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Problem description: If I attempt to have my laptop read a CD, the optical drive makes a weird clicking noise and will only work about 10% of the time. Here is a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MznLToR36ZU (you might need to turn the volume up, sorry about the low quality) Attempted fixes: I have installed and updated all drivers for my PC. Recent changes: None -- Operating system: Windows 10 Home, version 21H2 System specs: -Dell Inspiron 5570 -manufactured in 2018 -64-bit -Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8550U CPU @ 1.80GHz 1.99 GHz Location: United States I have Googled and read the FAQ: Yes
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Jan 6, 2022 08:40
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If it has trouble with official audio CDs then the drive is probably just dying. If it does it only with certain CD-Rs or CD-RWs etc. it could be a conflict between the drive and the media or the CDs have gone bad.
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Jan 7, 2022 00:54
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Well, it's off to eBay then.
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Jan 7, 2022 06:56
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Well, the problem has returned three months after I installed a new optical drive, so it's clearly not an issue with the drive.
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Apr 4, 2022 20:04
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Makes me more concerned there's a motherboard/wiring/electrical issue that's damaging the drive. Although it is possible another drive has gone bad. Optical drives can be junky. I've seen a lot fail without much use. IIRC Lite-On had a really bad reputation at one point.
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Apr 4, 2022 22:09
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