CD Drive Still Out

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I have a Dell Inspiron 1100, its DVD/CD Drive is going out. I've
reseated the drive like 20 times, just before warranty ran out I had a
replacement screw that holds the drive in. I thought, great, this'll
work, but it seems to not be, the drive still is failing more and more
of the time.

Anyone have any ideas?

Could it be a heat related issue?
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David Wade Hagar AKA Cyclops

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fh wrote:
> Not sure what you mean by "out" but if it means the drive has reading
> difficulties you could try a cleaning disk available at any music or
> office supply store for $6-7. Usually works for me.

Out, as in won't read any disk, won't burn any disk.

I heard you couldn't use CD cleaning kits on combo drives?
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David Wade Hagar AKA Cyclops

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http://genius-of-lunacy.blogspot.com/

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Cyclops wrote:
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> I have a Dell Inspiron 1100, its DVD/CD Drive is going out. I've
> reseated the drive like 20 times, just before warranty ran out I had a
> replacement screw that holds the drive in. I thought, great, this'll
> work, but it seems to not be, the drive still is failing more and more
> of the time.
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
>
> Could it be a heat related issue?
> - --
> David Wade Hagar AKA Cyclops
>
> http://members.cox.net/dwhagar
> http://www.livejournal.com/users/dwhagar
> http://genius-of-lunacy.blogspot.com/
>
> "It's sick, but it serves a purpose." - Bill Cosby
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Ground the hard drive untill it behaves itself!!! Then maybe consider
letting it go out with friends....