why my cd rw drive can't read cd's but the pc can read the cd drive? (details)?
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More likely than not, you need a new drive.
167897
Try using other free cables for the CD-RW\nboth IDE, and Power cables\n\nor maybe it is something wrong with the master/slave setting\n\ndunno u didn't give much detail
737965
Driver not there - it's not loaded properly - restart the computer\n\nMalfunction - yes you drive is too old to do the work - replace the drive\n\nCommunication problem - data or power cable is loose - open the case and press the 2 ends firmly together\n\nBad files - that happened when you burnt your disc - you have to be sure you have the back-up files to burn another one/or the format of your disc is not readable by your CD-ROM drive - some brands are more powerful to read more formats than the others\n\nHardware not connected??? Did you map your drive properly?\n\nYou should read this first (don't worry, it CAN be fixed easily)\n\nhttp://www.pcguide.com/ts/x/comp/cd/recogDriver-c.html\nhttp://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/archive/l0604/77l04/77l04.asp&guid=\n\n... and if you still have a problem just go to microsoft.com and do a search like "CD-ROM issue" "unreadable CDs"
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I have found this super annoying problem with burning CDs like that. I will burn some files on one computer, take it over to my laptop and it looks blank!! I use ISO Buster to look at the CD and the stuff is there. Well it seems it had to to with Nero and burning multisession disks or something and Windows wasn't reading them correctly. Are you using a different program to burn? If you use Windows media player to burn a CD, it should definitly read..if not try a different brand of disk. If not then...well newegg.com has some nice 16X Dual Layer DVD-RWs for under $40...
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This happened to me before. This maybe happened because you use to many CD-ROM rather than DVD-ROM. The lens become unfamiliar with the DVD-ROM and then fails to read it. Thats why my father always ask me not to use the DVD-RW for things other than burning CDs. (and maybe why i have 2 dvd drives)\n\nOh yea. This happened at my notebook..
882785
no u cannot read dvd frm cd rom.u need a combo drive or cd writer to read dvd and cd
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What type of a CD (data or audio) and the drive are they?\n\nDoes the computer recognise the CD? I mean in the My Computer folder, did the CD Drive recognise the disk?\n\nPls provide the info about the operating system you are using and the configuration of the system.\n\nThanks for the info. What system is it? Is it a branded system? Is the disk a CD or a DVD? Is it a burned disk or a purchased disk?\n\nTry to open the drive in the BIOS Mode and check if it opens and closes when you press the button without any problem.\n\nThen chk the drive in the Safe mode. Same procedure, open and close the drive using the button only. Put the disk and chk if the drive is able to recognise it.\n\nWas any new software added to the system recently?
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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.
178574
The mad dog CD-RW most likey is for mac or is not compatible with dell or your USB speed is not fast enough. Check to see if it is USB 2.0
123308
Sony makes a great DVD-RW drive that will read and write both DVD's and CD's.  I'm sure that there are others on the market as well.  You can place this in the extra bay if you power supply have enough wattage output to handle it.  If not, replace your current CD drive with the DVD-RW.
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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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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.
822808
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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First thing to do is to Format/erase the CD-RW disk before using. That is the only think I can thnk of. Try using a CD-R first and see if THAT will let you change the name also.
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Make sure the CD you are using is compatible with your CD-Burner.\nSome will only work with CD-R or CD+R. Most recent ones will take both and also CD+-R
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Well, when troubleshooting, you have ask questions like, did it EVER work in that cd rom drive?  And if it did, what changed?\n\nIs it the original or a copy?  Some copies will not read in other drives.\n\nIs it damaged, scratched?\n\nDo you have another drive to test it in?\n\nDo other game/data cds work fine in that drive?\n\nI would say, try creating a folder on your desktop, and copy all the files from the cd to that folder, then try to install it.  If it's successful, you'll still need to have the cd in the drive to play.  If it cannot copy all the files, it's likely the cd or drive is failing and will need to be replaced.\n\nProbably a cheap way to find out if it's your cd, and you don't have another drive to test it in, is to go to some game rental place, like Blockbuster, rent the game and try again.\n\nLet me know if this is the best answer.  Hope it helps!
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Try it in a different PC. They should all work the same but some floppy drives are fussier than others, and sometimes they just don't like disks formatted in a different drive.