DVD ROM drive cannot read DVDs anymore

[kushtra24]

HI guys !

I have a good friend and he ask me about his DVD ROM can't read DVD anymore.
since hi put a scratched CD in a DVD ROM his DVD ROM can't read DVD-s only CD-s.

[Alboguy]

I don't know how a scratched CD can damage the DVD Rom. Anyways buy CD/DVD Rom cleaner and try it...You can find one in any computer store.

[grr]

I have no clue as to what had gone wrong.

A similar thing happened with me for my CD-Writer. I had used it for reading a VCD, & thereafter it stopped writing CDs anymore.

As a solution for ur friend, try writing a CD. If it is successful, try reading a DVD-ROM.

[FunkY]

Hard to believe that scratched CD would be guilty?
Anyway i also recommend to use cleaning kit and look if that helps

[tangomouse]

its a common failure ,whats happened is the dvd part of the drive has died but still reads cds this also typical on pioneer drives ,i have seen this many many times and this is how my pioneer 106 died many moons ago , there cheap nowadays so i would replace it

Ps. a scratched dvd wont kill a dvd drive ,hardware can pack up at any time ,its just a coincidence that its died when using a scratched dvd