HELP!! CD drive reads some cd's as blank, others read fine!

scottwillib · 11-01-2005, 01:12 AM

Hi, apologies if this question has already been asked and answered i did search but found nothing that helped me. This problem started when i first bought my computer (bought it without an operating system, installed drivers and windows myself)

My CD drive won't read pro evolution soccer 4 or pro evolution soccer 5. It also doesn't read colin mcrae rally 4 and the problem is the same with these 3 CD's.

I put the CD in the drive and it whirrs and makes noises, then comes up "blank disc" and gives me a list of options e.g. write to disc, take no action etc. If i restart the computer then windows will not load until the disc is taken out of the CD drive.

It is not a CD problem as both pro evolution 4 and 5 work in my brothers computer. Other games I have (battlefield 2, medal of honour pacific assault, tropico, Sims 2 etc) all work fine and it can read and play DVDs. So i dont think there is a problem with reading a particular type of disc. This problem is bugging me as im just itching to play pro evo 5! Any help or feedback would be appreciated, thanks. My CD drive is called "Maxtor 6L160M0" I run windows XP

**Terrister** · 11-01-2005, 06:52 AM

If you have cd or dvd burning software, uninstall it and see if this problem goes away. If so, you know what is causing the problem. Try to reinstall the burning software.

**keymaker** · 11-01-2005, 04:52 PM

also when it comes to re-installing a software, update it as well. good luck

11-01-2005, 01:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
scottwillib Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1 OS: Windows XP Home	HELP!! CD drive reads some cd's as blank, others read fine! Hi, apologies if this question has already been asked and answered i did search but found nothing that helped me. This problem started when i first bought my computer (bought it without an operating system, installed drivers and windows myself) My CD drive won't read pro evolution soccer 4 or pro evolution soccer 5. It also doesn't read colin mcrae rally 4 and the problem is the same with these 3 CD's. I put the CD in the drive and it whirrs and makes noises, then comes up "blank disc" and gives me a list of options e.g. write to disc, take no action etc. If i restart the computer then windows will not load until the disc is taken out of the CD drive. It is not a CD problem as both pro evolution 4 and 5 work in my brothers computer. Other games I have (battlefield 2, medal of honour pacific assault, tropico, Sims 2 etc) all work fine and it can read and play DVDs. So i dont think there is a problem with reading a particular type of disc. This problem is bugging me as im just itching to play pro evo 5! Any help or feedback would be appreciated, thanks. My CD drive is called "Maxtor 6L160M0" I run windows XP

11-01-2005, 06:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	If you have cd or dvd burning software, uninstall it and see if this problem goes away. If so, you know what is causing the problem. Try to reinstall the burning software. __________________

11-01-2005, 04:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
keymaker Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,154 OS: windows xp	also when it comes to re-installing a software, update it as well. good luck __________________ AVG Spybot SpywareBlaster Adware CCleaner Diskeeper ZoneAlarm