[gaz25]

Hiya all bare wiv me please because I'm new 2 this. Just a small problem I have is that my dvd drive on my laptop no longer plays original cds of any sort,either films or games,had the cpu 4 over a year now and nevr had any problems in the past. It really annoying me now... so would be very grateful 4 any help received. Thanks..
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[Northwind_Dagas]

just a small problem i have is that my dvd drive on my laptop no longer plays original cds of any sort,either films or games,had the cpu 4 over a year now and nevr had any problems in the past. it really annoying me now....so would b very grateful 4 any help received. thx..
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There is not much in the way of repair you can do with a optical drive. If it is no longer reading disks, it is likely defective and would need to be replaced. To eliminate any possible Windows problem, boot to a boot disk with CD-ROM support and see if you can view the contents in dos. If you need a boot disk, you can get an expandable boot disk image here.

After the PC boots from the boot disk, pay attention to which drive letter is assigned to the CD-ROM. For this example, we'll assume it is D:

At the prompt, enter "dir d:" and press enter. Remember to use the actual drive letter that was assigned during boot. You should see a listing of the contents of the disk. If you receive any error, your drive is likely bad and would need to be replaced.

hiya all bare wiv me pls coz im new 2 this.

New to what exactly: English? It is much easier to read and respond to a question if the author uses proper spelling and grammar. There are places on the Internet where your style of posting is appropriate, but this is not one of them.