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roomtek
roomtek asked in Computers & InternetHardwareAdd-ons · 1 decade ago

MY CD DRIVE is not spinning?

My computer's Cd drive has a problem. it accepts cd's but wont read them. i have figured that the lens comes on, but the cd does not spin. Can i use an electric motor to spin the cd, so that it can be functional again, if i can, at what speed should i spin the disc.

Update:

i dont want to buy a new one. i love my cd rom. it can read cd's at 8x speed. i bought it on FEb 1st, 1997.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favourite answer

    Wow, 11 years for a computer peripheral is about 110 years for a person! I'm surprised you haven't replaced it by now.

    I'm sorry to say but it is probably, almost certainly, beyond its peak performance days. I'm sure its seen better days but there is good news.

    These days it is actually cheaper to throw away and buy a new CD-ROM drive than it is to actually repair it. If you can find stand alone CD-ROM drives (Most will be CD Burners or combo CD/DVD-ROM burners) they can be had for around $10 at any computer store (Best Buy, Circuit City, newegg.com, tigerdirect.com).

    But if you must know a CD spins at regular speed of 462 RPMs (revolutions per minute), so your 8x reader is spinning at 3696 RPMs, and terminal velocity is between 23,000 and 30,000 RPMs

    Source(s): http://www.hifi-writer.com/he/misc/killercds.htm
  • catanzaro
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Yeah that's common. Your CD stress will boot up first earlier going to the confusing stress and stuff. is sensible if your confusing stress crashes and you like a clean one, you may might desire to installation an OS so your CD stress might prefer to run first.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Well then you should run it at 8x, which is 4000RPM.... but the new drives can run 52x and you will definially notice a difference

  • Macgyver
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    just replace the Rom

  • Anonymous
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    lol i like ur details section.. funny.. get a DL dvd burner at least... shouldnt exceed 30 bucks.. :D

  • gradyfishlips
    1 decade ago

    don't be rediculous. if its that old you got your moneys worth. get the fastest you can find, its worth it.

  • Jerbson
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    just get a new one. their pretty cheap.

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