how to diagnose dvd rom?

jlconferido · 07-16-2006, 06:59 AM

i think my liteon dvd-rom is getting a little bit crappy these days. it does not eject when i press the button. is there a diagnostics for dvd-rom? and will a crappy dvd-rom make you system crash?

dai · 07-16-2006, 12:26 PM

blow it out with some canned air

~~whodat~~ · 07-16-2006, 01:11 PM

also
see if your device manager has it listed correctly, without any yellow conflict symbols.

jlconferido · 07-16-2006, 02:15 PM

there's nothing wrong with it in the device manager. does this mean its ok? thanks.

~~whodat~~ · 07-17-2006, 05:21 AM

no, as Dai suggested, the lens or motor could be dusty/dirty or just breaking down.

07-16-2006, 06:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
jlconferido Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 94 OS: XP Pro	how to diagnose dvd rom? i think my liteon dvd-rom is getting a little bit crappy these days. it does not eject when i press the button. is there a diagnostics for dvd-rom? and will a crappy dvd-rom make you system crash?

07-16-2006, 12:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,746 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	blow it out with some canned air __________________

07-16-2006, 01:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
~~whodat~~ Register user Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,931 OS: XP	also see if your device manager has it listed correctly, without any yellow conflict symbols.

07-16-2006, 02:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
jlconferido Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 94 OS: XP Pro	there's nothing wrong with it in the device manager. does this mean its ok? thanks.

07-17-2006, 05:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
~~whodat~~ Register user Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,931 OS: XP	no, as Dai suggested, the lens or motor could be dusty/dirty or just breaking down.