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First post, by thegenerallee86

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I bough an Aopen cd-952b shows up in device Manager and if I right click the d drive and select eject it'll eject but will not read cd, also it makes a slight noise then stops. I tried changing jumpers, reseating IDE Cable and Power cables on it, the text under the d drive icon does not change like it should If I insert drive and if I double click it it says not accessible or drive not ready. Getting frustrated though I only paid 20 bucks for it. I also tried deleting the ide drivers and cd drive out of device manager and restarting and is there anything else I could try before I give up on it?

Reply 1 of 5, by Doornkaat

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Have you tried cleaning the lens?

Reply 2 of 5, by thegenerallee86

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Yes used a q tip and rubbing alcohol but no luck still won't do anymore then it was before.

Reply 3 of 5, by Doornkaat

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Weak laser then? Often you'll find a potentiometer inside the drive that you can increase the laser's voltages with.

Reply 4 of 5, by thegenerallee86

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Where would I find it?

Reply 5 of 5, by Doornkaat

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Sometimes on the main PCB somewhere near the connection towardards the laser assembly.