Why won't my CDROM drive read burned CDs?
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Another thing you could check is whether the cd is a +R or a -R. Because it really makes a difference which one it is. A +R has compatability issues with many computers where as a -R is more compatible. So I'd check that out too.
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The drive went dead or the IDE cable or 12V cable became loose and needs to reattached.\n\nEither way, first enter 'Setup' during boot to check whether the drive is recognized.  Press F12 or 'Delete' during boot.  Browse around and look to see if the CDROM shows up in your IDE configuration.\n\nIf it doesn't then you have to open up the computer.  Open it up by taking out the screws in the back and remove one or both side panels (or the top in the case of some older computers).\n\n1) Pull the power cord off the back of the computer.  Don't want to shock anything...\n\n2) Look for the cables that are attached to the CDROM drive.  There should be two: 1 ribbon cable gray or black and another cable with a white connector having 4 female receptacles (what a dream!).  \n\n3) Try the power cable first.  It may be hard to detach so don't worry...  you won't break it.  Reattach it.  It only fits one way.\n\nReattach the plug to the computer and power up (don't touch anything).  Try the CDROM door (does the light go on?) Power down.\nIf not working:\n4) Pull off the ribbon cable (straight out - don't bend it down or up, shimmy it side to side gently).  Make sure you look for the red wire on the cable because this is #1 and needs to be reattached on the side closest to the power cable.\n5) Reattach the cable  by pushing it in straight and power up again.\n\nIf it doesn't work your CD-ROM is dead and needs to be replaced... $40.  By a DVD combo drive or a DVD writer this time.\n\nLook at the bright side! Now you know how to install it!!!\n\nI'm betting a cable is loose.\n\nOh and By the Way.  If you HD light is always on then it is looking for something or you don't have enough memory in your computer to run all the stuff that is trying to run at startup.  Defragment your hard drive and uninstall some programs before you try to fix the hardware.  You can do this from the Control Panel.
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Good day. Whew! lol Yeah if u keep burning and burning yeah the device may die especially if u are burning Cds to fast. How long u had the cd burner? if a long time, then it died most likely. Happens a lot u wudnt believe. Get a new one. Its cheap & simple to replace. Laterz
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You probably have the right media.  I would use a CD-R and use a Sharpie marker to label it.   That's how you make it last to your 50th.\n\nTest your CD burner to see if it can read a regular CD.   Try a different CD-R. \n\nMaybe the CD burner software is not compatible with your burner.  Look for the software that came with your CD burner.  Also, look to see if Roxio, or Nero or Sonic was installed on your computer. \n\nOne tip:  When you burn that CD, set the burn speed at about half of the normal speed.  So it comes up with 16X as the burn speed, back it off to about 8X.   This will burn a more reliable CD that will last 50 years. \n\nGood luck
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First, i think you need to restart your computer and try to see whether the CDROM is detected during initial boot. \n\nIf you can't see that, then depending on your computer, you can access BIOS setup by clicking F1, F2 or the delete key during boot. Check and see if it is among the detected Hard Drives under the standard CMOS setup, if it is not click F3 to auto detect it. \n\nIf it is not detected, then you need to eliminate the possible causes one after the other. \n\nFirst, is it a problem with the CDROM, as in is it working at all. That is a complex one to solve, so maybe you need to just take it to a repair shop. \n\nTwo, is there a problem with the connecting medium, the IDE cable connecting the CDROM with the motherboard? Is it properly fixed to the board and the CDROM. Check to see if the cable is damage if it is not, try using another cable.\n\nThree, make sure the plug from the power pack is properly connected to the CDROM\n\nIf this are all resolved, then your CDROM should be detected on the standard CMOS setup.\n\nIf it is now detected on the standard CMOS setup but still not working, then open control panel, open Add hardward, click next to allow it search for the CDROM, it will bring out 2 options asking whether the hardware is already connected or not, choose, "yes, i have already connected it" it would bring out a list of installed hardwares and will put a yellow icon beside hardwares that don't have proper drivers.\nIf your CDROM is one of the ones with the yellow icon, then click it and click next, it would prompt you to choose where it should search the driver from, choose, CDROM and other devices like floppy, insert the driver that came with the CDROM, , after installing the driver, your CDROM should work perfectly. \n\nIf it is not among those with the yellow icon, then still click it and click update driver, it will prompt you to insert the driver for the CDROM.\n\nI think your CDROM would be damaged if after all these trouble shooting it doesn't still work, either buy a new one or just fix it.
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try NERO, if that don't work then I suggest a problem with your burner, even though it can read a cd it could still be broken
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The laser which reads the disk is proabably burning or burnt out. This is something that can be repaired, but in most cases it is just cheaper to go buy a new one, which are as little as like 30 bucks at wal mart or somewhere like that.
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The unit does have a different head for CD so it is possible for one to go bad and the other stay working.\n\nIf you won't read or write and you have tried different media my guess is your CD head is bad. The writers are a throw away item now. They are so cheap you don't want to fix them.
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Do you have USB? If so just buy a USB external CD drive and it should plug right in and work. \n\nYou might have to install a driver but it will come with the drive you buy.
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We'll need more information to attempt to answer your question.  The DVD-Rom drive should be able to read CDs.  If it doesn't there are many possible causes.\n\n1.  Failed DVD-Rom drive.  Will it play DVDs?\n2.  Virus or spyware infection.\n3.  Various anti-pirating software from commercial CDs.\n\nSo, when did it stop reading CDs?  What were you doing when it happened?  What software had you just installed?\n\nAnswers to these questions might help get you an answer.
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Ok, that's a "classic" problem, I guess...\n\nI have two solutions...\n\n1) If the CD that you are trying to access is burned, then it's a good chance that the CD was not burned properly. "Not burned properly" could mean one of two things: it wasn't finalized (which really only affects audio CD players) or that the information was not burned to the CD. If the CD wasn't finalized (which shouldn't cause a problem for a computer since multi-session discs which allow you to add data to a CD more than one time play fine "un-finalized") you should re-open the program that you used to burn the CD and finalize it. I am unsure which program you may have used, but the terminology of "finalize" could also be "close session" or something to the effect of "don't allow any more writing of data." \n\n2) You should replace your DVD writer (you said that you had a combo drive?). You don't have to replace the entire computer...that's preposterous and like treating a sore thumb with amputation of the arm. The beauty of computers is their modular make up, where if one thing goes wrong, or becomes obselete, you can just replace that. Don't feel like you were misused by the store or company; these things are made in factories at high rates by machines that may make mistakes from time to time. To me it isn't worth it to try to get it repaired because these things are so accessible to the average joe, that you could probably buy one for less than it would cost to get fixed. \n\nIn the end, computer "problems" are really computer solutions waiting to happen. The more problems that you have and fix, the more you learn...until finally you need no one's help. The next thing that you know, you'll be finding computers to fix...you might even get into computer tweaking and overclocking...\n\nBut let's get the drive right first...:=)\n\nHope that helps...!
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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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Make sure your burner lens is clear.  \n\nTry using a different brand of CD.\n\nMaybe there is a software or firmware update. I would definately check for those first.
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It may be because it does not support those types of Cd's. I have seen where some players will not play burnt Cd's from computers. I don't know why?? but they are just not compatible and wont play.
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Are you sure you have a dvd reader  or just a cd drive???
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OK, this is not going to be easy..but I am going to assume that you  do not use a CD Burning Program, just the resident Windows XP burning software?\n\nOpen some documents and try to save them to a NEW Blank CD, if this works then  we know it is not the CD Drive.\n\nTry downloading a trial version of one of the recognized CD Burner Programs, like Nero to see if it recognizes your burner.\n\nHave you updated any System Drivers with windows Update since it last worked? Maybe it corrupted your drive...\n\nCan you/Did you update the firmware of your CD Burner?\n\nTry www.Driverguide.com if you can not find any on the manufacturer's website.\n\nIn the Hardware/Device Manager Screen does the Windows XP Software see the drive as a CD/R/W  Drive?\n\nLastly ...as simple as it might sound... check the connections in side the PC, they might have come loose.
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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.