PROBLEM WITH CD/DVD DRIVE
PROBLEM WITH CD DRIVE
It is placed in the category of optical drive, under which data is read through light. It is connected to the motherboard through the IDE interface. The hard disk is also connected to the motherboard through the IDE interface, so both the CD drive and the hard disk can be connected with the same IDE cable. The drive letter of CD drive is dependent on the number of hard disk and the partition located in it, such as if the hard disk Is c:drive THEN C. D drive will be D. hard disk has C: D: and E: drive, so CD drive will be ‘F:’ drive.
Data can be read only by inserting a CD in the CD drive, there is no provision for writing in it and the work of reading is done by a lens. C.D. can be easily mounted in drive. CD drive is such a storage device that is needed today and it has to be configured by driver software. For this MSCDEX in hard disk. EXE file which is found in ‘OS’.
Errors
coming in CD drive:-
CD drive is not working. And its drive letter is also not available when booted.
· Check each connection to drive.
· CD drive has master and slave jumper like hard disk, if the hard disk and CD are connected by the same cable then set it on slave.
· Try replacing the data cable.
· The system is booted in safe mode.( CD drive, sound card do not work in safe mode.)
· Reinstall the driver software of the CD- drive.
· Check the presence of MSCDEX.EXE file of hard disk the file should be in windows directory otherwise CD drive will not work even after driver software is installed.
CD drive is working in windows but drive is not available in DOS mode.
· Edit command by autoexe. open the bat file and erase the “ Rem by windows” written before the line of CD drive and save the file and restart the system. Now CD drive will also work in DOS mode.
· If the system is booted and installed, then along with the OS being installed, the CD drive work in windows, and even after going from windows to MS DOS prompt, the CD drive letter.
· If the CD-drive letter is not being received after booting the system directly in DOS mode, but after typing the CD drive letter, the message of “invalid drive” is coming, then in such a situation, once the CD is in DOS mode. Install the driver software.
· Autoexec. Open the bat file, delete the rem by windows setup and save the file, now restart the system.
CD-drive letter is being received but it is not reading the inserted CD. On reading, the message of “cdr not ready or CD drive not accessible” is coming.
· Drive’s tray is not getting inserted properly.
· Drive’s lens has become dirty. Clean up.
· Drive belts of motors fitted are damaged or broken.
· The CD inserted is quite scratched.
· If the drive mechanism is trying to read the data means that the electronics of CD drive have gone bad. Replace the drive.
· CD lenses cleaner is never reading the CD after cleaning the lens by disk, if not then in this case open the drive from caution and clean the lens with cotton.
· The type of CD that is not reading, even if it is scratched more, the drive will not read. But if CDs that are not read are fine and new, then this problem is of CD-drive. Some brands CD drives do not read every CD. It reads only some original and written CDs at low speed and does not read the discs of certain brands and tray them out. This problem is especially found in creative’s CD drive. CDs that can be read may have been written at low speed. Older CD drives are not able to read to CDs written on more X.
CD-drive letter is being received but data is not being read, after inserting CD in the drive, tray in and tray out starts automatically.
· This problem is from the mechanism of drive.
· Check the mechanism by opening the drive carefully. Tray’s adjustment is not right.
· Check his motors, pulley, and belt.
· Adjust the CD cap on the CD tray.
· The motor controller chip installed in drive electronics has gone bad.
· If the lens is not able to read the data, then even in such a situation CD tray can come out, so try cleaning the lens with CD cleaner.
·In case of not reading the drive data of creative, tray out.
CD drive’s letter is getting wrong. (F or any letter is being received in place of E.)
Drive is working, but system booting is very slow. After the system is booted, it halts for some time when the desk top comes. And on ejecting the CD, the system boots.
· This problem occurs when the CD drive is not properly configured and the wrong driver software is installed. In this case, delete the entire driver software of CD drive. And also delete every information in the batch files. Install driver software again.
· If another hard disk is connected to the hard disk as well by making a slave and each hard disk has two partitions, then the letter of CD drive in Ace should be G: drive. Now if you remove the second hard disk, then after C and D: E: is working on the drive and the booting of the system is also slow, after C: and D: E: and F: have also become drive letters. So first of all erase the false remove every software and information on the CD drive and install the driver again.
· Scratched CD has been inserted in the CD drive or the lens is dirty and the system is turned on, then the booting will be slow.
CD tray eject is not happening.
The belt of the eject motor engaged in the mechanism is loose.
· Due to excessive movement of CD drive, its mechanism has become misaligned. Try eject by opening the CD drive. And then insert it properly.
· In CD tray, CD has been tray in without inserting properly, due to which CD is stuck in tray. Remove the CD by opening the drive and check tray out.
· CD drive is no very old and its mechanism has deteriorated.
· Adjust the mouth of tray properly, due to this also tray eject does not happen.
· If there is no eject, press the top cover of the drive from above and press the eject button.
· Sometimes while reading the CD in the drive, it gets divided into many pieces.
· This happens by moving the drive or skewing it while reading the drive itself.
· A cap is made in the cover on the top of the tray, which holds the CD while rotating, this cap not covering the CD properly, set it.
CD drive maintenance:
Life time of a CD drive is usually 2 last up to 3 years. The main error that comes in this is not reading the CD, which is usually due to the lens being dirty. Dust is the main enemy of the CD drive, so CD drive should be cleaned by CD cleaner often but lens should never be cleaned with any liquid cleaner. If the cleaner is not cleaned, the lens should be cleaned whit clean cotton by carefully opening the drive. The lens should not be touched by hand.
· CD drive should be kept away from the dump, otherwise many types of errors come in its mechanism. Absolutely do not leave the scratched CD in the drive, otherwise the booting of the system becomes slow.
· Creative and some other brands’ CDs are not able to read all types of discs or CDs written at high speed.
· To get more speed than CD drive, connect it to an independent cable otherwise the system becomes slow.
· Jumper settings are done for master and slave in CD drive also, set it as per the need.
· In a correct CD drive, its LED glows as soon as the system is turned on and this LED turns off when the CD is completely read. If the LED start glowing continuously then it means. The lens is dirty / the CD is scratched.
· Do not tray in by pushing the CD tray by hand, if the CD is not reading the data, then fix the mechanism error, do not forcibly tray in by hand.
· Do not transport the CD drive from one system to another or place. Keep the tray clean and tray.
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