Samsung 308b does not detect any disk

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  1. ffconfus

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    I have a Samsung sm 308b cd rw/dvd rom that does not detect a disk when one is inserted, cd, audio, or dvd.

    Device manager says it is operating ok. have tried installing and reinstalling driver too.

    Any help would be appreciated.
     
    ffconfus, Jan 19, 2005
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    have you tried a cd/dvd disc cleaner??
     
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    Yes, I bought a memorex lens cleaner, but the drive won't recognize that being in either.
     
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    have you tried removing drive from device manager & restarting windows to let it install driver
     
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    yep, have removed it several times with device manager, rebooted, still striking out. All connections are good to. Firmware is T101.
     
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    how old is drive & does the disk spin or not
     
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    3 years old. Not used much. How do I tell if it is spinning. When I put a disk in it seems to act normal, lights come on makes noise. Just no access to the disk.
     
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    my guess is the drive tries to spin but fails.
     
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    put a disk that has a label on it into drive, remember orientation of label to see if spin or not
     
    ddp, Jan 20, 2005
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    it moves a little bit, sometimes 1/2 turn, mostly less.
     
    ffconfus, Jan 21, 2005
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    spin motor might be seized which means replace drive unless in laptop than get external drive
     
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