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MOGHARR
Title: The Original CandyWafer
Joined: Apr 05 2007
Location: Under Jolly Roger
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Someone just gave me Morrowind for free, and I really want to play it. The only problem is my Cd Drive doesn't work. It won't recognize anything. Blank discs, DVDs, Computer games, CDs. I don't know what the deal is. My Dad constantly burned CDs until it stopped working, so that might have something to do with it. I've checked online for help, and tried the Windows troubleshooter but so far nothing works. Do any of you guys know whats up with it?
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"Well I don`t judge most things by graphics, reality has amazing graphics, and I don`t like it, that`s why I play video games." Laminated Sky on Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker |
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Char Aznable
Title: Char Classic™
Joined: Jul 24 2006
Location: Robot Boombox HQ
Posts: 7542
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Sounds like the laser is fucked over. You might just have to buy a new one.
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MOGHARR
Title: The Original CandyWafer
Joined: Apr 05 2007
Location: Under Jolly Roger
Posts: 2718
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Damnit, that's what I figured.
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"Well I don`t judge most things by graphics, reality has amazing graphics, and I don`t like it, that`s why I play video games." Laminated Sky on Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker |
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Knyte
2010 SLF Tag Champ*
Title: Curator Of The VGM
Joined: Nov 01 2006
Location: Here I am.
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you can buy DVD DL burners for $30-$40, so at least it's a fairly cheap part to replace. Just make sure you buy a name brand such as LiteOn or LG. Never buy the Fry's special no matter how cheap it is!
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Murdar Machene
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Title: bimmy
Joined: Nov 06 2005
Location: the black warriors turf
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You might want to try taking it out and smashing it with a hammer, then buying a new one. I find this works in 100% of scenarios.
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Chrisby
Joined: Mar 31 2006
Location: Where my computer is.
Posts: 1262
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Odd, since I've been having a similar problem. My CD drive works sporadically at this point. I often have to reload the same CD 10+ times before the thing recognizes it.
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AlphaOmegaX
Joined: Oct 08 2007
Posts: 108
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go to newegg
You can get a dvd drive for like 15 bucks with free shipping
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AlphaOmegaX
Joined: Oct 08 2007
Posts: 108
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| Chrisby wrote: |
| Odd, since I've been having a similar problem. My CD drive works sporadically at this point. I often have to reload the same CD 10+ times before the thing recognizes it. |
Re-install the driver. Just a thought. I had a drive I thought was dead and after I gave up and plucked it out...it started working again lol...after i re-installed the driver. Glad I tested it just...one more time
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Knyte
2010 SLF Tag Champ*
Title: Curator Of The VGM
Joined: Nov 01 2006
Location: Here I am.
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DVD/CD Drives don't really have drivers. They are only controlled by the IDE or SATA drivers on the mobo. You might check to see if there is a firmware revision you can flash on the drive. This helps older drives quite abit, as they can have problems reading and writing on newer media.
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MOGHARR
Title: The Original CandyWafer
Joined: Apr 05 2007
Location: Under Jolly Roger
Posts: 2718
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I've tried upgrading and reinstalling the driver, no luck.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
Posts: 16127
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I need help in terms of buying an affordable detachable HDD. Since im a total n00b when it comes to this, I asked my friend where I can locate one and he sent me these two links:
http://shop4.outpost.com/product/5239627?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148168
The Maxtor one looks nice but he says that lately they been sucking in terms of reviews and quality. his words:
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| I trust Maxtor about as far as I can throw it these days. Seagate at least is a reliable hard drive… so if you were to get this..you’d want to put non critical data on it..imo – for whatever that’s worth… |
So, what do you guys think? They're both relatively cheap, but I would like more opinions on these than just my one friend. I trust him, but it still doesnt hurt to ask others.
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Knyte
2010 SLF Tag Champ*
Title: Curator Of The VGM
Joined: Nov 01 2006
Location: Here I am.
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