DVD/CD-RW drive busted?

[fatjokes_jordan]

My Dvd/cd-rw drive was working perfectly fine a few days ago...then one day i found out one of my game disc was so scratched i couldn't play it.  I kept popping it in and the computer wouldn't detect the cd.  I didn't think it was the drive until I popped in another BLANK cd and even that wouldn't work.  Everything seems fine,  the cd spins (although it's slower then normal), and device manager says its working fine.  When I double click the drive, it doesn't say "Please insert a Cd" or something like that but it opens and it's blank.  I checked the properties everytime i put a cd in and the space was always zero.  I have also uninstalled and reinstalled the driver for it.  Its a Phillips CDRW/DVD CDD5263.  Any help would be appreciated

[Frankie]

what happens when you go into my computer and use explore disc. Does it give any indication of a disc in the drive? Does the light stay on continuous when you place a disc in the drive.

[kuszmania9999]

try cleaning your lens with a cd cleaner.

[fatjokes_jordan]

*UPDATE*  my drive will now read dvds and cd roms but it won't read blank ones.  Whenever i put one in, my computer makes lots of noises and nothing happens.  If I click the drive in My Computer, it freezes up. 

[nickc1976]

I agree with kuszmania9999, the first thing you should try is a lens cleaner

[fatjokes_jordan]

I tried one just a few seconds ago and it still doesnt work

[kuszmania9999]

*UPDATE*  my drive will now read dvds and cd roms but it won't read blank ones.  Whenever i put one in, my computer makes lots of noises and nothing happens.  If I click the drive in My Computer, it freezes up. 

what did you do to make it works?
have you scan your computer for viruses and spy wares?
what protection you got?

[Broni]

Try these steps:

1. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060

2. http://aumha.org/downloads/cdgone.zip

3. Go to Device Manager, click a "+" sign next to IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers.
You'll see two items:
- ATA Channel0
- ATA Channel1
Right click on each of them, and click Uninstal. Confirm.
Restart Windows. They'll be automatically reinstalled.

[fatjokes_jordan]

Ok I am really mad with this drive.  Regular CDs and DVDs (commercial ones) work fine with the drive but it won't play blank DVDs no matter what.  I just bought 50 DVDs and tried them all, none worked.  I tried them in my other computer and still it didn't work.  So i thought it was the DVDs so I went out and bought different DVDs and they still don't WORK.  I tried everything from entering the registry keys and using the cdgone thing but nothing will work.  Please I need help!

[Broni]

Did you try solution #3?

[fatjokes_jordan]

I don't think i need to clean the lens because it can play normal cds and even commercial dvds and it doesnt work on my bros computer

[Broni]

3. Go to Device Manager, click a "+" sign next to IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers.
You'll see two items:
- ATA Channel0
- ATA Channel1
Right click on each of them, and click Uninstal. Confirm.
Restart Windows. They'll be automatically reinstalled.

[fatjokes_jordan]

all i see is Primary IDE channel, Secondary IDE channel and Intel(R) 8280 1DBM Ultra ATA   
Storage Controller - 24CA and nothing else

[Broni]

These:

Primary IDE channel, Secondary IDE channel

you want to uninstall.
Disregard Windows warning message.
Restart.

[fatjokes_jordan]

i tried it 3 times but it didnt work