problem with DVD/Cd drive of Thinkpad R 52

[ratzee199]

Hello friends..
i am facing a typical problem for the past few days...
whenever i put a CD(VCD/ACD/data cd) in the DVD/CD rom bay..after 32-34 minutes it becomes stuck and a circular scratch is appered in the cds though it's a brand new cd. Also a lot of DVDs are not detected mostly the data DVDs.
Please help me to solve the problem..
is there any file that i hv to download from somewhere??
then please give me the link..
thank you

[nishant_nms]

your drive has gone bad time to get it repaired because from ur post it seems that the CD gets rubed bt the tray.

[Kiran.dks]

This is clearly a mechanical mechanism problem. This has nothing to do with software. Tray or lens mechanism might have gone out of order due to which some parts of the drive are touching the CD spinning at high speeds causing the circular scratch. I suggest you to take the drive to servicing center and repair it.