My Pavilion dv5-1160us can't successfully rip audio. Should I try updating BIOS?

When i try to rip audio tracks from my notebook's CD drive, sometimes it DOES rip, but the result is glitchy or distorted. Other times the result is completely unplayable files. Other times, it won't even start ripping and just spins the disc in the drive forever.
I took the computer to Best Buy hoping they could fix it, but they scanned it and said the drive seemed okay. The guy told me i should try updating the system BIOS.
That doesn't sound like good advice to me... My computer DOES recognize its drive, so why go through the hassle and risk of updating BIOS? How would that even possibly help?
It seems like it might be simpler to just replace the CD drive.
Any advice?

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Which software are you using ? Please try the first software of the following link:
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