i need help figuring out how to fix my cd writer?
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All the answers are good. Since it doesn't read any kind of disk try a CD lens cleaner or if you can work with a screw driver and you can remember where things go read the next paragraph.\n\nIf the drive is no longer under warrenty. Disconnect it from the computer. remove the screws at the bottom and then remove the upper cover. If you can see the lens, take a earbud and dip it into some blue (methylated) spirits and wipe off the lens with the earbud. You may need to push the slider beneath the tray left or right to get the tray to open, so the lens is exposed. Re-assemble the drive and see if it works. In my experience this works on 1 out of every 4 cd/dvd roms. Most of the drive i cleaned like that lasted another year to two years.  \n\nCommercial cd lens cleaners dont always do a good job so its best done manually. Works for playstation and cd players, sometimes.
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Are the drivers for the CD burner properly installed? If not you'd need to install them, and that should fix your problem.
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No it is not difficult to install a DVD Writer on your own.Its simple plugging the IDE cable (the broad gray coloured cable) and a power cable.. thats it! :)\nAbout your slot question, if i understood correctly, you mean to replace either CD writer or CD rom? If i had to do it, i would put it in my CD rom slot so that I have one for writing CDs, one for DVDs and ofcourse both can read CDs (thus makin plain CDROM redundant).
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Hi,\n\nBefore you try another CD, first try the CD on a different computer or drive, and if you are still getting the same problems, i suggest trying another CD..
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I think it's a mechanical problem you are facing. Is your CD Burner able to read a CD contents?? If yes then there is some problem in writing head. Try to restart your machine and load again Nero see wheather it runs... Otherwise you have to call the Vendor for CD Burner to short out the mechanical problems
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- Have you checked if you need a firmware update?\n- Bad quality media? Did it happen with more than one type? Did it happen with quality discs such as Verbatim?\n- Are you trying to use a burning speed that is not compatible with the writer?\n\nIf you have checked all this to no avail, maybe the write/read unit (the laser) of your writer is going loco, and it may need repair. Suggest that you send a Nero logfile to your PC´s or drive´s support, they should be able to tell you what´s wrong with it.
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I'm no expert on how to fix computers, but if your CD is still jammed in there, look for the manual release. There should be a tiny hole on or near your CD tray; stick a pin or something slender in there and your tray should open.
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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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try this:\nright click on MyComputer, select properties, open Hardware Manager, remove CD-ROM drive and CD-Burner, then click on refresh, provide the path to drivers.\nthats. it.
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Open the CD Drive drawer.  if you do not see an indent, where the small CD will fit, then you can figure that your CD drive won't read it.   There also isn't anything that will hold the CD in place.   \n\nUse a straightened out paper clip and insert it in the tiny hole in the front.  Push straight and the drive will come open.\n\nGood luck
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Use the Spell Check next time. I'm afraid to tell you that your Cd-RW Drive has gone bad. The only  thing that you can do is buy another one, or obtain another one. You can download some diagnostic software for CD-RW drives.
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this could be a number of problems.  try the following:\n\nCD drive is jammed by another CD:\n1.  get a paperclip and bend it so one end is straight.\n2.  look for a very small opening (about the size of the paperclip).  this will be very very small and have no other use or markings.  it should be located on the front of the drive.\n3.  this hole is the manual release for the hard drive door (if your drive has one... most do).  insert the paper clip into the hole to manually open the door.\n4.  if no CD is in the drive, use a flashlight to look inside and try to see if there is anything out of the ordinary... loose springs or pieces that are in the way of the door's movements.\n\nyour CD drive is not getting power:\n1.  turn the computer off but leave it plugged in.\n2.  open your computer case (refer to your manual for specific instructions)\n3.  look at the back of the CD drive (which will be located in at the top of the front side of the computer).\n4.  inspect the back of the drive, there should be a cord leading to it with 4 multicolores wires.  if there is no such wire than find one dangling and insert it into the proper slot on the back of the drive.  if there is a cord push on it to make sure it is in tightly.\n\nyou are trying to open the door to the drive via windows and the driver's are corrupt:\n1.  consult your manufacturer's web site for driver installation files.\n2.  re-install the drivers
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You can try 3 things.\n\n1) get a repair kit\n\n2) try re-burning the cd in the computer\n\n3) http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/\n\nEAC can repair many errors and give you a wave file which you can then burn to another cd\n\n4) buy a new one used on Amazon
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You can't delete anything from a CD unless is RW(re-writable).\nI'm sorry,get another blank CD.
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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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Either the CD is faulty (perhaps it wasn't finalised correctly) or the drive is.\n\nTry a lens cleaning cd first (you can purchase this at most PC and electronics stores).  If that doesn't work, try the CD in another drive (maybe on another PC).  If you still can't read it, then the CD is faulty.
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sounds like your missing a driver. Look through you install cd to find it.