Dead DVD-Rom Pioneer 6x

[amazoncd]

What does it mean when one day your DVD-Rom is working fine then the next morning it dies?

I'm able to load a DVD/CD in the slot drive and eject it. However it does not even attempt to read the disc. (The light does not even blink once, this also occurs during start-up.) Usally upon startup it'll blink or whatever. WindowsXP tells me the disc may be corrupt but the drive doesn't even read my discs so that's not the prob. And I've also but it in another comp and it does the same thing.

So does this mean the laser is dead or what?

thanks.

- Dj

[mpucoder]

You think these things last forever?
Usually the motor goes first, which is easy to spot if the disk has a label or other markings on it and it's a tray loader. Look at the markings, put the disk in, wait a minute, eject the disk. If the markings are in the same place, it didn't spin up. (or you beat the astronomical odds of that occurring - if in doubt, try it again)

[fengtao]

DVD-ROM's normal life is 1-3 years. If you use it directly listening CDs instead of convert it to mp3, it will die more earlier. Always copy frequent used file to HDD, your DVD-ROM will live longer. If you watch DVDs, use DVDIdle to extend it's life.

Best Regards,
Fengtao

[Ookami]

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[Emp3r0r]

I think I may have the same DVD rom as you and it is getting old... I can tell because It gets more touchy about the media everyday. I know it may sound weird but you can get some more life out of it by either cleaning it or (what I do) blowing it out. Sometimes a little puff of air is all my dvd-rom needs to be able to read again. Good Luck.

[gabest]

Emp3r0r is right, a few minutes of vacuum cleaning (yes, really) was able to fix a 9 years old sony deck here! Anyway, slot-in pio drives are known to break down after a few years of use. But look on the bright side, you can go and upgrade it to something much faster... :)