I need help with my Cd/Dvd driver Its urgent! please help me!

Marksummers · 07-01-2009, 10:35 AM

Hey guys

bare with me here.
I recently downloaded this music mixer thing, it was fun and all but just got bored of it so i uninstalled it. It uninstalled perfectly everything was all good. Couple hours later i wanted to watch a movie and my disc wasn't playing so I'm like "hmm maybe the disc is broke" so i checked and put in another disc, and that didn't work either, couple minutes later i have gone threw all my discs and I'm guessing "they all cant be broken?"
so i looked on the web for Solutions and nothing helped. i think its my CD/DVD driver, that's what i kept seeing come up. I really hope its not tho because i would hate to replace it, because its a brand new computer sorta 2 years at max probably. so please if someone could help me with my problem i would really appreciate it.
Thanks in advanced!

**simpswr** · 07-01-2009, 11:02 AM

and welcome to the Forum

Do you see the cd drive in My Comuter?

If not, try this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060

Marksummers · 07-01-2009, 11:09 AM

yes, its there and i can eject the disc trey but it doesnt want to read discs.

dai · 07-01-2009, 11:19 AM

uninstall the filters as in the link you were given above

if no good uninstall the drive from the device manager and reboot

then check it

Marksummers · 07-01-2009, 11:24 AM

Okay i deleted the filters that i had and rebooted my computer, but cd driver is still not reading the discs. by the way the disc are perfect so it cannot be the discs. i hope its nothing serious :( and iv already tryed uninstalling the driver and rebooting but still nothing.

joeten · 07-01-2009, 01:39 PM

hi this may help http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cd_dvd_drive_problems

Marksummers · 07-01-2009, 02:44 PM

hey thanks for the link, but it didn't solve my problem.
i hope this helps it says

"Media in the CD/DVD drive is not readable (ATAPI DVD DH16AYH ATA Device)"

if it means the disc i put in doesnt work its not that because i tryed about 76 of my discs and they are all clean.

**TriggerFinger** · 07-01-2009, 03:17 PM

You tried copies or originals? If it cannot read even original (ex. music/movie) CD/DVD media, I suggest you test the drive in another computer so you can isolate if it is the Windows installation or the drive itself. Try also cleaning the lens. My two cents... I think you have a malfunctioning drive (hardware-wise) that needs replacement.

Marksummers · 07-01-2009, 03:44 PM

yeah they are original discs, how do i clean the lens? and i cant try my driver on another computer because i dont have another one.

**TriggerFinger** · 07-01-2009, 07:00 PM

Try this:
http://www.smartcomputing.com/editor...rticleID=31106

dai · 07-01-2009, 11:29 PM

uninstall and reinstall your burning software

try the drive in another computer to check it

07-01-2009, 10:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
Marksummers Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Vista	I need help with my Cd/Dvd driver Its urgent! please help me! Hey guys bare with me here. I recently downloaded this music mixer thing, it was fun and all but just got bored of it so i uninstalled it. It uninstalled perfectly everything was all good. Couple hours later i wanted to watch a movie and my disc wasn't playing so I'm like "hmm maybe the disc is broke" so i checked and put in another disc, and that didn't work either, couple minutes later i have gone threw all my discs and I'm guessing "they all cant be broken?" so i looked on the web for Solutions and nothing helped. i think its my CD/DVD driver, that's what i kept seeing come up. I really hope its not tho because i would hate to replace it, because its a brand new computer sorta 2 years at max probably. so please if someone could help me with my problem i would really appreciate it. Thanks in advanced!

07-01-2009, 11:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 11,852 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: I need help with my Cd/Dvd driver Its urgent! please help me! and welcome to the Forum Do you see the cd drive in My Comuter? If not, try this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060 __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

07-01-2009, 11:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
Marksummers Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Vista	Re: I need help with my Cd/Dvd driver Its urgent! please help me! yes, its there and i can eject the disc trey but it doesnt want to read discs.

07-01-2009, 11:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,143 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: I need help with my Cd/Dvd driver Its urgent! please help me! uninstall the filters as in the link you were given above if no good uninstall the drive from the device manager and reboot then check it __________________

07-01-2009, 11:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
Marksummers Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Vista	Re: I need help with my Cd/Dvd driver Its urgent! please help me! Okay i deleted the filters that i had and rebooted my computer, but cd driver is still not reading the discs. by the way the disc are perfect so it cannot be the discs. i hope its nothing serious :( and iv already tryed uninstalling the driver and rebooting but still nothing. Last edited by Marksummers; 07-01-2009 at 11:25 AM.

07-01-2009, 01:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
joeten Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,951 OS: vista	Re: I need help with my Cd/Dvd driver Its urgent! please help me! hi this may help http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cd_dvd_drive_problems __________________

07-01-2009, 02:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
Marksummers Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Vista	Re: I need help with my Cd/Dvd driver Its urgent! please help me! hey thanks for the link, but it didn't solve my problem. i hope this helps it says "Media in the CD/DVD drive is not readable (ATAPI DVD DH16AYH ATA Device)" if it means the disc i put in doesnt work its not that because i tryed about 76 of my discs and they are all clean.

07-01-2009, 03:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,784 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: I need help with my Cd/Dvd driver Its urgent! please help me! You tried copies or originals? If it cannot read even original (ex. music/movie) CD/DVD media, I suggest you test the drive in another computer so you can isolate if it is the Windows installation or the drive itself. Try also cleaning the lens. My two cents... I think you have a malfunctioning drive (hardware-wise) that needs replacement. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

07-01-2009, 03:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
Marksummers Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Vista	Re: I need help with my Cd/Dvd driver Its urgent! please help me! yeah they are original discs, how do i clean the lens? and i cant try my driver on another computer because i dont have another one.

07-01-2009, 07:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,784 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: I need help with my Cd/Dvd driver Its urgent! please help me! Try this: http://www.smartcomputing.com/editor...rticleID=31106 __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

07-01-2009, 11:29 PM	#11 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,143 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: I need help with my Cd/Dvd driver Its urgent! please help me! uninstall and reinstall your burning software try the drive in another computer to check it __________________