Does my CD-RW drive possibly have faulty capacitors?

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  • RJARRRPCGP
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    • Jul 2004
    • 6301
    • USA
    #1

    Does my CD-RW drive possibly have faulty capacitors?

    BTW, does a CD drive even have any capacitors? Anyway, I have been getting the following symptoms with my CD-RW drive:

    It basically only works like a CD-ROM drive now!!! :evil:

    I will always get an error message during the burning process, no matter if I'm using Nero or the CD burning software that comes with Windows XP.

    Under Nero, I usually get an error message about a focus error or a cannot perform fixiation error.

    Under the Windows XP CD burning wizard, Windows XP ALWAYS bitches at me, with the message stating that it cannot complete.

    Lately, ALWAYS major errors. :evil:

    BTW, I installed everything properly and even made sure the ASPI layer was installed. Inserting a blank CD, at least sometimes will cause Windows to lock up.

    Also, Windows at least randomly will basically say that the CD I inserted is a CD-ROM!!! :evil:
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    • kc8adu
      Super Moderator
      • Nov 2003
      • 8832
      • U.S.A!
      #2
      you could look for bulging caps but i doubt that is the problem.
      a bad laser or fouled optics is much more likely.esp if you smoke around it.

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        • RJARRRPCGP
          Badcaps Legend
          • Jul 2004
          • 6301
          • USA
          #3
          No. I don't smoke. Never have, never will. The symptoms just started occuring two springs ago.
          ASRock B550 PG Velocita

          Ryzen 9 "Vermeer" 5900X

          32 GB G.Skill RipJaws V F4-3200C16D-32GVR

          Arc A770 16 GB

          eVGA Supernova G3 750W

          Western Digital Black SN850 1TB NVMe SSD

          Alienware AW3423DWF OLED




          "¡Me encanta "Me Encanta o Enlistarlo con Hilary Farr!" -Mí mismo

          "There's nothing more unattractive than a chick smoking a cigarette" -Topcat

          "Today's lesson in pissivity comes in the form of a ziplock baggie full of GPU extension brackets & hardware that for the last ~3 years have been on my bench, always in my way, getting moved around constantly....and yesterday I found myself in need of them....and the bastards are now nowhere to be found! Motherfracker!!" -Topcat

          "did I see a chair fly? I think I did! Time for popcorn!" -ratdude747

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