My dvd drive isn't reading my dvd. what should i do? When I remove the drive entirely and re-enter it, still it doesnt work!

You will want to check in Device Manager to see if the device is even detected by the computer. Right Click My Computer, Properties, Click Hardware Tab and Device Manager. If it isn't recognizing the DVD drive then it is most likely bad.

Eject the DVD tray and clean the laser lens with a piece of cotton.

Enter to Setup Bios (Restart the PC and press " F2" key to entert BIOS setup and see if the DVD drive is show in device
restart
In windows..go to control panel
devide manager and look if They are a yelolow mark bnear the DVD drive
Click and UNINSTALL

Restart the PC.
If don´t work , may be the DVD drive is faiulre

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Make sure you have an updated driver then restart your computer. If that doesn't work, comment back.

If you have tried more than one commercial DVD and are getting the same results then the problem is the player has failed. Actually what happens is the heads go out of alignment and it doesn't have the accuracy to read the tracks any more. This is a typical failure of dvd players in desktop and laptop computers and standalone players. While the heads can be aligned it isn;t worth doing. It was when a dvd or cd player was $1500 but not now.

Unfortunately the only cost effective fixes are replacing the dvd drive or replacing the entire unit. The replacement dvd would cost more than a new replacement tv/dvd combo. So you can buy a new tv or buy an external player ($40ish).

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This has been a major issue with the model laptop. I've had to order a number of these. If you uninstall the device from the device manager including the drivers, then download and install new drivers, remove the dvd drive and reboot the laptop. Shut the laptop down and replace the dvd drive and reboot, let windows find the drive and install the drivers for it and see if that clears up the problem. The main issue with this drive has been the SATA interface, since that is part of the controller card for the drive, the entire drive has had to be replaced. I have found them on Ebay for approx. 45-50 bucks.

Remove and resintall the power and data cable which conncects the DVD ROM. Try different CDs. If it still doesnt work, the lens must have be at fault.

There is a screw (tiny machine screw) that holds the entire DVD/CD assembly in place. Usually this screw is located by looking on the bottom of the laptop and has a little picture of a cd embossed in the plastic. Sometimes this screw is under a "lid" such as the cover for the RAM or HDD, depending on how your laptop is engineereed.

Find this screw, unscrew it, set it aside and them pull entire cd/dvd assembly from computer. Replace the cd/dvd drive into the slot you pulled it out firmly and quickly.

Turn on and test reading of CD/DVD.

If love is found, replace screw holding asembly, etc.
If no love, replace CD/DVD drive.

Other sources of love:

correct cd/dvd driver.
remove/replace cd/dvd driver
update cd/dvd driver

help me ok

1)right clik on my computer
go to
properties
device manager
clik on cdrom
uninstall it then re-install it
after reinstall try using the drive

2)update windows ,use custom and see if it finds an updated driver,if it does or doesnt update windows anyhow.
after you restart the computer try using the rom drive.

if that doesnt work;

go buy a cd/dvd rom cleaning disk at your local electronics store and use it.

if all this doesnt work;
buy a new rom drive