Need help fixing DVD Combo Drive

[vomiter]

One day, my DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo Drive just decided to not read blank discs any more. I can't burn CD's because it repeatedly asks me to enter a blank CD. I'ce checked every single CD I have, nothing works. I've tried multiple CD Burning systems and they all say 'Please insert blank disc.' Well then my uncle came over to try to fix it and he didn't know what was wrong, but after he left, the drive only reads as a CD-RW drive and that's how it reads in Windows Explorer now. When I start the computer up I get a message saying:

Secondary hard drive disk 1 not found.
Strike F1 to continue or F2 for setup screen.

When I got to the setup screen and try to activate the drive, it says unknown device and will not change. HELP! Must burn CD's!

[loserII]

i had the same problem except my drive can't read either...



...what i think it is burners, lasers have a short life span so once they die they die



hope i helped :thumbup:

[Sepht]

I got a solution
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?...A=1&Order=price

[vomiter]

Yeah, a guy at work today said he had the same problem and there's no way to fix it. Just have to take it back. I haven't even had it for a year!

[SprigganX]

yea i cant burn anymore i can read dvd's and cd's but i cant burn any cd's anymore i only burned like 2 3 cd's.

[mendel]

there are some special cleaning cd's
try using one of these

and else

computer off
plug it out
start you computer
put him back off
plug it back in
and start him again