my cd burner used to be fine - nothing shattered or anything, its just old i think... but anyway..:bandit:
in 2001 i got a dell, it came with a (8x4x32) cd burner and a floppy drive...
i mentioned in another post that the floppy drive was screwed when i bought it, but i never called dell(i didn't know i had warranty cause nobody tells me anything:no and the cd burner was fine. NOW, my cd burner burns only at 4x, so i tried another (8x4x32) from one of my other computers. that one worked fine, i just had to keep it in my other computer (office comp). a dell tech is coming to my house to fix my floppy. do you know what might be wrong with my burner before i ask him to fix it?
ill tell dell to bring a cd burner too. maybe i can ask him to get me a faster one since this one is so slow and i always have these people coming to my house!
i have mentioned before that a dirty lens is usually the cause of cd drive failures, but i myself dont even waste time witrh a lens cleaning disc, or that canned air S***.
i actually open the drive all the way up, and swab the lens with a clean dry Q-tip.
this always works for me, but i am good with that part of this junk.
actually i have been warned at every turn about a cotton q-tip scratching the lens, but i am gentle about it (kinda)
i do this with all optical players whether they be in a pc, or a discman, or my 200$ pioneer home cd changer
i havent killed one yet this way.
i have had times when i couldnt save a drive that way, but i havent ever had on work worse.
(except when i opened a playstation 2, it wasnt the same machine after i reassembled it, as it seems it is made to forget how to play ps2 games and dvd's if you ever open it)
well, i haven't ever stuck in a q-tip or used lens cleaner or an aerosol can of air, ive never cleaned it ever... maybe its just time to get a newer one anyway since 8x is so slow...
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