CD/DVD Drive Is Empty, Yet Reads Full

Immortal_Ben · 11-29-2007, 01:35 AM

Hey all,

I have a Matshita DVD-RAM UJ-841S optical drive. I spent the mornig ripping CDs to iTunes, when progress froze in the middle of a song, but iTunes did not freeze.

iTunes closed normally, and the CD ejected normally. Now, the drive wont read a CD or DVD, and when I look at the properties of the drive, it says the drive is full, but there is no information when I open the drive itsself.

I have rebooted the Toshiba Satellite a couple of times, and have even removed the drivers for the drive, and rebooted again. No change.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Quentin_T · 12-01-2007, 11:26 PM

Only other thing I can think of is to physically remove the drive, boot up, power down, reinstall the drive, then boot up.

It sounds like you have tried, mostly everything. You could also check for any firmware updates for the drive, or specific drivers, as opposed to windows drivers.

PohTayToez · 12-02-2007, 08:26 AM

You might try the drive in another computer, but I'm going to guess it's gone. Disc drives usually don't have the very best life, but they're not that expensive either. Just upgrade to a new DVD burner... only around $30.

Quentin_T · 12-02-2007, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PohTayToez

You might try the drive in another computer, but I'm going to guess it's gone. Disc drives usually don't have the very best life, but they're not that expensive either. Just upgrade to a new DVD burner... only around $30.

It's a Toshiba Satellite! It could get a lil expensive.

Immortal_Ben · 12-06-2007, 01:32 AM

Well, the optical drive magically started working again... all on its own. Maybe it just wanted to take a break. I dunno.

Thanks for the suggestions guys.

11-29-2007, 01:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
Immortal_Ben New Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3	CD/DVD Drive Is Empty, Yet Reads Full Hey all, I have a Matshita DVD-RAM UJ-841S optical drive. I spent the mornig ripping CDs to iTunes, when progress froze in the middle of a song, but iTunes did not freeze. iTunes closed normally, and the CD ejected normally. Now, the drive wont read a CD or DVD, and when I look at the properties of the drive, it says the drive is full, but there is no information when I open the drive itsself. I have rebooted the Toshiba Satellite a couple of times, and have even removed the drivers for the drive, and rebooted again. No change. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

12-01-2007, 11:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
Quentin_T Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NH Age: 27 Posts: 268	Only other thing I can think of is to physically remove the drive, boot up, power down, reinstall the drive, then boot up. It sounds like you have tried, mostly everything. You could also check for any firmware updates for the drive, or specific drivers, as opposed to windows drivers. __________________ Main PC.....................\HTPC......................\Server.................. Intel Core 2 Duo 6700\AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+\AMD Athlon 3000+ Asus P5B-Deluxe WiFi\Biostar TF7050-M2\Asus A7N8X-Deluxe Rev2 2GB Kingston DDR2 800\2 GB Crucial DDR2 800\1GB Crucial DDR 400 WD 36GB Raptor + WD 500GB\250GB\320GB\500GB\160GB\2x 500GB BFG 8600 GTS 256MB\XFX 8500 GT 512MB\ATI X700 256MB O/C'd Sony HS95P(19"+17")\Sharp Aquos 42" LCD\Absolutely Nothing!!!! Boredom led me to do this...

12-02-2007, 08:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
PohTayToez Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Illinois Age: 19 Posts: 2,601	You might try the drive in another computer, but I'm going to guess it's gone. Disc drives usually don't have the very best life, but they're not that expensive either. Just upgrade to a new DVD burner... only around $30. __________________ Desktop / Laptop ASUS A8N-E / Compaq Presario v6420us AMD Athlon 3200+ @ 2.50Ghz / AMD Athlon X2 TK-53 @ 1.70Ghz MSI GeForce 7800GT / GeForce Go 6150 2 x 512MB DDR / 2 x 1GB DDR2 250GB SATA II / 80GB 5400RPM SATA 2 x DVD Burner / 8X DVD±R/RW

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12-06-2007, 01:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
Immortal_Ben New Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3	Well, the optical drive magically started working again... all on its own. Maybe it just wanted to take a break. I dunno. Thanks for the suggestions guys.