My CD-ROM cant read any cd please help..!!

**gunpaul24** · 07-11-2010, 10:07 AM

Hi guys here i am again asking for your advice
btw.. yesterday i format my laptop and it can read my cd's & DVD's & install all of my drivers but after i restart my laptop i insert one my cd games & my windows started to lag & lag & lag then after 15 mins the cd doesn't respond... i insert another cd but still the same.. i tried to format my laptop again but when i boot, it cant read the cd also.. i configure the boot menu & its fine & well configure for automatic boot for OS..

i also tried to format my laptop with my USB w/ a OS copy inside from my cd & of course i set the boot menu in removable disk but the system cant detect it

.. it says no bootable device found.. Y? i already comfigure it.. Damn

HELP what should i do?

PLEASE i am try everything i know

MY HOPE IS IN YOUR HANDS..

**anon** · 07-11-2010, 04:39 PM

What about cleaning the CD drive? From what you mention it's unlikely that its lens got dirty, but...

**gunpaul24** · 07-11-2010, 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by anon-sbi

What about cleaning the CD drive? From what you mention it's unlikely that its lens got dirty, but...

how can i clean it? the warning says do not touch the lens... or is there a possibility that the lens are broken? oh no...

**anon** · 07-11-2010, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by gunpaul24

how can i clean it?

Here you go:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2044857_clean-cdrom-drive.html

the warning says do not touch the lens...

And you really shouldn't do it. Same goes for blowing air from your mouth on the lens.

**gunpaul24** · 07-11-2010, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by anon-sbi

Here you go:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2044857_clean-cdrom-drive.html

the warning says do not touch the lens...

And you really shouldn't do it. Same goes for blowing air from your mouth on the lens.

If the lens are broken can i replace a new one?

**anon** · 07-11-2010, 06:57 PM

Yes, although you should probably let a technician do that.

**mosh** · 07-11-2010, 10:17 PM

beside what sounds like a faulty cd
have you tried these cd's on other drives just to be sure?
and do you have a cd-usb drive you , can at least install an os with it

**gunpaul24** · 07-13-2010, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by mosh

beside what sounds like a faulty cd
have you tried these cd's on other drives just to be sure?
and do you have a cd-usb drive you , can at least install an os with it

Ahhm.. my cd's are ok & absolutely working in other drives... btw what is this cd-usb drive? is this different from other usb? i wanna try to reformat it again...

Originally Posted by anon-sbi

Yes, although you should probably let a technician do that.

oh my.. it will cost a hundred... i wanna reformat my laptop again.. can u tell me how w/out using any OS in cd?