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Creative 32X CD-ROM problem

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by pawanmo

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I am using a crative 32x cdrom dirve. It reads the branded CD's only and not the CD which are wirtten with the help of CD-Writer.
i.e. If I place my computers motherborard driver CD it reads , but when I put A Data CD or some Software CD which is wirtten with the help of CD-writer e.g. LG or Samsung it does not reads it !
What is the problem? what should be done to solve this problem. How to repair CD-ROM for this problem?

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by jschein

Is this an older cd rom drive? If so, they are not made to read the new level of cd's created by means of burning data cd's, only the original format from manufacturers...

If this is the case, buy a new cd drive for 20 dollars... newegg.com

by thechas

A 32X CD drive should have no problems with recorded CDs.

Is this in the same system as the burner?

If not, and you are using CD-RW disks, you may need to install the CD-RW reader software on the PC.

If the problem is with CD-R disks, make sure that the disk and not just the session is closed.

In reality, I suspect a dirty lens on the 32X drive, or an alignment problem.

You can try a lens cleaner, but I would just replace the drive.

Chas

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