hey wel i got the most common problem that people face..in starting my cd rom stopped working..then came my combo drive ..that stopped working ..then now my dvd writer stopped..it doesnt open and if by chance it did then i can forget it to read the dvd.wel 0.5chance is there that it reads the dvd.anywaz what would be sugested..i know now a dayz its cheap and everythng but isnt there any other way 2 fix this problem since i cant keep buying new 1 ererytime..in one of the forums i read that the roms that are sent to india sucks big time..since i am in india then i shuld be expecting things like this..so any solutions as 2 what can be done to fix the rom..please some1 help me out in this..if not help then be kind enough to atleast post the thread where it might help me directly since i got a very bad net connection..so plz help me out guyz... thx
well it kinda doesnt open only...and if we open it by a pin and palce a cd/dvd then it wont read only..but when a cd/dvd is put in thn drive then at the time of ejection it comes out without any problem..but when no cd/dvd then only the light blinks but the tray doesnt come out only .. what is this firmware thing i have found out about..what is got to do with d dvd rom/writter...
It could be the power supply not supplying enough power to the drive. Try to disconnect power and reconnect power to the CD Drive.
I DOUBT THAT is the problem since i have 400wts smps 4 my pc..isnt ther any other thing related to this ..i mean isnt there a thread in which my problem is realted to some other guyz problem..coz i need 2 fix my dvd ritter since i am gaming freak..nd i am out of space and i cant write ny dvd till idont fix this..nd i cant buy a new one since i just spent 15k indian rps 4 graphic card..so ny solution ..i can easily say that my drive is spoilt but sum easy way 2 fix it
Open it and see if anything is jammed. What graphics card do you have running on that 400Watt? Try to unplug everything and just have power going to the cd drive and see if it opens. Here in the US, 400 watts is nothing for a power supply. Our standards are minimum 500 Watt. I run on a 650 Watt.
wel i am using XFX 8800 ALPHA DOG EXTREME EDITION..wel i knw dat min is 500wtts..bt whoz gonna pay at a tym while upgrading.i am just a student..well i have opend it and there is nothing jamming it as far as i can see..coz it opens whena pin is put 2 force open ..i can see the power light coming meanin ther is power ..what i dont get it how come all these drives get spoilt .i mean i heard sony was the best when it comes 2 tray not cumming out..bt sony also prooved wrong..
I think it is the PSU. I mean, 400watt and an 8800 doesnt work out well. Try to unplug the video card and see if the CD Drive opens. I still think its a power issue. With an 8800, you should have a minimum of 600w, thats what we do here in the US.
well thats what i am suppose to do too.bt since it was out of budget i couldnt afford the 500wtts power suppy..coz here in india they charge way too much according to the locatlity you stay in and where the shop is.okay so if there is a power shortage so can i try it some other pc which has cheap grphs card nd d power is kind of sufficeint..but i doubt that this problem persist due to shprtage of power.in the begining only it sumtimes stopped readind dvd..certain it used to read.we dint look into the mattter at that time,but later on the tray only stopped comming out bt the light alwayz used to show..
with a 400w you'll be putting your power supply under a load constantly which could result in damage to parts. Try the CD Drive in another computer. How much are DVD Burners there? They are dirt cheap here ($30 ish and for conversion, a 2 liter bottle of soda is about $1.50)
No, you should really get a new Power supply. The one you have now is not sufficient. This could be the tip of the iceberg really, cheap and/or underpowered PSUs can go bang and take the rest of your PC with them. Get a proper brand 500W PSU immediately.
wel the powere supply of 500watts is for 2500buks..and dvd writer is for 1500 ..wel i wouldnt have come down here to discuss if i had the cash..unfortunately i am bank rupt as for now..cant affor a mouse or a keyboard..that bad is my condition..well anywaz will try in some other pc and check if it works ...and yeah like i isaid abt my graphic card ..i mean will that power supply create a problem now..coz i am intending 2 buy a new 1 asap wen i get the cash bt for now is it like dangerous or something?
Yes, it is. A high quality unit would work, but potentially unstable. Given your situation though it's very likely a cheap unit, which can often go bang, which can destroy the rest of the components in your PC and/or set fire to something. Get it replaced with a proper unit (e.g. Corsair) immediately.
what exatly are you imposing by saying i got acheap unit..i mean i got 2gb ddr 2 ram 800mhz ..dual core porcessor 2.66 which sucks big time..intel 975 board...xfx8800 alpha dog extreme edition and 400watts power..i agree i am out dated with processor. but i doubt that my unit is not worthy...or did i jus misunderstood what u were sayin..?
Your processor is not crap. Your RAM is also good. Your video card is amazing. All of those items are probably running at reduced speed because of lack in power. the processor that you have, is it a Core 2 Duo or Pentium D? Use CPUz to check exactly what it is.
dual core 2.66 and the mother board sucks coz itz nt supporting 1333fsb which i bought 2mnths bak ..so i cant but core 2 duo and the processors sucks coz 533 sumthn lyk that which my bro said..so itz reducing my ram speed 2 533 which shuld be working as 800..in short upgrading computer is one hectic thing.
jsafi: No you have a cheap Power supply unit. Not all PSUs are made equal, the cheap ones are very poorly made and prone to failure which can cause damaged PC parts, fire and even death. core2kid: It could be worse, but let's not beat about the bush, the CPU is very slow if it's a Pentium D, I'm somewhat dubious it's a Core 2 Duo, because 2.66Ghz Duos were never cheap. 2.66Ghz Pentium Ds however were practically free.
wel itz pentium D CPU 2.66ghz which says wen u check the propeties..i said i want 2 buy core 2 duo ..my processor is DUAL CORR ...well i aint sayin that itz cheap all i am sayin that it does not suppoty the whole 800mhz of my ram..the power supply which i took is suppose 2 be gud one which the dealer said ..he said that for the graphic card i use itz not good enough since the graph min req is 500watts.since i was in shortage of cash coulndt get it ..so how can we difrenciate between a good and abad power supply?
Tell us the brand name and we can tell you. Truse me though when a dealer says a PSU is "good" what he actually means is that he doesn't give a toss, he's just trying to sell it. Very few shops consider the quality of power supplies they sell, or they wouldn't sell half the heaps of crap that sit on their shelves.
okay here is the scrwd up part..i can freekin see a brand name only..lol..now what 2 do..wel all the huge power supplies he had was the same stuff no matter if itz 400-500-600watts that too in golden clour with a huge 120mm fan .as far as i rem i had seen him take out the psu from the vip box..i aint sure about it man ..well i agree to what u said about dealers but i know this guy since i bot all d parts from past 2 years from him and till date nothnin has happend to any of the parts..xcpt for this dvd writter bt i wont say itz his fault since all my other 2 drives face the same problem ....
