DVD/RW drive not reading DVDs

[geoffhazel]

I had the same or simiar issue.  I could play CD and DVD that were factory recorded, and I could burn CD and DVD but I could not read a burned CD or DVD.

I just opened the drive and noticed there were two lenses.  I took a tiny bit of alcohol on a Q-tip and lightly rubbed both of the lenses, then dried them with the other end of the Q-tip.  I put the drive back and it reads my burned DVD just fine now!

Dirty lenses was my problem.

[joerevis]

I have a Compaq Presario, SR1538x and I'm running windows 7 my dvd/rw drive isreading but dose not intall

Can you Help:

Thank You

Joe

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[beetee555]

im having same issue. it will play original dvds but my friend sent our holiday photos and it says disk is empty

[beetee555]

thank you so much....your suggestion has worked. thanks again, B

[fred40fl]

try unpluging the dvd rom drive then replug it i get the same problem first it will read a dvd then at a later time all i get is some sort of spinning noise so i just unplug it then plug back in and all is good

[Cynthia1259]

hi i have a similar problem except it doesn't play both CDs and DVDs (I have a HP Pavillion Slimline 3300f) . When i put the disc in it sounds like the disc doesn't get any spin velocity and when i check with start/computer/DVD it ends opening and saying to input a blank disc/ or disc with data on it.

I have tried most of the other things that people have put on this theard put they haven't worked. So i'm really desperate to hear some other ideas, even if it's something like i should just get it proffesionally checked by someone.

[vermad73]

i have compaq au6403 model note book , it's cd/dvd writer not functioning properly, when cd/dvd is inserted , in properties it shows 0 bytes,  while cd/dvd if full, some times it hangs the laptop

[Aniruddh]

i have a hp dv6703tx laptop with a corupt dvd drive.

it reads some dvd disks but then mostly it just spins the disk and then halts and no action.

when clicking on dvd drive's icon, it just hangs and the laptop come to normal state only when dvd is removed!!

i have used  OS dvd's and even movies and audio, but this is so random, it works for one dvd and not for the other!!!

plz help, it is causing mayhem

[Himansh_Devol]

I'll surly try the way to clean up my CD/DVD drive but, I had a DVD Drive Lens Cleaner DVD it worked properly and cleaned the lens but still no success...

[Himansh_Devol]

I'll surly try the way to clean up my CD/DVD drive but, I had a DVD Drive Lens Cleaner DVD it worked properly and cleaned the lens but still no success...