CD-Rom Drive Problems and Solution Tips
CD-Rom drives are used for many purposes and different people may use it for their own individual purposes. Some people use this drive to install softwares, games, listen to music and you can also use it to burn data to a CD. It is a known fact that A CD-Rom drive is quite versatile and essential in today’s PC use and as such, many people do not know how to deal with the problems related to it. You will find some of the common issues that most people face with their CD-ROMs and the solutions.
One of the most common reasons why these problems come up is because of mistreatment. The scratches and finger prints on the Compact Disc’s surface can cause electrical sound when it has been inserted in to the drive. Make sure that you do not touch the recorded surface of the CD.
Some of the errors or problems relating to CD-ROMs are:
• Can’t read the CD-ROM - If you are facing this problem then you should take out the CD and then insert another one in to the drive to see whether the other CD is working or not. Do you have another computer? If you have then you can try the first CD there and see if it is giving the same error message or not.
• You are unable to see the CD-ROM in the explorer - The recent CD-ROM drives have Advanced Technology Attachment or ATA interface that is used by the hard drives. Go to the device manager and then click the ‘+’ sign. Ensure that the secondary and the primary IDE controllers do not have a yellow exclamation and make sure that they are listed. If you see an exclamation mark then the CD-ROM has malfunctioned and if any one of the IDE controllers is not listed then that controller may be disabled. Also try unistalling and updating to the latest CD Rom drivers.
• No sound coming from the CD - If you have inserted a CD in to your computer’s drive and it starts playing without any sound, then you should first check your headset. If nothing is wrong with the headset then something must be wrong with your sound card or speaker system.
• Eject Button not working - If you face this problem then you should turn off your computer and then use a straightened paper clip and insert it into the small emergency eject hole in front of the drive. Usually manually ejecting and clearing any obstructions will fix this issue.
