Computer Hope
Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: Limbic on April 01, 2007, 08:55:52 PM
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Well my DVD-ROM has up and quit working. It has no problem reading my audio CD. It does this with Musicmatch Jukebox. However when I put a data disk in the drive doesn't recognize it. MY computer just shows up as D:. When I click on the drive I get a box that says "Install disk" I imagine I did something like deleted the program that read data files or something like that (is there even such a thing). Basically what I need is help or a reference to diagnosing the root of the problem.
Dell Pentium 4 dual core 3.4 GHZ
1.5Ram
Samsung DVD-Rom SD-616E (problem drive)
Ps I recently Downloaded the Nero 7 ultra smart start to see if that had any tips (not sure why) but obviously it didn't help.
Thanks in advance
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You can try this...go to Device Manager and right click on the DVD drive and select uninstall.
When you re-boot Windows will automatically re-install the device...
Let us know.
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Well I tried just about everything I could imagine and did all the tricks that were previously posted on this forum.
I ended up buying a new DVDrom from Best Buy.
Thanks for the imput.
Everything is running like a scalded dog now :D
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Glad to hear you got it solved...seems like the lifespan on optical drives is getting shorter and shorter.
When i got my last DVD burner i bought 2 of them. One is in the box in storage.