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If it's a brand new laser there will be a blob of solder to remove or it will not play. this is to protect the laser from damage. It should be easy to spot on it's own
Hi, you have one of 2 possible problems, either the laser is dirty and needs cleaning, this can be done by going into any computer hardware store and buy a lens cleaning cd, its like a cd with brushes on it that you put in and when it spins round it removes any dust,
or the other problem is going to be that the laser is coming to the end of its life, now as its 8 years old then chances are the problem is with the laser or the motor that spins the cd, these only have a certain life span and dont last for ever, so if cleaning dont work then this means the laser unit needs replacing, so you would have to work out repair costs, and thats even if the parts can be bought and replaced as its 8 years old so you might struggle to get it repaired
Hello Clean the laser pickup lens by insert a lens cleaning disc into the set, and play it at least three times. If it does not help you. replace the laser pickup unit, with same type and number. OK.
To confirm if actually its a laser problem, insert an Audio CD into the player and see if will play. If it plays, then obviously, your laser (lens) is weak. But if it doesn't play Audio CD, then it might still be the laser (lens) or a mechanism problem.
Get a lens cleaner, use it to clean the lens. If that doesn't solve the problem, get a screw driver, open the player's cover so that you can gain access to the lens, use a cotton board to clean the surface of the lens. This should clean dust or dirt that might be on the lens.
If non of the above solves the problem, then know that you need to replace the laser to a brand new one.
To replace the lens, remove the bad laser, use it as a sample to get exactly the same type and do the replacement. Note that replacing a laser (lens) needs a professional touch, so if you cannot replace the laser, get it to a repairman to fix it for you.
Once this us done, your player will play all DVD discs again.
If the drive does not spin when you close it then the motor has failed.
If the drive spins, but the disc won't play then the laser on the drive has failed.
In both circumstances you should look into a replacement part for the laptop.
The CD spins while the laser tries to focus on the disc, and that's how it knows a CD is in. It's not detecting the disc and so the CD stops. This could be simply dirt on the laser lens, and you could try using a cotton swab to gently wipe it off. If that doesn't take care of it, the laser assembly needs to be replaced. This unit cost about $200 or more if I recall, so it might be worth getting a repair estimate. If this were a typical cheap boombox it would be better to replace it.
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