Akaru Posted August 13, 2009 Content Count: 1000 Joined: 06/12/09 Status: Offline Share Posted August 13, 2009 I went to Best Buy today to get me some DVD+R blanks and come home to find out my DVD drive doesn't spin up anymore. I recently installed a spare hard drive and I unplugged the molex from my DVD drive and put it onto a spare hard drive. I left the IDE cable in and used the slave IDE for my spare hard drive. Today, after buying the DVD+R blanks, I redo all the cables in my computer and put an extra molex into the DVD drive. I put a DVD+R disc in there and it won't read it. I try 2 more and none of them read. I thought I bought a pack of 50 coasters, then I put in my Starcraft CD and it won't read. I then go into Device Manager and uninstall the drivers and reinstall, still nothing. I try a bunch of other disc again and none of them read. Everytime I put a new disc in, the access light goes on, but there is no spinning. I crack open the DVD drive and find nothing blocking the laser. Now I have a dead drive and 100 DVD+R blank medias. :'( Does anyone have a solution to this problem? I know it is not the IDE cable, because I tried both the slave and master, but they work on the spare hard drive. Link to comment
Wrathek Posted August 13, 2009 Content Count: 1839 Joined: 09/28/08 Status: Offline Share Posted August 13, 2009 try putting the molex from the dvd drive onto the HDD. it may be giving odd voltages. Link to comment
Akaru Posted August 13, 2009 Content Count: 1000 Joined: 06/12/09 Status: Offline Share Posted August 13, 2009 try putting the molex from the dvd drive onto the HDD. it may be giving odd voltages. I just tried. Both molexs works on the HDD. The DVD drive is still unable to spin. Link to comment
Wrathek Posted August 13, 2009 Content Count: 1839 Joined: 09/28/08 Status: Offline Share Posted August 13, 2009 time for a new drive then bro. 1 Link to comment
Akaru Posted August 13, 2009 Content Count: 1000 Joined: 06/12/09 Status: Offline Share Posted August 13, 2009 time for a new drive then bro. Ahhh. Thanks a lot for your help though! Link to comment
Shadowex3 Posted August 13, 2009 Content Count: 2959 Joined: 02/27/08 Status: Offline Share Posted August 13, 2009 Wash your damn hands before handling your porno discs next time and it wont gunk up the motor. 1 Link to comment
Akaru Posted August 14, 2009 Content Count: 1000 Joined: 06/12/09 Status: Offline Share Posted August 14, 2009 Wash your damn hands before handling your porno discs next time and it wont gunk up the motor. Haha! Thanks for the advice. Will do! Link to comment
Wrathek Posted August 14, 2009 Content Count: 1839 Joined: 09/28/08 Status: Offline Share Posted August 14, 2009 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136144 IDE, and looks like a good deal. Link to comment
Akaru Posted August 14, 2009 Content Count: 1000 Joined: 06/12/09 Status: Offline Share Posted August 14, 2009 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136144 IDE, and looks like a good deal. Thanks for your help, but I am going to TigerDirect with my dad next week to get a new drive that is SATA. Link to comment
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