CD/DVD Drive Problems (DW-D56A)

[andrewdann]

Hi,

I have a Sony VAIO with a DW-D56A which has recently stopped working.

I can see the drive in explorer, but when a disc is inserted it doesn't "spin up" and I can't read ANY discs.

If I look at the properties for the drive, it shows disc not inserted.
Everything else shows that the CD drive is functioning correctly and there are no error codes.

I have tried to re-flash the firmware (PFS3) with no luck - However at the end of the flash process it does a disc "Inquiry" and then I can read the disc that I left in the drive. If I eject the disc and re-insert or restart the PC I'm back to square one!

Any help would be greatly appreciated - Seems strange that I can read it just after the firmware flash process????

Thanks Andy

[szyoliveira]

Hi there,
I've got my VAIO since 2005 and worked fine till now,my cd drive stop working I can't even open the case, if I try to eject from My Computer. I've been reading the forum and I can see that a lot of people had problems.
If anyone knows a solution I really appreciated.
My computer is a VGN-FS285E

Thanks

[phulla]

I have been using a Mac for a while now and have decided to get rid of my laptops & PC's and get iMac and Mac Books.