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Testing Your Internal Reader/Writer

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lefifou Posted messages 73 Status Member -
Hello,

For several days now, I haven't been able to make my laptop's CD/DVD drive read CDs and DVDs.

Either it spins without doing anything and eventually stops, or it keeps the drive light on indefinitely, or it claims that the discs are blank.

And it does this both in Windows and in Bootable mode.
The computer and BIOS have no problem recognizing that there is indeed a drive/burner.

Is there any software that would allow me to check if the drive is faulty?

Thank you.

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    lefifou Posted messages 73 Status Member 6
     
    Hi,

    have you tried using an external burner to see if you get the same result?

    if not, take the burner from another laptop and replace yours with it, and if you can't do that, buy a slim internal burner like this Sony to test:
    https://www.materiel.net/lecteurs-et-graveurs-blu-ray-dvd-et-cd/l438/
    but keep in mind that a burner doesn't last forever

    see you, lefifou
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    1. Elusen
       
      Hello,

      I know that a drive doesn’t last forever; I'm familiar with the classics, specifically: planned obsolescence.

      As for owning two laptops, you need to have the means.
      I just wanted to know if there is a software that would allow me to determine if the drive has indeed died.
      Subsequently, buying a slim internal drive for replacement isn't a problem, but I don't want to buy just for the sake of it; I want to be sure that my 8-year-old drive is no longer functioning (sniff).

      Additionally, are all slim internal drives compatible?
      What is the difference between IDE and S-ATA?
      If my drive was CD/DVD - RW, can I replace it with a CD/DVD + RW?

      Thank you.
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    2. lefifou Posted messages 73 Status Member 6
       
      Well, if your burner is 8 years old, that's already not bad. After that, I don't know if there are software programs to check that, but if you can no longer read or burn with it, then it has a problem. A burner either works or it doesn't, that's it.

      All burners are compatible, but you need to check if yours is IDE or SATA, obviously.
      So check its operating standard, the connection with the motherboard, you know, IDE or SATA, and then you can put whatever you want, a simple reader, a burner, a combo (rare these days).
      The model I linked to you is very good if you are using SATA.
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