What's the problem?

[Kinmon]

OK, at boot-up, it can detect my dvd-rom and in windows, it says that my dvd-rom is working. But, when i insert a cd into it, it says: "Device not ready"..."please insert CD". What's that suppose to mean? Is my drive dead?

[Bovon]

Sure sounds like it. I don't know anything about dvd, but have had the same responce from cd drives when the laser got weak, dirty or downright died. I suppose you could try a disk with a cleaner brush on it to see if it is dust on the lens. Also, try other disks...if it fails on several known good disks, that would be a pretty good indication that it has gone south.

[SPEEDO]

Hello

Did you load the software??

That is if the drive is new!

[This message has been edited by SPEEDO (edited 08-21-2001).]

[Kinmon]

Yeah, the drivers are installed unless somehow it got de-installed. I hope it's not dead. But, when it's dead, upon booting, how come BIOS can still detect my DVD-rom? Same for windows?

[SPEEDO]

Is this a new drive or have you been using it for a while?

SPEEDO

[Kinmon]

I've been using for 2 years now. It's a Pioneer DVD-Rom 12x

[howste]

I've had that problem with a CD-ROM and a DVD-ROM also. Unfortunately, in both cases the drives were dead. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/frown.gif

[benchristian]

if just the laser dies, I don't think the bios will know that. It just sees that the hardware is connected.

[Kinmon]

One thing i'd like you guys to know is, i've only had it for exactly 2 years! Also, i don't even use it much, like once a month. Can it really be the laser? Any way I can check if laser is working or not? By the way, it's suppose to be a quality product from pioneer.

[bigblue]

Try deleting the drive from system/properties then having windows redetect it (reboot). Have your drivers ready when it asks for it.

[ragtop]

I've had CDROM drives go bad that were a couple months old or a couple years old. I have others that are going strong after 5 years of hard use.

Doesn't seem to matter how old they are or what brand they are - sometimes they just die. Fortunately they aren't too expensive to replace. I watch the sales and rebate deals, and I always keep an extra one on hand in case I need it.