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05-30-2004, 03:00 PM
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Presario Laptop reads DVDs, not CDs
I own an old laptop, a Compaq Presario 1700XL260 (PIII 500 MHZ, Kingston 512 MB SODIMM (2x256), Windows 98SE, floppy/DVDROM interchangeable bay). For some reason, the DVD-ROM drive (which can read CDs and DVDs) is only reading DVDs now. No trauma that I can recall to the drive. I used Compaq's recovery CD to reinstall Windows 98SE 'clean' and didn't help. The interchangeable floppy drive works fine when it's in the bay, and like I said the DVD drive reads DVDs fine, just not CDs. Suggestions?? I'd cost me more to pay for a new drive than it would to sell the darn thing.
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05-30-2004, 11:06 PM
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Does it not read burned CDs, retail CDs, or both?
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05-31-2004, 10:54 AM
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DVD drives have dual lasers, one for CD's and the other for DVD's - sounds like the CD laser has died.
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