DVD-ROM dying??

Xploited Titan · Oct 28, 2002, 08:19 AM

Since last week my DVD-ROM drive needs more and more time to seek after my CDs, it's a Pioneer 6/32x DVD drive (slot-in model)...

Is my drive dying?????

Kelsenellenelvian · Oct 28, 2002, 10:29 AM

Have you cleaned the lens?

Xploited Titan · Oct 28, 2002, 10:31 AM

Nope, I did nothing at all, cos I put five or six CDs: no problem, the next one: too long seek times... CDs are OK (no fingerprints, grease, trash... on them)

That's why I didn't clean the lens.......

Xploited Titan · Oct 28, 2002, 10:33 AM

Oh, btw, thanks for answering

Kelsenellenelvian · Oct 28, 2002, 10:39 AM

Uuuummm I've noticed the same thing on a couple of my drives also. Seems to me because of all the programing changes lately ie. WinXP DX9 SP-1 that some drives don't like reading some cd's.

Xploited Titan · Oct 28, 2002, 10:41 AM

Nothing to resolve the problem?

Kelsenellenelvian · Oct 28, 2002, 10:42 AM

Not that I've found I just put the disk in a different drive...

Xploited Titan · Oct 28, 2002, 10:51 AM

But why did this happen to me last week, and not before?

Kelsenellenelvian · Oct 28, 2002, 10:52 AM

Any programing changes??

Xploited Titan · Oct 28, 2002, 11:00 AM

I only installed Nero, for my new writer, otherwise... can't really remember

Kelsenellenelvian · Oct 28, 2002, 11:12 AM

Do all the system checks that you can scandisk, norton umm ashampoo (SHAREWARE very good) and clean your drive. Then your prob should be solved.

reno · Oct 28, 2002, 01:32 PM

My friend's old DVD drive did that, but with CDs, after a while it couldn't read CD's anymore...never knew why, cleaned it, checked internals...dvd's played fine, just no CDs....

Xploited Titan · Oct 30, 2002, 08:32 AM

So, it might be a problem inherent to the age of my drive? I think I may again spare some money...

I'm tired to buy new stuff for my computer.........

My computer isn't the fastest, but it has cost me more than some entry-level servers....

reno · Oct 30, 2002, 03:35 PM

I use a Pioneer 106s slot fed DVD-Rom, got it for about 60 bucks from newegg...it's really quiet to, hate to see you spend money though, I know how much it sucks to buy stuff when your computer for some unknown reason just doesn't work right anymore.

DriveEuro · Oct 30, 2002, 03:50 PM

HEHE, I have a 16X LiteOn DVD drive laying around......You want it? I'm trying to get rid of it.......works great, $40 or I can be haggled some

Xploited Titan · Oct 31, 2002, 07:34 AM

Sorry, Drive€, but I live too far from you....

I think I'll keep this drive till it can't read any CDs anymore, change it into a CDcatapult, sell it to some noob, buy me another drive and get the hell out of here before the noob tries my old drive

Kelsenellenelvian · Oct 31, 2002, 07:42 AM

Hell ya I have like 8 old cd drives and a couple extra cd/rw drives laying around.

Xploited Titan · Nov 11, 2002, 10:00 AM

I'm sorry to tell it, but Reno is right, my DVD can almost not read CDs anymore....

I tried to install Jedi Knight II, it didn't work... I made a back-up of the game (using my DVD drive to read the disk and my writer to burn) using CloneCD and I tried the back-up in my writer.....

no problem to install or play, with my DVD drive... nothing (freezing while starting to install)...

So, I can use my drive to read CDs with CloneCD and make exact copies, but I can't do anything else (except playing DVDs)....

Bad luck, I should say......

RIV@NVX · Nov 11, 2002, 11:55 PM

DVD-ROMs and CD-ROMs have their durability, and when it is spent, you just need to buy new one (that's why I have separate burner and reader, so I use reader just for reading and I don't spend my burner).

Xploited Titan · Nov 15, 2002, 10:10 PM

My drive is living his last hours, as it seems...

Most of the time, when I put some disc in it, my computer freezes......

Any suggestions on what new drive I could buy (preference, not to loud and slot-in model, cos I like this.... it reminds me to ... hum...

)

Oct 28, 2002, 08:19 AM	#1
Xploited Titan Driverheaven's evil Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brussels, capital of Belgium Posts: 207 Rep Power: 0	DVD-ROM dying?? Since last week my DVD-ROM drive needs more and more time to seek after my CDs, it's a Pioneer 6/32x DVD drive (slot-in model)... Is my drive dying????? __________________ I see living people...

Oct 28, 2002, 10:29 AM	#2
Kelsenellenelvian Master of my own Destiny Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: EverDawn Kingdom,TruEarth Posts: 1,394 Rep Power: 0	Have you cleaned the lens? __________________ [color=#0000ff] Download Windows Post-Install Wizard v4.3.8 and WPI Lite v1.2 Here [/color][color=red][color=blue][/color][/color]

Oct 28, 2002, 10:31 AM	Thread Starter #3
Xploited Titan Driverheaven's evil Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brussels, capital of Belgium Posts: 207 Rep Power: 0	Nope, I did nothing at all, cos I put five or six CDs: no problem, the next one: too long seek times... CDs are OK (no fingerprints, grease, trash... on them) That's why I didn't clean the lens....... __________________ I see living people...

Oct 28, 2002, 10:33 AM	Thread Starter #4
Xploited Titan Driverheaven's evil Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brussels, capital of Belgium Posts: 207 Rep Power: 0	Oh, btw, thanks for answering __________________ I see living people...

Oct 28, 2002, 10:39 AM	#5
Kelsenellenelvian Master of my own Destiny Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: EverDawn Kingdom,TruEarth Posts: 1,394 Rep Power: 0	Uuuummm I've noticed the same thing on a couple of my drives also. Seems to me because of all the programing changes lately ie. WinXP DX9 SP-1 that some drives don't like reading some cd's. __________________ [color=#0000ff] Download Windows Post-Install Wizard v4.3.8 and WPI Lite v1.2 Here [/color][color=red][color=blue][/color][/color]

Oct 28, 2002, 10:41 AM	Thread Starter #6
Xploited Titan Driverheaven's evil Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brussels, capital of Belgium Posts: 207 Rep Power: 0	Nothing to resolve the problem? __________________ I see living people...

Oct 28, 2002, 10:42 AM	#7
Kelsenellenelvian Master of my own Destiny Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: EverDawn Kingdom,TruEarth Posts: 1,394 Rep Power: 0	Not that I've found I just put the disk in a different drive... __________________ [color=#0000ff] Download Windows Post-Install Wizard v4.3.8 and WPI Lite v1.2 Here [/color][color=red][color=blue][/color][/color]

Oct 28, 2002, 10:51 AM	Thread Starter #8
Xploited Titan Driverheaven's evil Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brussels, capital of Belgium Posts: 207 Rep Power: 0	But why did this happen to me last week, and not before? __________________ I see living people...

Oct 28, 2002, 10:52 AM	#9
Kelsenellenelvian Master of my own Destiny Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: EverDawn Kingdom,TruEarth Posts: 1,394 Rep Power: 0	Any programing changes?? __________________ [color=#0000ff] Download Windows Post-Install Wizard v4.3.8 and WPI Lite v1.2 Here [/color][color=red][color=blue][/color][/color]

Oct 28, 2002, 11:00 AM	Thread Starter #10
Xploited Titan Driverheaven's evil Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brussels, capital of Belgium Posts: 207 Rep Power: 0	I only installed Nero, for my new writer, otherwise... can't really remember __________________ I see living people...

Oct 28, 2002, 11:12 AM	#11
Kelsenellenelvian Master of my own Destiny Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: EverDawn Kingdom,TruEarth Posts: 1,394 Rep Power: 0	Do all the system checks that you can scandisk, norton umm ashampoo (SHAREWARE very good) and clean your drive. Then your prob should be solved. __________________ [color=#0000ff] Download Windows Post-Install Wizard v4.3.8 and WPI Lite v1.2 Here [/color][color=red][color=blue][/color][/color]

Oct 28, 2002, 01:32 PM	#12
reno Painlord of Ichor Join Date: May 2002 Location: bloinkin! Posts: 1,610 Rep Power: 0	asdt My friend's old DVD drive did that, but with CDs, after a while it couldn't read CD's anymore...never knew why, cleaned it, checked internals...dvd's played fine, just no CDs....

Oct 30, 2002, 08:32 AM	Thread Starter #13
Xploited Titan Driverheaven's evil Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brussels, capital of Belgium Posts: 207 Rep Power: 0	So, it might be a problem inherent to the age of my drive? I think I may again spare some money... I'm tired to buy new stuff for my computer......... My computer isn't the fastest, but it has cost me more than some entry-level servers.... __________________ I see living people...

Oct 30, 2002, 03:35 PM	#14
reno Painlord of Ichor Join Date: May 2002 Location: bloinkin! Posts: 1,610 Rep Power: 0	sdfa I use a Pioneer 106s slot fed DVD-Rom, got it for about 60 bucks from newegg...it's really quiet to, hate to see you spend money though, I know how much it sucks to buy stuff when your computer for some unknown reason just doesn't work right anymore.

Oct 30, 2002, 03:50 PM	#15
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Oct 31, 2002, 07:34 AM	Thread Starter #16
Xploited Titan Driverheaven's evil Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brussels, capital of Belgium Posts: 207 Rep Power: 0	Sorry, Drive€, but I live too far from you.... I think I'll keep this drive till it can't read any CDs anymore, change it into a CDcatapult, sell it to some noob, buy me another drive and get the hell out of here before the noob tries my old drive __________________ I see living people...

Oct 31, 2002, 07:42 AM	#17
Kelsenellenelvian Master of my own Destiny Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: EverDawn Kingdom,TruEarth Posts: 1,394 Rep Power: 0	Hell ya I have like 8 old cd drives and a couple extra cd/rw drives laying around. __________________ [color=#0000ff] Download Windows Post-Install Wizard v4.3.8 and WPI Lite v1.2 Here [/color][color=red][color=blue][/color][/color]

Nov 11, 2002, 10:00 AM	Thread Starter #18
Xploited Titan Driverheaven's evil Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brussels, capital of Belgium Posts: 207 Rep Power: 0	I'm sorry to tell it, but Reno is right, my DVD can almost not read CDs anymore.... I tried to install Jedi Knight II, it didn't work... I made a back-up of the game (using my DVD drive to read the disk and my writer to burn) using CloneCD and I tried the back-up in my writer..... no problem to install or play, with my DVD drive... nothing (freezing while starting to install)... So, I can use my drive to read CDs with CloneCD and make exact copies, but I can't do anything else (except playing DVDs).... Bad luck, I should say...... __________________ I see living people...

Nov 11, 2002, 11:55 PM	#19
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	DVD-ROMs and CD-ROMs have their durability, and when it is spent, you just need to buy new one (that's why I have separate burner and reader, so I use reader just for reading and I don't spend my burner). __________________ -- Vedran

Nov 15, 2002, 10:10 PM	Thread Starter #20
Xploited Titan Driverheaven's evil Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brussels, capital of Belgium Posts: 207 Rep Power: 0	My drive is living his last hours, as it seems... Most of the time, when I put some disc in it, my computer freezes...... Any suggestions on what new drive I could buy (preference, not to loud and slot-in model, cos I like this.... it reminds me to ... hum... )