My hard drive will not read discs! What should I do?

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• My hard drive will not read discs?

  Hello

  I'm a moderately experienced computer nerd, and today I met this problem I can't solve everything. Late in the afternoon, I noticed that my (DVD - RW) disk drive wouldn't read my drive, so I went to do some testing, (assuming that the problem was the disc) and I found that it would not read any disk I put in it. CD or DVD would work. If at this stage I think it's a problem with the drive itself, so first, I uninstalled the driver for my DVD player and restarted my computer, but that did not work, so I plugged in an external CD player I got earlier. (who has been confirmed to work in the past) And that itself doesn't has the same work. If at this stage I think it's some kind of virus or malware or something of the sort that could prevent any kind of disc. So I did two scans of all of the computer (1 scan Spybot) and 1 AVG scan AVG came up with nothing, and Spybot came with the usual threats of low priority. So I had difficulty all 'threats' Spybot finds it, but it is still impossible to get either of my drives to work. At this point, I'm at my wits end. I'm running out of ideas, and I'm exhausted. So, any help would be appreciated. Thank you! (by the way, I use Windows 7 Ultimate)

  I could finally understand! This idea has just popped in my head that maybe the laser needs to be cleaned. So I veerrry clean gently with one of these sweet rags that come with the latest TV, and I noticed that you can move. So I took a paper clip (just to be more specific about what I might touch) and I moved the whole part of laser to the outside edge of the disc. And then it worked perfectly fine. Thank you all for your help.

• Satellite 1900-102: drive will not read discs of backup data after formatting C:

  Help needed desperately, please.
  Formatted my hard drive yesterday as too much evil and adware on computer, it slows down.
  Spending the day together download all udpdates Windows etc.
  CD drive reads audio discs, dvd, program the files on backup disks, utility records...
  ... BUT the habit of reading the data backup discs before formatting, for example, I did. Word documents, power point documents, photos. I get an error message saying: D:\ is not accessible

  any ideas?

  Kevin

  Hello

  I put t know why only this drive doesn t work on you laptop, but if the drive works on another computer then try to create a new backup of data CD and then try to copy the files from the new CD to your Satellite 1900

• Hard drive will not accept any CD or DVD

  I have a MacBook Pro, OS 10.6.8 version.  The hard drive will not accept a CD or a DVD.  Thinking maybe I left a floppy disk in the drive, I tried to eject, but the eject button does not eject anything.  I have not tried to insert a disk for a long time, so do not know how long it could have been a problem without me realizing it. I tried to shut down the computer and restart, but this does not solve the problem.  I did some research using the Apple Hardware Test, but the instructions say insert the Applications install disc 2.  Unfortunately, as I can't insert a disc, I can't deal with the problem in this way?  Any suggestions?

  Have you tried:

  Get help with the SuperDrive slot on your Mac - Apple Support loading

  What happens when you try to insert a disk? The player makes a noise?

  This is the Office Mac Pro forum. I asked that your post be moved to the MacBook Pro laptop forum.

• IPhoto on the external hard drive will not launch despite the force quit and relaunch several times. Can someone help me?

  I have a MacBook from 2008. 4 years ago I moved my iPhoto on an external hard drive. I have thousands if photos on it. IPhoto on the external hard drive will not launch despite the force quit and relaunch several times. Can someone help me?

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  I moved my iPhoto on an external hard drive.

  Did you move the iPhoto library for the external hard drive or the iPhoto application, or both?

  How is formatted the external hard drive? Is the file system on the drive Mac OS extended (journaled) or other system files?  Is the drive directly connected by USB or similar, or is it a SIN?

  IPhoto on the external hard drive will not launch despite the force quit and relaunch several times.

  I don't understand - if you force quit smoking, launches the application, or you can not force it quit?

  IPhoto is suspended without doing anything, when you launch?

  What version of iPhoto does? And what version of Mac OS X?

• Cloning hard drive with Clonezilla failed, gave a bad sector error message and now the original hard drive will not boot

  Original title: startup problem

  I tried cloning from my hard drive with Clonezilla, and he gave me a bad sector error.  I have since run the hard drive test in bios and it passed.  Anyway, clone has failed, and now the original hard drive will not boot.  My dvd player won't turn when I try to load the Vista repair CD (Vista Home Premium 32 bit).  Clonezilla removes the start settings for the original disc?  And if so, how can I restore it?  The computer starts just a black screen with a cursor at the top left.  When I install the hard drive in a box and connect it to another computer, it shows the partitions and files all seem to be there.

  Hi DougEisenmann,

  Clonezilla is not supported by Microsoft.

  If you are unable to boot from the Vista repair disk then you will need to go into the system BIOS and make sure that it is configured to boot from the DVD drive.

  Check out the link:

  Windows to boot from a CD or DVD

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/Start-Windows-from-a-CD-or-DVD

  BIOS: Frequently asked questions

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/BIOS-frequently-asked-questions

  Important: Change the BIOS (Basic input output system) / Semiconductor (CMOS) to complementary metal oxide settings can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the configuration of the BIOS/CMOS settings can be solved. Changes to settings are at your own risk.

  See also the thread which has some troubleshooting steps for this same issue.

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_vista-system/Windows-Vista-crashedstartup-repair-wont-launch/49315171-1601-49DD-84fe-50bebd9ddbae

  The above link contains third party links provided by other users.

  Note: The use of third-party software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the use of third-party software can be solved. Software using third party is at your own risk.

  Hope this information is useful.

  Jeremy K
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

• CD-ROM/DVD-rom drives will not play discs?... tried to be updated no joy... I tried the uninstall then re install just says code 39 error?. any suggestions?

  CD-ROM/DVD-rom drives will not play discs?... tried to be updated no joy... I tried the uninstall then re install just says code 39 error?. any suggestions?

  Try following the steps under "Windows XP" in the article following the MS KB:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/982116

  These measures, to remove the UpperFilters and LowerFilters, values if they exist, in the registry key named can help.

  Create a System Restore Point beforehand and restart the computer later.

• A single hard drive will not be shared on network. All other players share very well.

  A single hard drive will not be shared on network.  All other players share very well.  Don't have a homegroup installation because I also have XP machines.  The drive is on a windows machine 7.   I checked all the settings.  Of course, all the machines are on the same workgroup.  It's just 1 road.  The other 5 on this computer share very well.

  Hey Timmy,

  Welcome to the Microsoft Community and thanks for posting the question.

  According to the description, player does not network share.

  The problem may occur due to some network settings.

  Perform the steps from the link below and see if it helps.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-in/Windows/sharing-files-printers-help#sharing-files-and-printers=Windows-7&V1H=win8tab1&V2H=win7tab1&V3H=winvistatab1&v4h=winxptab1

  Hope this information helps.

  Answer to us if you are experiencing problems with the sharing network or any Windows problem, and we would be happy to help you.

  Good day!

• FCPX think that an internal hard drive is a camera. What should do?

  FCPX think that an internal hard drive is a camera. What should do?

  YYou have probably something at the root of the drive that makes the application think that. Maybe a folder called DCIM or ITS oe a package called AVCHD. A number of things it can do.

• I am trying to be moved from the first, but in the list of adobe programs to download, rather than see the installation option, there is only the opportunity to evaluate, and once the download is finished the program will not open. What should I do to dow

  I am trying to be moved from the first, but in the list of adobe programs to download, rather than see the installation option, there is only the opportunity to evaluate, and once the download is finished the program will not open. What should I do to download the first?

  If you have a first subscription (check here, Adobe ID) and you have a 64-bit computer, Troubleshooting FAQ: what should I do if I have a subscription, but my application acts as if I had a trial?

• My external hard drive will not go up and I'm not sure what the question is

  My external hard drive will show up in disk utility, but not of viewfinder. I tried to hit "repair disk" and he says it will take 4 hours, but after a while, that he's finally going to say that it is impossible to repair the disk and I need to make a backup.

  Help?

  Almost always, the question is quite simple: the hard drive is faulty or has failed. So I hope that you have a backup of everything that is on, it is absolutely essential.

• R51 new HARD drive will not restore factory correctly state with discs

  I caught a HDD of 80 GB on old computer my gf, and I thought I would use it to replace the 40 GB hard drive in my ThinkPad R51.  There is not really important info on my old hdd, so I just created a factory recovery disks, put on the new hard drive (both are PATA) and ran from Rescue and Recovery.  After completing restore to factory state all the new hard drive will do is Rescue and new Recovery charge.  It does not load Windows.  Is there anything else I need to do?

  Shot in the hip here, but ISTR that some versions of R & R restore the image of 'restoration' in HD, then you restart to R & R and run a restore it to complete the restore of the rest of the car.

  As I said, just something I've seen elsewhere.  Worth, perhaps,

  Z.

• Combo CDR/DVD SDR2102 drive will not read CDs or DVDs

  Hello

  I have a mobile Ergo Elite 4.
  The hard drive crashed and I bought a new one.
  I have loaded windows XP by using a boot disk but cannot get the Toshiba SDR2102 CDR/DVD combo drive to work. I had to load windows on via USB
  using a USB port.

  I can see the drive in windows Explorer, but it will not read the CD or DVD.
  I looked in the Device Manager, and it came with no warning mark.
  I tried deleteting, re-startup and he's back in the Device Manager.

  I'm trying to find a better driver, but it says that I use the best driver.
  I tried various Web sites using sand everywhere tells me that I do not need a driver for this drive.
  What I do, it seems as if the Combo driver is recognized but it will not be read whatever it is inserted, he said only: insert the disc.

  Does anyone know what I can try? or know where I can get drivers for it or software to test the drive?

  any help would be appreciated. :-(
  Some.

  Hello

  You n t need a special driver for the CD/DVD drive.
  CD/DVD players use the current Microsoft drivers already contained in the Windows operating system.

  In my opinion, you should first test different types of media. Please note that not all CD or DVD s are compatible. Distribute readers can't handle bad quality mediums.

  But we shouldn't t rule out a risk of hardware malfunction.
  Disk failure and you may wish to contact your dealer for a replacement.

• Optical drive will not read anything else professional films

  So, I am owner of a 2012 MacBook Pro 13 ". The computer comes with Intel Core i7 processor and has the maximum of 8 GB of Ram. The problem is that the optical drive that is built into the computer will read nothing else done professionally movies. It can read disks of movies like the Lord of the rings and Wargames, to name a few, I tested, but it will not read any DVD-R disc or to a CD. I tried the CDs as Metallica music... And Justice for all after try in another computer and a radio and get good results when it just won't play on my Mac.

  I have had this problem in the past , but at the time the optical drive not read anything at all. This occurred in early December and I fixed it on 20 December. To solve the problem, I went to the Apple Store and they can Reset the P - RAM. The Apple guy he told me to make sure to disable every night. I did this because it's what I did in the past. After that, I was able to play any CD or DVD and burn them. I also tested it every two weeks by playing a DVD in there to check that it still works. But I discovered that it was broken again when tried to insert a DVD-R to burn things on it and the computer only it spun and then ejected it. I've known this current problem since around mid-April.

  I did some research on it and what I have read I believe that I must buy a cleaning disc and run it in my optical drive to clean the lens of the eye out, but I don't understand how I am able to read some disks and not others if that is the problem.

  Can I take it again in the Apple Store and get it looked like or should I buy a cleaning disc and run it through my optical drive, and then decide what to do next? I'm in no hurry to get this problem fixed because my guarantee does not expire until the end of July this year.

  I don't know why you want to put some words in BOLD and a few words in normal font. Frankly I find it a bit annoying when someone does something like that, but oh well... what you could do is to try a cleaning disc (the one with little brushes this topic) or a good breath of air compressed. In addition, some brands of DVD - R Virgin do not work as well as others. I found verbatim to be good, maybe maxell or Taiyo Yuden. Your mileage may vary...

  If this still does not work, feel free to zap the pram x 2-3) and do an smc reset. Shut down the computer, plug power adapter, hold down the left shift, control, option, and button works / stop for about 45 seconds, let go of all of them, then press the power button to restart. If none of this works, then by all means to make a genius bar appointment and bring it in to your local Apple store. Hey, if you have an extended warranty, might as well use it, right?

  Good luck

  JB

• Re: Satellite A210-12U: Mat * a DVD - RAM UJ-8505 will not read discs - error Code 39

  Hello.

  I've had my A210-12U for about five months now, and recently for the past few months I had some problems with the dvd player.

  The thing is that the player will not play all discs, the drive will detect that a disc has been inserted, but it will not read. It happened for about a month but its only recently I really know whats been wrong with it.

  The drive I currently use is a CARPET * A DVD - RAM UJ-8505 ATA

  I scanned the disk for problems with the support toshiba but utility that came with something so I decided to check the drivers.

  Windows Vista gave this Message: Windows cannot load the driver for this hardware device. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)

  I uninstalled the drivers and drivers on there and installed new ones that I downloaded here on the toshiba site.

  What I really want to know is: is this a problem with the drivers? is it a case that the operating system does not detect the hardware? or is this a situation where I should have the disk fixed on its guarantee?

  was soon Dan

  Hello

  Don t worry buddy I put t think that it s a hardware problem. It looks like a corrupted registry entry and it should be solved easily

  Completely remove the Upperfilters and Lowerfilters from the following registry key values:
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Class\ {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
  and restart the laptop

  See also this article from the Toshiba FAQ:
  http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/TSB7801XL0000R01.htm

  and the Microsoft Knowledge base
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/314060/en-us

  Good bye