IBM Thinkpad T43 CD/RW DVD problem...

[erick_daw22]

Hi Guys,

Need info from anyone regrading my problem on my T43 series Thinkpad laptop.

My CD/RW DVD drive can't detect anything on any CD that I place on it.

My device manager can detect the CD/RW DVD drive but it is always saying that the CD inside is blank.

This is the same on any type of CD I used.

Tnx,

Erick

[ortegaluis]

Does it read DVD with absolutely no problem?

Can you boot to a Windows XP CD or Ubuntu CD? 

Possibly the hardware for reading CD media has become damaged. Thus needing a replacement drive.

[erick_daw22]

Hi,

It can't read any CD or DVD disk but it can burn on CD and DVD blank disk.

Also it can't read what it had burn.

Any help is appreciated.

Tnx guys,

[ortegaluis]

What about booting to CD or DVD media? For example, an XP installation CD or Vista installation DVD.