its a special drive, cuz iz accpets DVD RAM Catridges: https://images.crutchfieldonline.com/Ima...

I only need it for DVD RAM Use

Sadly the drive doesn't work, the problem is the same as this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOnS0c6Q...

at first the drive could only read DVDs, but not DVD-RAM or CDs (but only in Windows 98SE computer), not if I used this device: https://www.conrad.com/en/p/renkforce-ha...

now it doesn't even read DVDs

Not sure what to do, I can't replace the drive, they are not cheap to get and they can come defective (cuz people never test them with DVD RAM), just like this one did

I did dissasemble it according to this instructions: http://akakabu.way-nifty.com/blog/2011/0...

but didn't know how hard would this be to asemble back, cuz the drive can never close properly anymore

So if anyone has any idea how to fix this (maybe best way to read a disk without needing to close the drive first)

Thanks

I have a disk that is "really stuck", and potentially physically jammed inside the drive. Attempting to eject the disk from the computer was unsuccessful in removing the disk, and is only resulting in a grinding sound. (I don't have audio yet, but will update once I have my hands on the drive.)

I don't have the drive with me, and as a result I am unable to conduct the normal troubleshooting steps myself, but we have attempted ejecting the disk from the computer, and using the Emergency Eject Pin-hole with minimal success.

Any help is always greatly appreciated.

⟐ Commented October 24, 2025 at 0:30 MST

⟐ Answered June 25, 2025 at 5:21 MST

⟐ Answer accepted April 28, 2025 at 2:23 MST

Green light turns on for few seconds and then turn off 😕

Plzz answer my question 😊

Thanks

⟐ Commented February 19, 2023 at 9:48 MST

⟐ Answered August 03, 2022 at 1:58 MST

⟐ Commented May 23, 2021 at 12:48 MST

⟐ Answered March 04, 2020 at 22:51 MST

I have a Laser engraver build on the cheap end, and one of the components is malfunctioning. there are two laser guides from optical drives used for the X and Y-axis. on one of them, the plastic guide that moves along the head actuator is worn down, thus it needs replacing. if you could get me the name of the component so that I may purchase it, I would much appreciate it.

#Edit#

Upon a request for a photo, the component below is what I’m looking for.

⟐ Edited by author November 24, 2019 at 9:36 MST

Compared to a normal IDE laptop optical drive:

Since my primary external drive is one of those with a soldered USB port (and is a throwaway when it fails), I found two laptop optical drives that I haven’t used in years - one of which is a HP Lightscribe drive (I know the LS functions aren’t really practical today, but it will work as a standard burner) and a drive I pulled from an T43 that was a parts machine. The IBM drive is the one I don’t know if this is standard or one of the many nonstandard connectors IBM has created. I think it’s nonstandard because it doesn’t look right (and it’s an IBM drive), but I have also read this is a standard IDE drive (UJ-822B) so it may be a hotswap friendly connector based on the IDE specification - I’m not entirely sure.

Is this drive look like a standard IDE drive I can get an enclosure for (albeit hard to find) or is it look like it’s a proprietary IBM part?

⟐ Commented September 12, 2019 at 20:46 MST

The track on Foreigner 4 that was affected (Night Life) doesn’t have an issue I can detect as this would be very visible since I rip in WAV 16 44,100Hz quality so I believe the drive is wearing out or it’s fine, but no longer reliable for consistent CD ripping.

Is there any way I can bring this drive back into calibration or is it sound like my days of using it for CD ripping are over but as a general use drive, I’m okay? I have tried detecting the features of the drive (which also reports if it is accurate after, which it is) in some hope this fixes the problem.

⟐ Answer edited September 08, 2019 at 8:43 MST

regards,  dave

⟐ Answer accepted August 20, 2019 at 5:10 MST

Today i wanted to watch a DVD movie, opened the tray on my Laptop, and saw this wonderful view:

I don’t know how it happened but it must have been loose somehow, and by opening the tray it finally got off. I already had problems with this drive, to which i never knew the reason. Now i know, i guess.

Anyway, is there a way to get this thing, whatever its called, back in its place?

I thought glue should do the trick, but then i figured glue would not stand against high RPM’s let alone the heat bulding up inside my laptop, disintegrating the glue.

Are there any other things i can try?

Anyway thank you in advance for any answers.

for Bootcamp I did burn the ISO on a DVD (Using Nero). In the past the iMac (27" EMC 2390) didn't had a problem to recognize it (although it did cost sometimes several attempts before it actually did start to run). Now I get the pop-up the DVD is empty. A movie DVD works perfect as well as a CD. Did burn the ISO again with the same result... Could this be caused by a dirty laser?

I would like to thank you for your advice.

Kind regards,

Frank

⟐ Answer accepted November 20, 2018 at 5:58 MST

My CD Burner (only used a couple of times) as above stopped working a couple of weeks before my years warranty ran out. contacted apple who replaced it with a new one.

Brought it home tried it once to check all was well. It worked.

11 months later went to use it, it had the same problem as before with the warning of "the disc can't be burned, because the device failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media".

Very annoying any ideas please?

Thank you.

Alison.

⟐ Commented August 23, 2018 at 7:58 MST

⟐ Answered July 27, 2018 at 16:04 MST

⟐ Answer accepted May 19, 2018 at 10:31 MST

⟐ Commented February 03, 2018 at 11:28 MST