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A CD-ROM or other disc drive that's not working can be caused by a loose interface connection, bad or missing drivers, virus, or a dirty disc. Below, we cover each of these possible causes with help on determining if they're the cause to your CD-ROM or another disc drive not working.

Drivers

The most common cause of a CD-ROM drive to stop working is bad or corrupt drivers or a confliction between another running program. Often this issue is caused when your CD-ROM drivers are not loading properly into the computer or are corrupted.

Microsoft Windows 98 and above users

If you are using Windows 98 or newer, and you're trying to get your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive to work, refer to the following article.

MS-DOS and Windows 95 command line users

If you're trying to get a CD-ROM to work on a computer running MS-DOS or Windows 95, make sure the drivers are loading properly. See the CD-ROM driver information page for additional information on CD drivers.

Dirty CD or drive

CDs are read by a laser in the disc drive, and any dust or dirt can cause read errors. See the computer cleaning page for information on how to clean the CD-ROM drive and CDs.

An easy way to verify if a disc is dirty is to try another disc. If multiple discs are not able to read, it is still possible that the drive may be dirty, but the discs themselves are not dirty.

Loose or bad interface cable

Open the computer and verify all your connections are correctly connected to the back of the CD-ROM drive. Although your CD-ROM may be getting power, the data cable may be loose, causing it not to work.

Virus

Although rare, a master boot recordvirus can also prevent CD-ROM drives from working properly. We recommend if you have a clean bootable floppy diskette with CD-ROM support, boot from the diskette, and try accessing the CD-ROM. If this does work from the bootable diskette, attempt to reinstall the CD-ROM drivers.

Bad drive

If, after trying all of the above recommendations, you cannot get the CD-ROM to read any CD, the CD-ROM drive is bad.

If a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM disc drive in your computer is not reading discs correctly, the following tips and information may help you fix the problem.

Bad or dirty CD

Make sure you have tested more than one CD in the disc drive, as it may be one CD that is bad or dirty. If all but one or two discs fail, the disc drive is bad or dirty. For instructions on cleaning your CDs and disc drive, see the computer cleaning page.

If, after cleaning the drive and CDs, you still get errors, it's likely the disc drive is bad.

Check Device Manager

1. Open the Control Panel.
2. Click or double-click the System icon.
3. In Windows XP and earlier, click the Hardware tab and then the Device Manager button.
   In Windows Vista and later, click the Device Manager link on the left side of the System window.

Within Device Manager, verify the CD-ROM has no exclamation marks or red X's. If listed with a yellow exclamation mark or red X, remove the CD-ROM by highlighting the drive and pressing the delete key. Reboot the computer to reinstall the CD-ROM drive.

If the CD-ROM drive is not in the Device Manager, the drive's cables may not be connected properly. It's also possible that the drive is bad and needs to be replaced.

For additional information on Device Manager, see our Device Manager page.

Corruption in Windows

Try testing the CD-ROM in Safe Mode. If the CD-ROM works in Safe Mode but not in normal Windows, a running program is causing the issue, or the drivers are corrupt. Open Device Manager, highlight and remove the CD-ROM by pressing the delete key. After deleting the CD-ROM, reboot the computer. Windows should then detect the CD-ROM and reinstall it.

If the CD-ROM drive is not in the Device Manager, the drive's cables may not be connected properly. It's also possible that the drive is bad and needs to be replaced.

Try booting a CD or bootable diskette

Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, and later users

If you attempted the recommendations above, boot from the Windows disc to see if the computer can detect and boot from the disc. If the computer can boot from the disc, you are encountering a Windows driver related issue. Try the above recommendations again.

Windows 98 users

If you attempted the recommendations above, try booting from a Windows 98 diskette or another bootable diskette with CD-ROM drivers to see if the CD-ROM works from MS-DOS. If the CD-ROM does work from MS-DOS, this indicates there is a Windows corruption issue. However, if the CD-ROM does not work, refer to the next and final possibility. Additional information on bootable disks is on our boot disk page.

Verify computer running in 32-bit mode

If you are using Windows 98 or Windows 95, verify the computer is running in 32-bit mode by clicking Start, Settings, Control Panel, double-click System, and click the Performance tab. Under Performance by File System, verify it says '32-bit'.

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CD-ROM cables connected improperly

If you have recently installed or moved your computer, verify that the CD-ROM cables are connected correctly.

If the disc drive is not opening when you press the eject button, verify the CD-ROM power cable is firmly connected.

Bad CD-ROM drive

If you tried all the steps above and you're still encountering errors with reading discs in the CD-ROM drive, the drive is bad. You can try replacing the drive and see if a new CD-ROM drive resolves the issue.

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