DVD-ROM not working

Posted: 12-15-2005, 06:20 PM
Hi,

I have 2 DVDs installed and suddenly the DVD-ROM ceased to work. It doesn't
matter what I use: CD, DVD
it does not recognize the drive and it issues a message:
Please insert a disk in drive F:
I used the device manager to uninstall the drive and I installed it back,
but all is the same.

Thanks
Doru


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Re: DVD-ROM not working
Posted: 12-16-2005, 04:06 AM
Replace the drive, the laser has probably died.
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"Doru Roman" <doruroman@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have 2 DVDs installed and suddenly the DVD-ROM ceased to work. It
> doesn't matter what I use: CD, DVD
> it does not recognize the drive and it issues a message:
> Please insert a disk in drive F:
> I used the device manager to uninstall the drive and I installed it back,
> but all is the same.
>
> Thanks
> Doru
>

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Re: DVD-ROM not working
Posted: 12-16-2005, 04:15 PM
Thanks for the reply. It's a bit over 1 year old, is Samsung that much
unreliable?


"Cari (MS-MVP)" <Newsgroups1@coribright.com> wrote in message
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> Replace the drive, the laser has probably died.
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Windows Technologies, Printing & Imaging
> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>
>
> "Doru Roman" <doruroman@rogers.com> wrote in message
> news:u1pT8QaAGHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have 2 DVDs installed and suddenly the DVD-ROM ceased to work. It
>> doesn't matter what I use: CD, DVD
>> it does not recognize the drive and it issues a message:
>> Please insert a disk in drive F:
>> I used the device manager to uninstall the drive and I installed it back,
>> but all is the same.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Doru
>>
>
>

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Cari \(MS-MVP\)
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Re: DVD-ROM not working
Posted: 12-18-2005, 04:44 AM
I've had them die in less than that, particularly if they are used a lot.
They are more reliable than they used to be.

Is it recognized correctly in Device Manager and in the BIOS as an optical
drive?
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"Doru Roman" <doruroman@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the reply. It's a bit over 1 year old, is Samsung that much
> unreliable?
>
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" <Newsgroups1@coribright.com> wrote in message
> news:OH1BTYfAGHA.1032@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Replace the drive, the laser has probably died.
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> Windows Technologies, Printing & Imaging
>> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>>
>>
>> "Doru Roman" <doruroman@rogers.com> wrote in message
>> news:u1pT8QaAGHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have 2 DVDs installed and suddenly the DVD-ROM ceased to work. It
>>> doesn't matter what I use: CD, DVD
>>> it does not recognize the drive and it issues a message:
>>> Please insert a disk in drive F:
>>> I used the device manager to uninstall the drive and I installed it
>>> back, but all is the same.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Doru
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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