Now there should be very few people to use the optical drive, for the post-00s, they may not know what the optical drive is, they have never used this kind of thing, but for our post-70s, post-80s, post-90s are used, I remember when I was young, I often bought DVDs to watch, what movies, and concerts DVD have been bought. All of them require an optical drive to read the contents of the disc.
Since the advent of smartphones and computers, few people will use CDs now, because what movies or TV are to be watched, and other content, the computer searches, and clicks on the web page, you can appear the content you want to see, which is very convenient.
However, there are still a small number of friends who use the CD, and they need an external optical drive to read the content of the CD. At present, desktop computers, as well as laptops, there are many brands with their own optical drives, all of which have the function of reading disks, this function will be broken after a long period of use, and various problems may occur, among which the optical drive can not read discs, this kind of problem appears the most, and I will go to this kind of often seen fault, to share with you my maintenance solutions.
External mobile drives, notebook drives, and desktop computer drives can't read discs, how to repair them? You can refer to the following:
What is an external mobile optical drive is a kind of optical drive that can be connected to the computer through the USB interface, it is not the optical drive that comes with the computer, this kind of optical drive can be moved, and can be used on most desktops or laptops.
And notebook optical drive and desktop computer optical drive,This one is better to understand,That is, these computers have their own optical drive function,Support reading DVD discs,Sometimes used more times,There may also be a phenomenon that the optical drive cannot read the disc,Let's talk about the maintenance method with you。
(1) The disc may be broken
If you buy a disc that is inherently broken, it can also lead to unreadable conditions, such as scratches, dirt or fingerprints, which can also affect the ability to read.
You can use another good CD, put it in the CD-ROM drive, and see if you can read it, if you can read it, then it means that you can't read the disc in the first place.
(2) Optical drive connection problem
If you are using an external optical drive, you need to have a USB cable to connect to the computer to be able to read the data, so if the cable is broken or loose, the disc may not be able to read.
This problem is easy to solve, you can try to plug in the USB cable again, or a more transparent USB cable, if the problem is normal, it will be solved.
(3) The driver is not normal
The optical drive needs the corresponding driver to work, just like the printer we use, if there is no driver, or the printer driver is damaged, it may not be able to read the disc.
If the driver is damaged, then you need to update, or reinstall the driver, this update method, generally in the "Device Manager" tube to find the optical drive for update, you can also try to uninstall the driver of the optical drive, in reinstallation.
This step is a little troublesome, there are some friends who are not very familiar with the computer, it may be more difficult to operate, so it is recommended that you use the driver life software, or other driver updater software, to help you deal with it.
(4) Optical drive hardware failure
The optical drive is composed of a lot of components, including laser heads, motors, and the probability of damage to the laser head is also quite high, if these hardware are bad, if you are not a professional maintenance personnel, you need to find a repair shop to call someone to help you repair.
(5) System setting problems
Nowadays, almost all computers use Microsoft's operating system, and if your computer's operating system settings do not allow the optical drive to be used, then you will not be able to use it.
"Control Panel" > "Hardware & Sound" > "Device Manager", go and check if the optical drive is disabled.
summary
The optical drive can not read the disc, whether it is a desktop optical drive, a notebook optical drive, an external mobile computer optical drive, these types of optical areas, the way to solve the problem, you can refer to the point I said above, to solve, if you really have no way to solve it, all kinds of methods have been tried, you can find a repair master, spend a little money, professional things, and give it to professional people to do.