[SOLVED] CD-RW Drive Malfunction

paprika · 07-27-2007, 01:04 PM

Yesterday I had a CD shatter while in the drive. I was viewing some video files on the CD and when I stopped it to take it out, I heard a loud pop sound and the CD tray wouldn't come out...so I opened it manually and pieces of the CD fell out. But only a few. So I know there are still pieces of it in there, and the tray won't go in all the way. Is there anything I can do?

**Terrister** · 07-27-2007, 03:05 PM

Is this a desktop computer or a laptop?

paprika · 07-27-2007, 03:26 PM

I just realized my original post was very lacking in information. The computer is a desktop. It's a Compaq that I purchased at Wal-Mart in August of 06. It's less than a year old. I have never had trouble with the CD drive like that, or the CD's themselves. I'm not sure what caused the CD to break or the CD drive to cause that either.

dai · 07-27-2007, 04:40 PM

a crack in the disk,you will probably have to replace the drive
pull it out and take the cover off

paprika · 07-27-2007, 08:26 PM

thank you to those who posted, I ended up taking the old CD-RW/DVD-ROM out of my old computer (Manufactured in Jan of 2003) and putting it into the new computer (from 2006) everything seems to be working fine.

I also took that time to take out the CD-RW that was messed up and opened up and got all the little CD pieces out and so if I ever need something else I have it there as an emergency only, but I doubt it's going to do a whole lot of good.

Thanks for the replies! I appreciate it!

07-27-2007, 01:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
paprika Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3 OS: WinXP	[SOLVED] CD-RW Drive Malfunction Yesterday I had a CD shatter while in the drive. I was viewing some video files on the CD and when I stopped it to take it out, I heard a loud pop sound and the CD tray wouldn't come out...so I opened it manually and pieces of the CD fell out. But only a few. So I know there are still pieces of it in there, and the tray won't go in all the way. Is there anything I can do?

07-27-2007, 03:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	Re: CD-RW Drive Malfunction Is this a desktop computer or a laptop? __________________

07-27-2007, 03:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
paprika Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3 OS: WinXP	Re: CD-RW Drive Malfunction I just realized my original post was very lacking in information. The computer is a desktop. It's a Compaq that I purchased at Wal-Mart in August of 06. It's less than a year old. I have never had trouble with the CD drive like that, or the CD's themselves. I'm not sure what caused the CD to break or the CD drive to cause that either.

07-27-2007, 04:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,746 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: CD-RW Drive Malfunction a crack in the disk,you will probably have to replace the drive pull it out and take the cover off __________________

07-27-2007, 08:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
paprika Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3 OS: WinXP	Re: CD-RW Drive Malfunction thank you to those who posted, I ended up taking the old CD-RW/DVD-ROM out of my old computer (Manufactured in Jan of 2003) and putting it into the new computer (from 2006) everything seems to be working fine. I also took that time to take out the CD-RW that was messed up and opened up and got all the little CD pieces out and so if I ever need something else I have it there as an emergency only, but I doubt it's going to do a whole lot of good. Thanks for the replies! I appreciate it!