I don't think my warrenty is still active because my computer is actually a
year and 3 months old. I am going to try to locate the paper work to verify
this.

I posted this question in the Windows XP hardware section and was given this
advice.

"Chances are you need to return the drive for a new one. Other than that you
can try removing upperfilters and lowerfilters and the likes? That's about
all I can think of. The directions are here on this site:

Missing CD/DVD Drives:
http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general...VD_drives.html

Err... Pardon the name of the page and the link but that's USUALLY when
people are wanting to delete the filters. Same process just a different name
for you. "

I know very little about fixing a PC, before I atempt this can you think of
anything?

Thanks.


"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Catana wrote:
> > As soon as I put a blank CD-RW into my CDRW/DVD combo in my 1 year
> > old Dell compact computer, it makes this noise every second. "bumf
> > churp, bumf churp, bumf churp". I think this is the first time I
> > tried to burn a CD on this computer. I can look at data CD,s and
> > play music. I just can't burn a CD. I've tried both the Sonic
> > burning software that came with my computer and drag and drop thru
> > DLA. I tried to format a disk, but 30 minutes into it, it sais
> > format failed.
>
> Warranty still active?
>
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