dvd rw not working

[BunniLeigh]

Hi all, im guessing that this drive is broken, but wonder if there is anything i can try just to see.

Optiarc dvd rw AD 7201 s scsi cd rom device. It is seen on the pc, when you click computer,
but if you insert any discs, it is like it is trying to read the disc, but it cant...

i have tried to update drivers using device manager, but it says that the drivers are the correct ones.

any help appriecated.

 

[Dalo Harkin]

Hi,

Have you used the disks in the drive before and it worked ok?

Normally if an optical drive us dead then it wont spin up/down and you would hear it doing either

 

[BunniLeigh]

Hi Dalo,
yes it used to work ok, when you put a disc in now, it makes a noise as if it is trying to read the disc, but cant, have tried lots of discs, but it seem to just do the same.

 

[Dalo Harkin]

And you havent changed anything since ?

I would say that the drive is dead, open control panel and then system then device manager - any yellow exclamations?

 

[BunniLeigh]

yep tried device manager, no exclaimation marks, and i updated drivers, but it says that the correct drivers are installed.

 

[BunniLeigh]

bought new drive today, works great, thanks for your help as usual, but hey...
i learnt a new thing.... i tried to install and old one from and old pc first, and found all the connections different... so just learnt the sata thing.

wow im impressed with myself lol.

thanks again.

 

[Plastic Nev]

In actual fact, you can get adapters that will go from IDE to SATA or the other way round so you could use that older drive if you wanted, providing it works anyway of course.
Nev.