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    M15x's CD/DVD drive not working

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by jacb5595, Sep 14, 2011.

  1. jacb5595

    jacb5595 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I had played many DVDs before it stopped working. It stopped working when I tried to play a DVD, and it started to spin the disc (what I could tell from the sound) but once it was spinning pretty fast, it suddenly stopped and made a sound that sounded like something was cracking or as if something was stuck.

    I have tried to find a solution, but I haven't found it yet.

    P.S: I have tried to play many different DVDs, including ones with different areas. I have also tried to play a CD that I bought recently, and the songs did play, but they did not have any information on them, such as track name, album, artist etc.
     
    jacb5595, Sep 14, 2011
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    gunner1905 Notebook Geek

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    Is the disc stuck inside?
    if not then you have the same problem as I had, that is the cable inside is broken
     
    gunner1905, Sep 14, 2011
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    jacb5595 Notebook Enthusiast

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    No, the disc is not stuck, it ejects properly, but it isn't detected...
    If I do have the same problem as you, how did you fix it?
     
    jacb5595, Sep 14, 2011
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    xeroxide Notebook Deity

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    try one of those cd lens cleaners, mine kept failing to read disks (at one stage it could burn but not read them...)
    eventually i ripped it out and replaced it with a second hdd.
     
    xeroxide, Sep 14, 2011
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    gunner1905 Notebook Geek

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    Yeah that means the cable's broken. I called dell and had mine fixed at a service center. you could call and ask him to do an onsite repair I think
     
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    jacb5595 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you for your replies, ill try to see if i can send it to dell
     
    jacb5595, Sep 15, 2011
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