lowzeewee Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 Edit:CD drive and other questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowzeewee Posted March 28, 2003 Author Share Posted March 28, 2003 I would like to find out something.WHat happens if I accidentally touch my CD drive lens and it cant work now?Cos it really happened.When I have a desktop/laptop in front of me,I m always jinxed,either my relatives,friends or I will spoil it.......LOLPlease read this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number6 Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 You could try cleaning the lens ::) . Seriously though, what kind of question is this? Obviously if it stopped working after you touched the lens, then the lens is probably scratched or dirty. If it's scratched you will need a new drive and if it's dirty you need to get out the lens cleaning kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowzeewee Posted March 28, 2003 Author Share Posted March 28, 2003 damn,then i need a new CD drive,F**king shit,what is the most effective economical CD drive that can run Empy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number6 Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 I have no idea for a laptop. I think you are stuck with the vendor that makes your laptop. If you still want help with this issue please start a new thread since we are going off topic for this thread with these posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowzeewee Posted March 31, 2003 Author Share Posted March 31, 2003 ummmm techno NERDS,how much is an average new CD drive sold for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeLeto Posted March 31, 2003 Share Posted March 31, 2003 You can get a good one for less than $50 USD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowzeewee Posted April 1, 2003 Author Share Posted April 1, 2003 I thought 1 good one costs about $125 or more :O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyborg Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 A good cdplayer = $35 = 56xA good dvdplayer = $50 = 16x/48X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyborg Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 ummmm techno NERDS,how much is an average new CD drive sold for?The word nerd refer to a socially unsuccessful and unattractive person who often is very interested in science and/or other technical subjects.Do you have to be that to know the common prices of a cddrive? ::) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowzeewee Posted April 3, 2003 Author Share Posted April 3, 2003 ......Is a CD player able to be used for game install discs like Empy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 You mean a CD from an audio set to play audio CD's ?Technically, the laser is capable of reading them I suppose, just at a speed of 1 when you use the player itself. But then the coding comes in. A audio only CD player isn't gon'na read any data CDrom you place in it. In fact, the data CDrom might even damage the player. And then there would be the problem of adjusting your tullip audio cables to fit a IDE connector. . ..So in short, no change in the world you'll be able to pull that off without some serious engenering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number6 Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 Some game CDROMS have CD Audio tracks on them and the audio portion can be played on a regular Audio CD player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowzeewee Posted April 3, 2003 Author Share Posted April 3, 2003 I m looking for non-audio CD DRIVES to put into my laptop,DRIVES that are for game CDs.Here is my Dxdiag,maybe u can tell me what drive I need[attachment archived by Gobalopper] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number6 Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 Unfortunately there are no specs for CDROM devices in the Direct X output. You could go into the control panel and double click on system and select the "Device manager" tab. From that tab you should see an entry for CDROM at the top. Select that folder and you should see something like this:[*** image link deleted by number6 ***]That should let you know what brand CDROM drive you have in your laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowzeewee Posted April 3, 2003 Author Share Posted April 3, 2003 LG CD-ROM CRN8245B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyborg Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 LG isn't extremely good CDROMS, but they are totally ok.I would recommend an Aopen CDROM for about $35.I have good experiences with Asus and Aopen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vidiware Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 ASUS is great...no problems with MSI either...LG is looking kind of cheap but its a allright drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowzeewee Posted April 4, 2003 Author Share Posted April 4, 2003 I don't know about LG.This is my dad's company computer ;D$35 Euro? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyborg Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 $35 Euro?Hehehe, please keep to one currency.The price is in dollars(do you see the $ in front of the numbers? Yep, that means dollars ;))However, dollars are quite close to euro, so you could say approximately 35 euro too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowzeewee Posted April 6, 2003 Author Share Posted April 6, 2003 What is the diff between a good and lousy CD drive other than the ability to read the CD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 Think it's the consistancy of reading data from your disks will be an aspect of it, just as possible support with consisting hardware and software. Although a lot of "low budget" cdrom drives are probbably made by the same factory as the "high tech" ones. If you stick with a regular brand that's not to expencieve I don't think you will encounter any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowzeewee Posted April 7, 2003 Author Share Posted April 7, 2003 Can I use my old Desktop Comp's CD rom drive and put it into my laptop ;DBTW,i accidentally deleted IE from my desktop but can still run it through the taskbar beside the start menu,how do i put it back ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aox0m0xoa Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 i dont think you should be allowed around computers anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acriku Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 You can add a shortcut to it from the startup right? Right-click, send to> desktop (create shortcut). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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