Toshiba SD-R6372  DVD±RW Burner
Problem for Toshiba SD-R6372 (SDR6372S) DVD±RW Burner

Won't even read cd's- autostart fails...




By gduffydc on Apr 29, 2006

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When i load any cd into this drive (in my Asus latop) it tries again and again all in vein to run it. But when i load a dvd it reads with no problems... what's going on? I can hear it trying to run the cd up to speed, but it seems to keep on failing. The laptop tends to run very hot, but i don't know if this has anything to do with it...

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Jul 26, 2008

-   My matshita dvd-ram drive was reading and writing all dvds and cds.
but today it only can read and write dvds and reads some cds also like the original driver cds,etc, but not any other cd
what is the problem please help this is 2nd time i am facing this  problem.before same happened and i had to replace drive and now same has happened again.
Please help me!-   orthodoxmach

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posted on May 02, 2006
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Boba

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There are two lasers, one for CDs, other for DVDs. Sounds like the CD
read (and possibly Write) laser is worn out, or defective. Time for a
new drive. DVDs will be fine, because they don't use the other laser at
all.
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Solution #2

posted on Mar 13, 2007
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mike_matulis

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Got the same problem with my desktop where my samsung cd-rw/dvd combo drive is installed. After a few months of minimal use it can no longer read data/audio/video cds except for DVDs. So I browsed samsung website & started downloading updates and religiously followed their suggested solutions posted on their website but to no avail. So the best solution that I did was I bought a new cd writer/dvd drive(no longer samsung! mind you) then I emailed them a litany of my frustrations and believe me they never have the guts to email me back not even a hint on what to do with their junk product!
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Solution #3

posted on May 01, 2006
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silly girl

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It is my understanding that the laser in the optical drive has to
change it's characteristics depending on the media it's reading (or
writing). I believe what the drive does is try different laser
settings (such as beam size, and intensity) until it can read the
media. Your drive probably has a fault with this feature. You can try buying one of those CD/DVD cleaning disk kits at a music or electronics store. Maybe cleaning the lens on the laser will make a difference. Best way to clean it though is manualy, if you know how to open it up without causing damage. If this doesn't help, you probably need a new drive, even though trying to reinstall the firmware/drivers is also an option.

Let us know what worked if any ;]
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