When I put a cd in my pc or try to burn a cd it makes this horrible grinding sound and I get a message stating that the file is corrupted. What could be the problem and can I fix it without calling in the tech guys. Oh dear. Horrible grinding sounds are never a good thing. From that description alone, I'd be seriously looking at a hardware problem. CD drives make a little noise as the disk spins, of course, but grinding noises shouldn't be part of it. It could be many things drive related, from a misaligned or wobbly motor to other parts of the drive coming into contact with the CD itself. The worst case is that it's damaging the CDs that you put into the drive. In short, I'd stop using it, and replace the drive. It's not a terribly hard operation, so depending on your level of comfort with such things, replacing the CD-ROM drive is something you might do yourself. But that also means it shouldn't be that pricey to have someone else do it either. Related: Article 4332 | Posted March 28, 2005 |
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Posted by: vlad at August 23, 2008 2:10 PMwhen i put my cd into my computer i hear a grinding sound but when i use a diffrent cd it works when i put it in another computer and it worked what should i do please help me !
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Posted by: Nicole at September 13, 2008 7:55 AMI too have a perplexing problem with my ND-6650A CD/DVD combo. It no longer recognises CDs but seems perfectly happy with DVDs. This sounded like a driver problem but a Driver Detective scan says its OK. So I ordered a new (refurbished)drive only for it to arrive with no front panel! Before I cannabalise the old drive for its front panel, can anyone tell me if I am barking up the wrong tree? All help / hints appreciated!
Posted by: Steve at September 20, 2008 12:47 AMMy CD-ROM is not working, ot won't start at all and it's completly dead. HELP
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Posted by: nathain at October 27, 2008 1:41 AMMY cd rom quit working put in another one I had in another computer it lights up runs for a second and stops tried everything.dont know what else to do.
Posted by: Davene at November 4, 2008 5:47 AMI have FUJITSU computers- SIEMENS, AMILO PRO V3515 with Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic and my cd drive (Optiarc DVD RW RD AD-7540A ATA device) does not work I tried putting in a DVD RW and it makes a spinning noise but nothing comes up, it was working before. When I look into my computer the only drive there is my c: drive and do not show D: drive as before
When I open the Device Manager from the Control Panel - hardware and sounds, and I right click on the device, it shows the following massage: “Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39) “
When I update the device driver, my computer indicates that the driver is available and is the latest. What do I need to do to get my DVD RW drive working again?
Posted by: Thulani Nkosi at November 27, 2008 11:35 AMMy CD-ROM will accept my cd but my PC will not read it. I have two cd-rom drives and have done everything the devise manager has asked me. I've unplugged and re-plugged them in. The power supply works fine as I am able to open and close the drives. The device manager reads that I have CD-ROMs but has a yellow exclamation point next to it. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the hardware via device manager. I have even checked for driver updates. Please help Leo, and no I have no grinding sound associated with this issue. Thanks,
Posted by: Jay at November 29, 2008 2:48 PMJay
my cd rom isnt working all of asudden, i put in a clean unused cd and it keeps telling me to insert another cd, and when i put in a dvd to see if it will run nothing shows up at all, could this be from a virus?
Posted by: alexandra at December 2, 2008 8:50 AM