Can anyone help me please!! My cd rom doesn't seem to be reading but the dvd
is working fine. When I put a cd in the green light comes on, it makes a
noise then just starts flashing and doesn't read it. The device manager says
its working properly so Im a bit lost. I was using it yesterday copying some
cd's and it was fine, then I tried to burn a cd and the message it keep
getting is insert a cd or cd/rw, but I have. Please anyone!!!

"Brades" <Brades@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1C2DDB1E-F5AB-4C61-ACC7-DF5C1EDC974C@microsoft.com...
> Can anyone help me please!! My cd rom doesn't seem to be reading but the
> dvd
> is working fine. When I put a cd in the green light comes on, it makes a
> noise then just starts flashing and doesn't read it. The device manager
> says
> its working properly so Im a bit lost. I was using it yesterday copying
> some
> cd's and it was fine, then I tried to burn a cd and the message it keep
> getting is insert a cd or cd/rw, but I have. Please anyone!!!

Do you mean you have a separate CD and DVD player ?

If so, clean the lens of the CD player with a special CD lens cleaner. Try
the same CD in both units. If the DVD player reads it and the CD player
doesn't, then its probably knackered. Bin it, you don't really need both.
Or buy another.

Cheers,
Jerry

Thanks for your reply, no my computer is only 11 months old and I've got a
DVD/RW & CD RW all in one.(hope that makes sense) Its definately reading and
playing the dvd's but nothing on the cd's. Do you think it just might need a
clean?
Thanks

"theplectrum" wrote:

> "Brades" <Brades@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1C2DDB1E-F5AB-4C61-ACC7-DF5C1EDC974C@microsoft.com...
> > Can anyone help me please!! My cd rom doesn't seem to be reading but the
> > dvd
> > is working fine. When I put a cd in the green light comes on, it makes a
> > noise then just starts flashing and doesn't read it. The device manager
> > says
> > its working properly so Im a bit lost. I was using it yesterday copying
> > some
> > cd's and it was fine, then I tried to burn a cd and the message it keep
> > getting is insert a cd or cd/rw, but I have. Please anyone!!!
>
> Do you mean you have a separate CD and DVD player ?
>
> If so, clean the lens of the CD player with a special CD lens cleaner. Try
> the same CD in both units. If the DVD player reads it and the CD player
> doesn't, then its probably knackered. Bin it, you don't really need both.
> Or buy another.
>
> Cheers,
> Jerry
>
>
>

I have exactly the same issue my Sony CDRW-DVDROM combo drive will play DVDs
but not recognise data or audio CDs. In troubleshooting my computer also
tells me my device is working properly.
The error report tells me that on Jan 1st:
The device,\ Device\ CDRom0, has a bad block.
Unfortunately it does not tell me how to fix this.
Any ideas anyone?

"Brades" wrote:

> Thanks for your reply, no my computer is only 11 months old and I've got a
> DVD/RW & CD RW all in one.(hope that makes sense) Its definately reading and
> playing the dvd's but nothing on the cd's. Do you think it just might need a
> clean?
> Thanks
>
> "theplectrum" wrote:
>
> > "Brades" <Brades@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:1C2DDB1E-F5AB-4C61-ACC7-DF5C1EDC974C@microsoft.com...
> > > Can anyone help me please!! My cd rom doesn't seem to be reading but the
> > > dvd
> > > is working fine. When I put a cd in the green light comes on, it makes a
> > > noise then just starts flashing and doesn't read it. The device manager
> > > says
> > > its working properly so Im a bit lost. I was using it yesterday copying
> > > some
> > > cd's and it was fine, then I tried to burn a cd and the message it keep
> > > getting is insert a cd or cd/rw, but I have. Please anyone!!!
> >
> > Do you mean you have a separate CD and DVD player ?
> >
> > If so, clean the lens of the CD player with a special CD lens cleaner. Try
> > the same CD in both units. If the DVD player reads it and the CD player
> > doesn't, then its probably knackered. Bin it, you don't really need both.
> > Or buy another.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jerry
> >
> >
> >