problem with lgcdrw

[abhishek_sharma]

These days my lg cd-writer cannot detect any cds ...even when there is a cd/or no cd in the drive windows xp just opens the drive folder and shows nothing [in natural conditions it should have shown no-disk error when no cd and the files in the cd..when a valid cd was present]

also sometimes the cd writer cannot get detected at all.. which i think is due to the loose power connection to the drive which is a bit loose.

how to get rid of the above problems..plz help.
does it mean that my cdwriter is on its death-bed

[ashu888ashu888]

Check ur power cable also if that doesnt help, try changing the IDE cable.
Now for ur problem tat the Drive is not Detecting any Cds, it might be due to accumulation of dust on the Lens,get a Philips CD Lens Cleaner (approx. Rs.120/-) and try it out.
How Old is ur Drive brother ?? If under warranty then giv it to the service center (after all the above troubleshooting has failed).

Cheers n e-peace...

[phatratt]

1)change data cable and try on a alternate power cable
2.)also check that all th pins(power and data) on back of the writer are intact.
3)if u'r writer is old,then it has enter its saturation period,get a new one

[hermit]

change data cable and try on a alternate power cable

this will help u .

nice tips phatratt

[ymhatre]

Originally Posted by abhishek_sharma

These days my lg cd-writer cannot detect any cds ...even when there is a cd/or no cd in the drive windows xp just opens the drive folder and shows nothing [in natural conditions it should have shown no-disk error when no cd and the files in the cd..when a valid cd was present]

also sometimes the cd writer cannot get detected at all.. which i think is due to the loose power connection to the drive which is a bit loose.

how to get rid of the above problems..plz help.
does it mean that my cdwriter is on its death-bed

Same problem did happen with my samsung Cd rom
It used to open cd tray ,worked fine, even is bios it was detected but in windows it was not reading.
Then i at my own risk OPENED CD ROM (literaly) then just cleaned it, it was having lot dust inside.
Then it started working ie started reading cds
before trying this stuff plz try using lens cleanner