I have an e-machine lap top that will not read the cd/dvd. The drives were updated. and I am not getting any error message. I can hear the thing spinning.
Before you chuck it, clean the optic of the drive very carefully with something like a spectacle cleaning cloth or a photographers lens cleaner. The lenses look upwards so any airbourne muck will land on it. Crafty bit of design, that.
Thanks for all the help. The new drive sounds like the solution. Sorry I didn't get back yesterday but I keep haveing login trouble. Hopefully its cleared up.