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Old March 4th, 2003, 06:12 AM
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cd writer not reading cds
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For nearly 1 week I have been searching the net for a solution to my problem. I have a Philips CDRW. When I put a cd in the drive lights up but doesnt do anything. Then after sometime the light goes off. Sometimes it hangs my PC too and when I restart the drive is not displayed in windows explorer. I dont have any idea why my drive is behaving so strangely. I didnt have this problem before. This only started when I tried to install Win XP but I aborted the installation because of compatibility issues with my web cam drivers. I have seen that many people have this same problem. Is it something to do with Win XP or some registry.

Im really frustrated and would appreciate a quick solution.

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Old March 4th, 2003, 07:50 AM
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Quickest solution is to go buy a new CDW.
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Old March 6th, 2003, 01:05 AM
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Make sure you have up-to-date drivers. If you do, then you'll have to install XP, reinstall your current OS, or buy a new drive.
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Old March 6th, 2003, 02:22 AM
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May seem simple, but when was the last time you cleaned the drive?
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Old March 6th, 2003, 09:02 AM
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When we upgraded to XP all of our CD Burners quit working. We had to reinstall the burner software on all the machines and that solved the problem.
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Old March 9th, 2003, 07:43 AM
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The problem is that the light on the drive doesnt come on at all when I switch on the pc. Does that mean the CDRW is bad. Should I go for a new one or is this only a temprorary problem.
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Old March 9th, 2003, 03:44 PM
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have you opened up the case recently, or moved it and possibly shaken it heavily?
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Old March 9th, 2003, 04:15 PM
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No. I just made sure that the cable is fixed properly. I even tried with another power cable but nothing happened. But today as I was working on my pc the light on the drive automatically came on but it still doesnt read any cds. When I put a cd in it just flashes the light for a long time and then goes off. I have read many cdr problem post on the net but still dont understand whats the reason.
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Old March 9th, 2003, 05:08 PM
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have you run a cd cleaner through it?
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Old March 10th, 2003, 03:04 AM
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Yes I even tried a cd cleaner but nothing happened. Normally when it reads a cd some sound of spinning comes, so I know that its reading the cd but now only the light comes on and its silent. Does this mean that the cd rom is bad.
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Old March 10th, 2003, 11:19 PM
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it could, or it could be a driver problem, like i mentioned earlier...
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Old March 13th, 2003, 03:28 PM
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I have a similar problem with my cdw Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. I have found that if I re-install the driver it works fine for a couple of weeks.
Try MyComputer>Properties>Device Manager>choose your cdw>update driver
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Old March 14th, 2003, 01:41 AM
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yeah, i thought it sounded like a driver problem from the start... and the reason it sometimes works and other times doesnt is probably its the generic driver included by xp and not customized for your drive- and most manafacturers dont make drivers for old products
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