- #Cd rom reader not working update
- #Cd rom reader not working driver
- #Cd rom reader not working software
The disc information is held on the outside tracks for DVDs and the inner tracks for CDs.Ĩ. If your drive works with either CDs or DVDs only make sure the ribbon cable is not preventing the reader head from moving freely - check that the laser head in the drive can move freely for the whole range of its travel. Try a liquid lens cleaner on the lens and polish with a microfibre cloth ? this can sometimes help.ħ. Also try a different brand of discs - Sony, TDK and Verbatim seem favourites.Ħ.
#Cd rom reader not working software
Try some different software to read/write your discs and see if that works. Re-booting your Vaio will reinstall the drivers.ĥ. If there is no error and the drive is reported as working normally, try Uninstalling the drive by right-clicking on it in Device Manager and choosing Uninstall. If there is an Error Code or a yellow triangle with a ! or ? come back here with the number and we may be able to help.Ĥ. Start -> Right-Click My Computer -> Properties -> Hardware -> Device Manager - expand DVD/CD-ROM Drives and check the status. Look in Device Manager to see if there are any errors against your DVD/CD-ROM drive. Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore - choose a restore date before you had the problem.ģ. Use System Restore to return your Vaio to the configuration when it was last working normally. Many other drives are also supported on this site.Ģ. For example, if you have a Sony DW-D56A drive, you can get a firmware download from HERE (Use PFS2). Some Sony drives are re-badged from other manufacturers and you may have to search for updated downloads.
#Cd rom reader not working driver
See if there is an updated driver or updated firmware for your drive at Vaio-Link. As far as I know, there is no magic solution but you could try some or all of the following: -ġ. To me, it looks like the safest way to preserve pics,movies and documents would be to have copies on the pc, an external drive, and burned to a few quality name brand disk manufacturers and check them maybe every 2 years or so on the original burner (if available) and a newer machine.Several members seem to have problems with their CD/DVD drives at the moment. Unfortunately for us, the process to create home CD's and DVD's is different from the process used commercially which to me is a better method since I don't believe they use disks that have dyes like commercial ones do, just a master that has the high and flat spots which is then pressed to create thousands.
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What SNGX1275 said concerning the dye's might just be the case.
#Cd rom reader not working update
I don't know if you are still using the same machine these disks were originally burned on, so you might want to check the burner's site and see if there is a firmware update which may allow it to read older disks if you are using a newer burner.
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After upgrading the firmware, I was able to finalize the disks. I found a firmware update for my machine buried under layers of menus. He said it likely won't be easy to find and he was right. Upon talking to the vendor, he advised me to look on the Panasonic site and see if they have a firmware update for the burner. I had a number of them not finalized, but when I tried to finalize them, the process would fail every time. I used them in my Panasonic standalone DVD burner to burn tv shoes,clips,etc. As a side note, about 7 years ago, I bought a stack of no name blank DVD's from a vendor at a pc show.