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1. DO ALL OF THIS WITH THE UNIT NOT PLUGGED IN TO THE 240 VOLT SUPPLY !
2. Remove the cover.
3. Remove the four screws that anchor the DVD drive unit in place and lift UP the drive unit carefully.
4. Remove the two flat cables connected from DVD unit to the motherboard, by Grasping the end of each between forefinger and thumb and pulling VERY GENTLY.
5. Now have a very close look at the ends of each of the cables. Look for any sign of bent or cracked exposed metal track. IF it looks perfect, just WIPE IT clean with some WD40 and spray a little WD40 into each of the sockets the cables fit into then refit everything and test it. HOWEVER, IF THE FLAT CABLE ENDS LOOK BENT OR JADED OR DAMAGED IN ANY WAY.....get a very good pair of scissors and trim off the ends PERFECTLY SQUARE by 1mm or 2mm to give a "NEW END" appearance.
6. Plug the cables back in VERY carefully with minimum force and make sure that they are in-line and truly parrallel with the socket.
7. Refit the DVD drive and test the operation of the DVD player.
I have found this fixes 95% of this kind of problem. Anthony ( Technician) tminbox@hotmail.com