CD Drive Stopped working.......help!!

ffxdean · Post by **ffxdean** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:30 pm

My DVD=-RAM cd burners function has stopped working periodically. It plays and rips DVDs at 2x (but it actually should rip at 8x) but when i insert a music, data cd balank cd etc it doesnt work any ideas?

I still have another 3yr warranty as i purchased it about 4 months ago thanks

its a laptop

ffxdean · Post by **ffxdean** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:34 pm

I guess i should list down some specs about my laptop

Toshiba M110/JOO
Intel Core Duo 1.73ghz
1.5GB RAM
MATSUSHITA DVD-+RAM 8x DVD+- 4xDVD-RW 52xCD-R 24xCD-RW 8xDVD-RAM

I will list the model number later on as currently im not at home.

ffxdean · Post by **ffxdean** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:21 am

Here is the model number: UJ-841S

i made a mistake on the brand name. Its suppose to say Matshita not matsushita.

(p.s i know this thread shouldnt be here but i just want to rip some music off my cds to create a video.)

Any help will be great

MadScientist · Post by **MadScientist** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:52 am

Those drives are garbage. In my everyday job I work on Dell Laptops that use those Matshita drives. They fail a lot. Many also have media compatibility issues for certain burnable media. We probably order at least a few every week to replace bad ones. If your machine is under warranty still, I would recommend contacting the manufacturer.

Also, just to make sure the drive is bad, have you pulled it out and redocked the drive in the laptop? Its possible a pin on the connector maybe be loose. You may also try going into device manager, deleting the drive, rebooting, and letting windows re-detect the drive. Just some things to try.

ffxdean · Post by **ffxdean** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:21 pm

I'll try those things out first before i call toshiba. (lucky i extended that warranty to 3 yrs

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post-it · Post by **post-it** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:49 pm

vinylvengeance wrote:... Its possible a pin on the connector maybe be loose. You may also try going into device manager, deleting the drive, rebooting, and letting windows re-detect the drive...

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.. too bad IBM couldn't wait for the Right Operating System to be used on their Future Home Computers without needing a Quality Control Supervisor's Opinion -vs- a Management's Bottom-Line Evaluation!
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