Drive woun't handle CD's

[Rashkae]

Tom Rausner wrote:
> Hi All.
> 
> I have discovered a strange problem with my DVD/CD -drive. I was going 
> to burn a CD but the drive couldn't find the disk. I switched to another
> disk a couple of times -no luck.
> 
> Then I tried playing a burned CD I've been playing with no problems
> before -no luck. Then I tried a comercial made CD -no luck. Then I
> mounted the drive in hand and got a messsage saying there was no media
> in the drive. Then I put a DVD in the drive -no problems.
> 
> Just to be on the safe side I booted the previous kernel, to see if it
> was a bug of some kind in the new one -no luck.
> 
> Any ideas what I'm doing wrong ?
> 
>

You bought a shitty computer.

All kidding asside, Optical drives die on a routine basis.. fortunately,
they are a $40 part.. do your part to fill landfill with e-waste and
replace it.