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Old May 25th, 2005, 10:18 PM

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Default Re: OT: CD drive died! Help please!

Well, dust/dirt isn't the problem. Cracked open the drive, was sparkling clean, no problems. No obvious damage either, though any existing damage probably wouldn't be obvious! New drive, here we come.
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Old May 26th, 2005, 05:14 AM

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Default Re: OT: CD drive died! Help please!

If you're going to buy a new one anyways, at least crack open the old one, tinker a bit inside and try to fix it. (if it doesnt fix it, it doesnt matter anyways)
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Old May 26th, 2005, 06:16 AM
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Default Re: OT: CD drive died! Help please!

Same thing happened to me at a LAN party. CD Drive was dead. Just installed a new one.
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Old May 26th, 2005, 10:22 AM

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Default Re: OT: CD drive died! Help please!

The scan laser LED will sometimes fail. The drive will open / close, but fails when it check to see if a disk is loaded. When it check to see if a disk is loaded the scan head will try to focus on the disk surface, but if the light is out it won’t ever find it.
If you check the manufacture site tech support, you might find some trouble shooting commands to send the drive to confirm.

Usually cheaper to replace the whole drive then fix.
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