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Flaky CD/DVD drive

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jaypoole

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Nov 5, 2002
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I have just bought a wireless print server and just tried installing the driver on my laptop, but the CD/DVD drive doesn't seem to keep on spinning and so when I look on My Computer, I can see the drive but when I double click to browse and find the executable file, nothing seems to happen.

This may have been getting worse progressively - when I installed the drivers for a new printer yesterday, it took 5 attempts of putting the CD in the tray, restarting the laptop a couple of times and eventually it kicked into life and the install wizard took over, though in actual fact the wizard seemed to lock towards the end and I had to restart. The printer had been installed at this stage mind.

Can anyone please advise things to try to alleviate things..

thanks..

Jay
 
Hi

Try cleaning the len's head. If that doesn't help then consider getting a new drive.
 
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