Audio CD's only don't play in laptop 1

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Hello, I am having a strange problem with my Toshiba A105 Laptop with a DVD+R / CD/CD-R rom drive. It will load DVD's (retail and DVD+R) fine as well as data CD's and CD-R. However the CD reader will not read the Audio CD. I find this to be rather strange, and I would assume it to be a failing drive. I just wanted to check and see if anyone has heard anything like this. Thank you so much in advance.


I also get this error when trying to access the drive:

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=834159

 

[kestrel1]

Had a similar problem with some Toshiba Sat/pro L10's. We originally bought 10 of these, but three developed a fault. They would only read some DVD's or CD's. Sent them back under warranty for repair. I think this was a known fault on these machines.

 

[cdogg]

Often, the problem is hardware-related. There are two laser frequencies used to read both DVDs and CDs, but for whatever reason, the lens used for one can malfunction. That might be what's happening here.

The best test is to try it in another computer to be sure it's not the operating system, but that's harder to do for laptops unless you have a spare that it will fit into.

~cdogg
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