cd drive not reading disks

[Guest]

the cds aren't read by my computer.when i put the disk in it makes a couple
of sounds. this happenes wit any cd.

 

[Bill Ridgeway]

You could have a faulty connection (check the power and both ends of the
data cable). This is unlikely if the CD drive has worked OK and no work has
been done to the inside of the computer. Far more likely the CD drive has
died. This can be easily checked by installing another CD drive.

Regards.

Bill Ridgeway
Computer Solutions

 

[Ben]

the cds aren't read by my computer.when i put the disk in it makes a couple

of sounds. this happenes wit any cd.

Have you opened up/cleaned/moved your computer recently? It could have
jostled the bus connection for your CD drive out of its socket.
If so, stick the bus back in. Im not sure where to put it if the
detatchment is on the motherboard, but the connection for any drive is
at the back of the drive.

 

[Guest]

First step - doubleclick the My Computer icon on your desktop and
see if the CD-Rom is listed. If not, the drivers are not installed. Second -
If it is, rightclick the drive and click Properties>Auto Play tab, see what
it is set to do.
Troubleshoot Issues with Reading CD, CD-R, and CD-RW Discs
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321641
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[Guest]

Hi,

Before you toss the drive might try disabling the autoplay option for CD/DVD
in the MS TweakUI Powertoy or Uwe Seiber's ARS tool..

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
http://www.uwe-sieber.de/files/autorunsettings.zip

May help
Cheers
j;-j