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Old 12-31-2004
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Messed up CD-ROM drive
I have a CD-ROM drive that's not detecting any CD's. The device manager says that it is working ok.

Can anyone help?
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Old 12-31-2004
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sometimes in windows a driver(s) can become corrupted. check that out, replace drives with one you know works and see...
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Old 01-01-2005
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Im pretty sure its a hardware problem. It can detect the CD but it says its blank.
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Old 01-02-2005
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try replacing the busted drive with one you know works. if the replacement works, the old drive is broke. it the new one doesn't work, you will have to look elsewhere...like at the drive controller/cable/mobo/windows.
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