"Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> __/ [ Marcus Houlden ] on Monday 27 February 2006 19:07 \__
>
>> On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:10:52 +0000 (UTC), C <c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote the following to uk.comp.misc:
>>
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>>
>>> my two year old fujitsi siemens amilo D laptop cd/dvd drive is failing
>>> (read and writing troubles) and a cannot find any useful info on the
>>> fujitsu siemens site about repairs or replacements
>>
>> First things first, have you tried a cleaning CD? Might be cheaper than
>> having to replace the drive if it's just dirty.
>>
>> mh.
>
> Good point. When my laptop was 5 or so years of age, its CD-ROM drive
> seems
> to have stopped reading CD's. Quick cleansing of the lens with cotton buds
> did the trick.
>
> However, judging by the description from the OP, the problem at hand is
> different. Dirty drives fail to recognise the CD altogether, as oppose to
> (imaginably sporadic) "read and writing troubles". It's worth giving it a
> shot though, rather than give up prematurely.
>
> Hope it helps,
>
> Roy
tried that its not just read write it sometimes wont open unless i reboot
no matter how many time i click eject or right click on the drive
cheers any way
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