CD-ROM Drive is Ailing

You've come in the office this morning,  looking forward to jamming to the sounds of your favorite CD'S on your laptop's CD ROM.   You turn on  the CD ROM only to discover that your CD- ROM drive is  ailing. And you're like 'what's going on here?'


Well, let's consider these possible scenarios.


A Bad or Dirty CD
A bad or dirty CD CAN cause your CD ROM to freeze up.  To ascertain this possibility, test all your CD'S to ascertain the CD'S condition, if most of them don't work, it's likely your CD'S are either bad or dirty. In that case make sure you clean your CD'S and CD-ROM regularly with a CD-ROM cleaner. If you still get errors it's likely the CD is bad.

Then Seek verification within the Device Manager as to whether the CD-ROM has exclamation marks. If that's the case highlight the CD-ROM drive an d then press the delete key. After seeking verification, reboot your laptop to reinstall the CD -ROM.


Windows Operation System is Corrupted
It's also possible your Windows Operating System is corrupted. This suggests that your windows operating system has been infected by bad sectors. To get rid of the corruption:

• Test the CD-ROM in safe mode. If it works in safe mode but not normal windows, it 's likely another program that is running is causing your CD-ROM to go corrupt.
•   In that case open Open Device Manager, highlight the CD-ROM Drive and remove  the drive by pressing the delete key.
• Once You delete the CD-ROM, reboot the and let Windows reinstall the CD-ROM 

 Bad CD-ROM Drive or Improperly Connected Cables


Either you have a bad CD-ROM drive or improperly connected cables.It's either your CD-ROM has stopped functioning or the cables were not properly connected during installation.   In that case, verify whether your cables  are connected or not.
  
How Do I Verify that the Cables are connected?
 

 
• If you're mechanically inclined, open your laptop and make sure that the power cable and IDE cable are connected to the motherboard
• Disconnect the IDE cable from the back of the CD-ROM and re-connect it.
• Do the same on the opposite end of the cable.
• Make sure that the audio cable is not disconnected from the back of the cable.

If you're still encountering problems after trying the above solutions, you are still encountering problems, it's highly likely that your CD-ROM is damaged. I am sure the next question is: 

How Do I Test My CD-ROM Drive For Failures?  

Try the following diagnostic programs: CD Roller(www.cdroller.com). Use this program to test and if possible recover your data from your CD'S(www.kvipu.com/CDCHECK).  This program helps check CD drives for damage and also helps recover data from damaged disks. If after performing these diagnostics, your CD-ROM is still not performing, I suggest you buy a new  CD-ROM. 

         That's a wrap on what to do when your CD-ROM drive is ailing. I pray that this tutorial doesnt leave you scratching your hair. Hopefully, you would have solved your CD-ROM problem by then. So if you want to learn how to fix your laptop including your CD-Rom Drive,  Click to Watch Laptop Repair Videos in HD