Samsung SCR 3232 (32Xmax)

[sigman]

Hi!

I have a Samsung SCR 3232 CD-ROM drive with max speed 32X.

My drive gives me a lot of problems. It just doesn't read any CDs. The D drive icon always shows in my computer, but the icon does not change when I put in a new CD, nor is the CD accessible.

The drive connections seem to be allright, and it receives power. When I put in a CD, the light blinks, but the drive does not read.

I've noticed that although the drive 'lights up', the CD inside does not rotate. This I've noticed by keeping the title on the CD facing me, and the position does not change after I shut the drive for a few secs. and then open it.

The drive does work occasionally, especially after any sort of physical movement... like when I take my PC off the desk for cleaning.

During these 'window' periods when the drive works for a few days, I've even run a lens cleaner, so a dirty lens is mostly not the problem.

I think that that there is no problem with the spindle motor as it seems to work.


Please help me with my problem, I'm stumped!

- SigMan

[Spaceman Spiff]

I'd slide that puppy into another system and see if it works there. Just a thought... :confused:

[trinitro]

It seems to be a dying drive. I would replace it since they are pretty inexpensive right now. If it only works sometimes (spins) then most likely either the motor or the motor control has a loose/bad componentt. You could open it and try to see but I would not recommend it.

[sieZe]

no its not cd-rom!!!!!

that thing used to happen on my computer too

but after reinstalling the windows(ME) for

serveral times, it doesnt happen anymore.

maybe its some program that u installed or

its ur windows is corrupted. so i recommend

reinstalling windows. if u wanna change the

icon when u put a new cd, then eject the cd

by using the right click the eject, see what

happens.....

[Darren Wilson]

Sigman

Boot from a bootdisk to DOS mode and see if it recognises the CD's then. If not then it is the drive or the controller.

[goodespeler]

Have you tried uninstalling it and seeing and reinstalling it with the latest drivers. You can get them from Windrivers.com. I dont think it will be a software problem sice you say if you move it around it will work sometimes. Your problem might just be that, since you move it some of small powere componets may have become loose and spratically touch now and then making it work! I would recommend going out and buying a Sony Cd-rom dive and see if that works. If that doesnt work, then just take it back..what can you loose. If it doesnt work then you know there is something wrong witht he computer not the cd-rom. Good Luck.