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CD Writer written CD's are not recognized

Feb 5, 2004 2:35AM PST

Hi!!!

I have a HP Vectra VLi8 SFF Desktop PC (PIII,600 MHz,320MB RAM)with a sleek CD-ROM (like the ones used in a laptop). This cd-rom has a strage problem. Earlier there used to be no problem with the cd-rom. But lately, it is recongnizing only the CD's that are either purchased from a software vendor or that come with the hardware. It is not recongnizing the CD's that are written using a CD writer. So I have got a heap of CD's that were recognized earlier but of no use now. But these CD's are perfect and run well when tried on other systems.Can anyone plz. help?

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Re:CD Writer written CD's are not recognized = The drive is aging.
Feb 5, 2004 2:54AM PST

This is a common issue as a speck of dust lands on the laser lens or has aged and will soon stop reading SILVER CDs.

Start shopping for a new drive.

Bob

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Re:Re:CD Writer written CD's are not recognized = The drive is aging.
Feb 6, 2004 12:58AM PST

Thanks for the help Bob. But I have a question. Can I use a commercially available cleaning kit to clean the lens and the drive instead of actually buying a new one?

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Re:Re:Re:CD Writer written CD's are not recognized = The drive is aging.
Feb 6, 2004 1:23AM PST

"Can I use a commercially available cleaning kit to clean the lens and the drive instead of actually buying a new one?"

As long as its for CD/DVD lens cleaning.

I use any number of replacement make/model CDRW/DVD drives today. CDROM drives seem to be out of production now.

Bob