[Answered] Games & DVD's disk drive trouble, Need Help!

pow · 11-11-2006

Everytime I put in a DVD or some games the disk just sits in the disk drive and does nothing, it doesn't load anything, it doesn't even spin. Just sits their!
I can live with the DVD's but the games is what really p***** me off!

I'm useless with PC's so I don't have a clue what's up with it. Any help?

madmonkey · 11-11-2006

pow,

Please refrain from swearing and posting multiple times, please read PCHF rules: http://www.pchelpforum.com/site-anno...uncements.html

Are you sure your CD-ROM drive is capable of playing DVD's, have you tried playing a DVD film? Or are you using copied cd's?

pow · 11-11-2006

Originally Posted by madmonkey

pow,

Please refrain from swearing and posting multiple times, please read PCHF rules: http://www.pchelpforum.com/site-anno...uncements.html

Are you sure your CD-ROM drive is capable of playing DVD's, have you tried playing a DVD film? Or are you using copied cd's?

Sorry about that

It plays some DVD's, most copied DVD's don't work. It's the game stuff that bugs me, it's not copied or anything but when I try to play it it just sits in the disk drive doing nothing

madmonkey · 11-11-2006

When you go to My Computer, and click on your DVD drive, do you see the files stored on the drive, or does it ask you to insert a CD?

pow · 11-11-2006

Originally Posted by madmonkey

When you go to My Computer, and click on your DVD drive, do you see the files stored on the drive, or does it ask you to insert a CD?

My DVD Drive messed up a while back so I put my DVD's and CD's in my CD Drive, it works just fine their but copied DVD's it doesn't work.

What I would really like to fix is my game problem, when I put some games in the Drive and click on My Computer it doesn't show it read the file or that a file is stored their, it's just blank. It just sits their doing nothing.

madmonkey · 11-11-2006

Hi pow, it's most likely to be a hardware problem if you can't display files from the CD.

Make sure there are no scratchs on the CD and the CD's themselves are not dirty.

Otherwise your CD head may be damaged, or the lens maybe worn or simly just dirty. You can buy CD and lens cleaning kits which may help:

CD Cleaning

pow · 11-11-2006

Originally Posted by madmonkey

Hi pow, it's most likely to be a hardware problem if you can't display files from the CD.

Make sure there are no scratchs on the CD and the CD's themselves are not dirty.

Otherwise your CD head may be damaged, or the lens maybe worn or simly just dirty. You can buy CD and lens cleaning kits which may help:

CD Cleaning

That's the thing, the game is brand new, not a scratch in site. This has happened to a couple of new games I have, not a scratch in site but it still doesn't work.

11-11-2006	#1
pow Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6	[Answered] Games & DVD's disk drive trouble, Need Help! Everytime I put in a DVD or some games the disk just sits in the disk drive and does nothing, it doesn't load anything, it doesn't even spin. Just sits their! I can live with the DVD's but the games is what really p***** me off! I'm useless with PC's so I don't have a clue what's up with it. Any help? Last edited by madmonkey; 11-11-2006 at 03:33 PM.

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madmonkey Site Manager Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Wales Posts: 8,983 PC Experience: ...	pow, Please refrain from swearing and posting multiple times, please read PCHF rules: http://www.pchelpforum.com/site-anno...uncements.html Are you sure your CD-ROM drive is capable of playing DVD's, have you tried playing a DVD film? Or are you using copied cd's? __________________ <br />

11-11-2006	#3
pow Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6	Originally Posted by madmonkey pow, Please refrain from swearing and posting multiple times, please read PCHF rules: http://www.pchelpforum.com/site-anno...uncements.html Are you sure your CD-ROM drive is capable of playing DVD's, have you tried playing a DVD film? Or are you using copied cd's? Sorry about that It plays some DVD's, most copied DVD's don't work. It's the game stuff that bugs me, it's not copied or anything but when I try to play it it just sits in the disk drive doing nothing Last edited by pow; 11-11-2006 at 03:48 PM.

11-11-2006	#4
madmonkey Site Manager Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Wales Posts: 8,983 PC Experience: ...	When you go to My Computer, and click on your DVD drive, do you see the files stored on the drive, or does it ask you to insert a CD? __________________ <br />

11-11-2006	#5
pow Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6	Originally Posted by madmonkey When you go to My Computer, and click on your DVD drive, do you see the files stored on the drive, or does it ask you to insert a CD? My DVD Drive messed up a while back so I put my DVD's and CD's in my CD Drive, it works just fine their but copied DVD's it doesn't work. What I would really like to fix is my game problem, when I put some games in the Drive and click on My Computer it doesn't show it read the file or that a file is stored their, it's just blank. It just sits their doing nothing.

11-11-2006	#7
pow Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6	Originally Posted by madmonkey Hi pow, it's most likely to be a hardware problem if you can't display files from the CD. Make sure there are no scratchs on the CD and the CD's themselves are not dirty. Otherwise your CD head may be damaged, or the lens maybe worn or simly just dirty. You can buy CD and lens cleaning kits which may help: CD Cleaning That's the thing, the game is brand new, not a scratch in site. This has happened to a couple of new games I have, not a scratch in site but it still doesn't work.

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