Drive can't load many cd's. Cleaned the head with alcohol. Still erratic loading problem.

Hello!

Laser on cd rom is bad, but you have one potenciometar near laser (small), and you can try fix it (turn around softly).
If you still have the same problem, you can change the laser, but it is the best solution buy another.

It might need to be replaced. Check the CD type. There are also CDs that certain drives does not accept. Check if it has a + or - sign beside it. Also check if your CD-ROM can read a + or - CD type. But usually, if this is the problem, I usually recommend replacing the CD-Rom drive. If you really want to repair it then try the motors inside, it could be malfunctioning. If you'd rather replace it, try buying the one that can read +/- CD. I also recommend buying a "DVD-RW +/-" instead of an ordinary CD-ROM. It can function and read all CD or DVD with a "+" or a "-" type. You can also burn CD or DVDs using this.