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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Originally Posted by gaz25

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.

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Originally Posted by gaz25

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

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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.