Well i have a laptop, and my cd-rom drive wont read my cd's, and wont open sometimes what is the problem?
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You need to get one of those CD cleaners form staples, etc. It will clean your lens. DO NOT ATEMPT TO CLEAN YOUR LENS WITH ANYTHING BUT A CD LENS CLEANING PRODUCT FROM A COMPANY YOU TRUST!\nAnd sometimes the computer delays opening the CD drive, beacause it is doing other things, believe it or not opening the CD drive is a hard task for the computer
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there could be somthing wrong with the opening mechanizim... there should be a hole located in the CD drive... place a pin in this and it should open!
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clean the CD\nalso  and the CD drive with a cleaning disk\nif is does this will all CDs  reinstall the drivers\nif necisarry replace the drive
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What OS do u run ur pc on??\nTry scanning ur PC for hardware changes and if that does not work, goto your hardware - device manager and select ur CD/DVD drive, try to reinstall the driver from properties option. \nIf ur system is W9x or lower goodluck.\nALso have you tried to clean ur CDRW drive?
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did you try opening it with a paper clip?  (there's a small hole on it, if you unbend a paper clip and stick it in there there's a button or something that it hits that will usually make it open)\n\ndo the cds work after it gets stuck?\n\nbut i really have no idea why it would do that.
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Try restarting your computer. If the drive is removable, try taking it out and putting it in. Try going to device manager and making sure there are drivers installed for it. You can do this by going to start, right click on my computer, click properties, click hardware tab, then click the device manager button. Look for anything with an ! or ? icon. If there is one on the CD/DVD drive then it's a driver problem, easily fixed. I'd tell you where to get the driver if I knew the model of your computer.\n\nAnd if none of these work, it may be the drive fried or got disconnected from the board.
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Try to see if there is some LED (on its front panel) activity. if LED doesn't lit, it seems you've got a dead drive. you could also try to insert a paper clip (straightened) in the manual opening hole, but I don't think this will help, as the tray is already open...\npossible causes: burned tray motor or its driver IC/transistors; fvcked-up gears; power cable not full inserted in its socket; data cable loose (unlikely); close button malfunction (dead/broke).\nif it's only a CD ROM drive, it can be real cheap (less than 20 US$), but if it's a DVD or writer... you can raise up to 120 or more.\n\nMy advice? if nothing works, even if you don't feel comfortable about this, go to your father and tell him. he will understand and appreciate your honesty. and for crying out loud, rest assured he knows things broke eventually. maybe he can replace the $hit drive if it's in warranty.
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Hard to diagnose the problem with just that info.\n\nFirst, are you installing software from a floppy disk or a CD Rom?\n\nIf it's a CD, perhaps the CD drive in your PC does not have the drive letter d:\n\nOr if you have > 1 CD / DVD drive, perhaps you're using the wrong one in terms of one that's labled d:.  In my system, for example, I have d:, e:, and f: CD/DVD drives.\n\nIf it's a floppy, it's most likely a: or b:, not d:
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try putting in another cd to see if it reads. If not, you probably have a driver detection error and will need to download the specific cd-rom driver for your computer. I suggest chatting with tech support on your computer manufacturer's website (it's free). They will definitely be able to give you the link to download the appropriate driver.
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If the drive is old, it could be that it is broken.  A different laser is used for CDs and DVDs, so this is an indicator that the drive could be broken.  To double check, insert a computer CD (not dvd).  If this is read, you have a software configuration problem.  If it is not read, I think you have a dodgy cd/dvd drive
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Verify that you do not have a bad disk by loading it into another PC.  If you do not have another computer handy, re-make the disk and then see if it will load.  It may be that the program requires read/write access and it may not work on a CD-Rom at all.
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First determine if the CD-ROM driver is installed. Put your CD into the CD-ROM and give it a few seconds to spin up. Type "d:" and see if the prompt changes to "D:&#92;". If so, type "setup".\n\nIf your CD-ROM is not accessible, the next thing to try is to check/adjust the BIOS settings to make sure that the CD drive is configured as a "bootable" device. This step differs from one computer to the next but the process is similar. Re-start your computer by pressing CTRL and ALT and DEL keys all at once. When the computer restarts, hit "F2" (or on some machines it is "F1" or "F9" or "F10" or "DEL" - sometimes the splash screen says what to do to reach the setup screen). From there you should see a menu that says something like "Boot Order" or "Bootable Devices". Select this and make sure the CD-ROM is listed. If not then click through the options and select the CD-ROM when you see it. If possible, move it to the top of the list. Leave the CD in the drive and reboot the computer. It should either start the CD setup program when it reboots or ask you if you wish to boot from the CD (say "Yes").\n\nIf none of that worked, AND you have a floppy drive - use another computer and download a bootdisk with generic CD drivers from bootdisk.com. You can use any one. The Windows 98 boot fits on one diskette and will work fine. Take the diskette you just downloaded, put it into the floppy driver in your laptop and reboot the laptop make sure you leave your CD in the CD drive). When it restarts it should bring up a dos window and hopefully your "D" drive will be accessible. If so, type "D:/setup" and your WIndows Install (or system restore if that's what you have) should start. If there's no setup.exe, do a directory of the cd disk by typing "dir d:&#92;*.exe" and you should get a list programs. One of then should look like "setup.exe" or "restore.exe" or something like that. Run a program by type it's name (ex. "D:&#92;RESTORE.EXE").\n\nI used "D:" as the disk example. If you have more than one disk device or partition, your CD drive might be "E:".\n\nI hope this helps. If you manage to get your CD drive recognized AND you have the restore disks that came with your laptop you should get good results.
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Are u sure u dont need the driver for the cd-drive? This is a link to a website that offers free drivers. And if u get the one u need for your cd-rom drive it should make it work (if thats your problem)\nhttp://www.nodevice.com/driver/category/CD_Rom.html
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When you install the software, do you reboot the computer? How many drives do you have? Check your program to see if you are loading the disc in the one it is expecting to see the blank disc in.\n\nI had a drive go bad and it didn't see anything. You can check that out by putting a program cd in and seeing if it opens or by going to my computer and looking.\n\nAlso, check out your hardware profiles. Look to see if it(the cd burner or reader) is being recognized and the drivers are working properly.
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You could be having a hardware error.  Check the disk you are trying to use in another drive, and try a known good disk in your drive.  Once you verify the problem, then check all the connections on your CD drive, make sure they are solid and the unit is getting power. If everything checks out and it doesnt work, you will have to replace the hardware.
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There are two different lasers in the drive, one that reads CDs, and one that reads DVDs. You'll have to replace the drive if you want CDs to work, as the laser that reads the CDs has given out it sounds like.
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this cd maybe protect of copy or need to clean \ntry to use programes like "VirtualDrive" that copy all the cd data and ignore reading problems