sudden (HELP!)

r-karsk · 01-May-05, 01:24 PM

Description of the problem:
OK. Well, I don't often use my cdrom/writer but when I do its usually for a good reason. This time, it was installing my copy of Mechwarrior 2 so I could take a drive down memory lane. Anyways, I pop that bad boy in and my cdrom drive starts spinning, and then it spins faster and faster and faster until it finally slows down. I look at my D drive and its empty. I try a different CD, same thing happens. I try a music CD, same thing happens. I open up my PC, double check that my HD is set to master and CDRW set to slave. Check. So, instead of having both drives on different cables, I put them on the same one. Restart the computer, pop in a couple different CD's, and still nothing.

Now, I recently (yesterday) downloaded a registry cleaner and used it. There were no problems with anything else after I used it and restarted, although I suspect it may have done something to my cdrom because I didn't test it before/after the reg cleanout. So I decided to restore all the deleted registry entries (the program has this feature). I restart my computer and BAM, now my CDROM doesn't even exist! Windows doesn't see it at all. I restart again and check my Bios, my bios sees the CDrom, but when its detecting the drives at the beginning I noticed some exclamation marks and around four numbers after the CDroms name. It goes by the screen so fast that its impossible to catch exactly what it says.

Update - OK, so i've put the CDRom and HD back on seperate cables, and i've changed the power plug that the CDrom uses to no avail. I do, however now see my D drive again, but the cdrom drive still doesn't play cd's.

Recent changes: Other than the Reg Clean, none.

Computer Specs:
AMD64 3000+
Maxtor 20gb 7200 IDE
Geforce 6600GT AGP
MSI K8N Neo Platinum (S939)
OCZ Performance 512mb PC3200 DDR
Sound Blaster Audigy LS
LG 16x10x40x HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8160B CDrom/Burner

Operating System: Windows XP SP2

godfoot · 01-May-05, 01:35 PM

Is the burner still under warranty?
Only thing I can recall hearing about this problem other than mechanical failure is Windows Updates being set to automatic rather than doing them manually where you can monitor which updates get done.

r-karsk · 01-May-05, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by godfoot


	Is the burner still under warranty? Only thing I can recall hearing about this problem other than mechanical failure is Windows Updates being set to automatic rather than doing them manually where you can monitor which updates get done.

This ones pretty old, so I highly doubt that it is still under warranty. Auto Updates are turned off.

I'll go to windows update and get the latest updates though, I will post after the updates are finished and say if it worked.

godfoot · 01-May-05, 01:42 PM

What I was initially thinking was that an update was done automatically that may have sent things screwy, as I had a drive that didn't like SP2 unless it was done with a fresh install. Updating to SP2 would cause it to not work as you described.
There could be another solution though and I am sure more folks will be along directly.

r-karsk · 01-May-05, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by godfoot


	What I was initially thinking was that an update was done automatically that may have sent things screwy, as I had a drive that didn't like SP2 unless it was done with a fresh install. Updating to SP2 would cause it to not work as you described. There could be another solution though and I am sure more folks will be along directly.

Interesting, SP2 could have done it too, seeing how I don't think i've used it since i installed SP2.

PS. I did windows update and to no avail.

I will now downgrade to SP1 and report back afterwards. Thanks.

Update - Gah, I can't seem to downgrade from SP2

01-May-05, 01:24 PM		#1 (permalink)
r-karsk Apex Techie Wannabe	CDRom Drive doesn't read Cd's all of a sudden (HELP!) Description of the problem: OK. Well, I don't often use my cdrom/writer but when I do its usually for a good reason. This time, it was installing my copy of Mechwarrior 2 so I could take a drive down memory lane. Anyways, I pop that bad boy in and my cdrom drive starts spinning, and then it spins faster and faster and faster until it finally slows down. I look at my D drive and its empty. I try a different CD, same thing happens. I try a music CD, same thing happens. I open up my PC, double check that my HD is set to master and CDRW set to slave. Check. So, instead of having both drives on different cables, I put them on the same one. Restart the computer, pop in a couple different CD's, and still nothing. Now, I recently (yesterday) downloaded a registry cleaner and used it. There were no problems with anything else after I used it and restarted, although I suspect it may have done something to my cdrom because I didn't test it before/after the reg cleanout. So I decided to restore all the deleted registry entries (the program has this feature). I restart my computer and BAM, now my CDROM doesn't even exist! Windows doesn't see it at all. I restart again and check my Bios, my bios sees the CDrom, but when its detecting the drives at the beginning I noticed some exclamation marks and around four numbers after the CDroms name. It goes by the screen so fast that its impossible to catch exactly what it says. Update - OK, so i've put the CDRom and HD back on seperate cables, and i've changed the power plug that the CDrom uses to no avail. I do, however now see my D drive again, but the cdrom drive still doesn't play cd's. Recent changes: Other than the Reg Clean, none. Computer Specs: AMD64 3000+ Maxtor 20gb 7200 IDE Geforce 6600GT AGP MSI K8N Neo Platinum (S939) OCZ Performance 512mb PC3200 DDR Sound Blaster Audigy LS LG 16x10x40x HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8160B CDrom/Burner Operating System: Windows XP SP2

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01-May-05, 01:35 PM		#2 (permalink)
godfoot A George Orwell fan...sorta	Is the burner still under warranty? Only thing I can recall hearing about this problem other than mechanical failure is Windows Updates being set to automatic rather than doing them manually where you can monitor which updates get done.

01-May-05, 01:42 PM		#4 (permalink)
godfoot A George Orwell fan...sorta	What I was initially thinking was that an update was done automatically that may have sent things screwy, as I had a drive that didn't like SP2 unless it was done with a fresh install. Updating to SP2 would cause it to not work as you described. There could be another solution though and I am sure more folks will be along directly.