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Compaq c500 series CDRW (CRX880A) not wroking

post #1 of 5
6/29/09 at 10:18am
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Hello,

Recently my CDRW drive stopped working. It show in windows explorer but does not read any cd's or dvd's.

The drive ejects when the button is pressed but when a cd or dvd in put in the drive, the drive does not turn.

cdrw model CRX880A. p/n = 438473-ABC

is there anyway i can fix it?

pls help

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post #2 of 5
6/29/09 at 10:20am
I would try first remove it and put it back in, also try some cleaning stuff (optical drive cleaner kit).

cheers ...
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post #3 of 5
6/29/09 at 10:27am
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Originally Posted by qhn View Post
I would try first remove it and put it back in, also try some cleaning stuff (optical drive cleaner kit).

cheers ...
i have tried those but still its the same
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post #4 of 5
6/29/09 at 10:30am
:-( A new optical drive is in order I am afraid. You can try with a new OS installation and see.

cheers ...
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post #5 of 5
7/1/09 at 9:29am
Maybe you can uninstall the driver then reboot and let windows reinstall driver see if that help's.....
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