DVD-Rom problems!

I have big problems with one of my two dvdunits dissapearing sporadically.
The one that dissapear is a reader and the other one a recorder.
The are connected on separate idechannels and jumpered as masters.
I have a satadisk as boot device running Windows XP.
I have tried different settings in BIOS regarding p-ata and s-ata without success.

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 Cheers, Tom

It's fixed. WD40 to the rescue.
I was considering swapping the Apple drive with a PC drive (see first link below, Plan B), but thought I would do a little troubleshooting (Plan A).
I opened the drive tray from it's enclosure. Using a #0 jeweler's Phillips screwdriver, I removed the metal cover plate screws (5). Then removed the screws (3) holding the motor/plate assembly. Carefully lifted the motor assembly upward at about a 45 degree angle (flex cables were attached). Looking at the side, there was about a 1mm gap between the motor & the plate. Using the plastic nozzle on a can of WD40, sprayed a small amount of lubricant. Let it sit for a few minutes & rotated the spindle. Reassembled everything.
I inserted a CD, didn't hear any spinning noise & the CD icon appeared on the screen. Repeated with a DVD. Both were being read. Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!
Found these helpful links when searching for a possible solution.
Replacing or Upgrading the Optical Drive in Your PowerBook G3 or 1400
http://lowendmac.com/rivera/06/0124.html
Replacement Pismo Drives
http://forums.macnn.com/69/powerbook-and-macbook-pro/223617/a-list-replacement-p ismo-optical/
Repairing or Upgrading of Optical Drives (CD,DVD,MO) for Laptops and Notebooks
http://repair4laptop.org/notebookoptical_drive_cd_dvdmo.html
 Cheers, Tom

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I have a Ibm Thinkpad T23 Series Laptop where I bought from Canada last year. When I was in Canada I am able to access any of the CDs/Dvds through my Thinkpad's Dvd rom. My Dvd Rom would be TOSHIBA - DVD 8X MODEL NO : SD-C2512.
I have recently came to India, When I tried to play any CDs/DVDs over here I am not able to access. I brought one Dvd from Canada, When I play that Dvd its playing. When I tried to access any of the Indian Movies or softwares which is available with me that I am not able to access. I believe there is no problem in my Dvd Rom and I am not able to understand what might be the problem. Appreciate if any one could advice.
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Take it to the service center,its the best option for you.If i am not mistaken there is an authorized Lenovo service center in the CTC complex near Secunderabad....
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I am not sure but I think that your unit has a DVD-RAM drive. I have the same drive in my Satellite and everything works perfect. I can really dont understand how something like that possible is especially after OS reinstallation with Recovery CD.
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I installed a few programs after rebooting the DVD rom is no longer in my computer.
I see it in Device manager with? in yellow.
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If I try to load a DVD disc it'll only make some loud breath voice which falls after 2 seconds and it periodically repeats until I take out the disc. Here's the information I found in msinfo32 (I translate it from my motherlanguage to english so it's probably not 100% correct):
Unit F:
Description Unit CD-ROM
Medium Loaded No
Medium Type DVD Writer
Name hp DVD RW AD-7721H
Manufacturer (Standard unit CD-ROM)
State OK
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Hi,
The first thing I'd suggest is to eject the drive tray and use a soft material like cotton to gently clean the lens.
Check if this has made any difference.
If not, try the automated fixit from Microsoft on the link below.
Windows 7
Vista
Check if the drive is now working.
If it still doesn't work, click the Start Menu, open All Programs, open Accessories, right click the Command Prompt and select 'Run as Administrator'. In to the prompt type the following command and hit enter.
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I did the mod and installed a Athlon XP 2400 (T-Bred) on my board. Everything worked perfect, I had the 3.7 bios and it recognized the processor correctly, same for WIN, Sandra etc. System is stable, temperature are much lower compared to my old 1700XP.
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Hello! I tried to reply, but was thrown out of the forum without passing "Go". In short:
Have only one optical drive in.
Make it Master at the end of the cable.
Disable DMA for it.
If this one works now, continue with the next.
Don't re-enable DMA till both are working.

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