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Troubleshooting CD Problems
Many of today's CD-ROM drives are made quite inexpensively, often using cheaper parts. Sometimes, this can lead to premature wear on these parts, especially if you run a lot of software from the CD drive itself. This wear can sometimes result in more temporary and perhaps even permanent troubles in using the drive. With CD drives so inexpensive these days, it may be easier to simply replace the drive.

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  Drive Light Keeps Flashing
  Windows Still Sees Last CD
  Working with a Dirty CD
  Working with Dirty CD Drive
  Damaged Compact Disk
  Is the CD Unreadable?
  Tray Opens/Closes Many Times
  CD-ROM Changes Drive Letter
  PC Hangs When Copying, Part 2
  Light On - Tray Won't Open
  CD Won't Work as Master
  The Tray is Jammed with a CD
  When The Tray is Stuck Open
  Inserted CD Not Recognized
  When the CD Still Isn't Recognized
  "Drive Not Ready" Messages
  When the Tray Won't Close
  No CD Drive Light
  When the Drive Doesn't Spin