Dirty DVD Drive

yog · 05-06-05, 11:15 PM

My DVD-RW drive is dirty. I tried installing a game the other day and it wouldn't get more than 43% done, I tried it in my other drive and it worked fine. Anybody have any suggestions for cleaning a dirty DVD drive?

ManOman · 05-06-05, 11:21 PM

Canned air works wonders. Just remember to keep the can upright so there's no liquid spray comng from the nozzle.
It could also be a problem with the DVD too. If the DVD has enough errors within it, some players are sensitive to the point of not being able to read the data correctly. The second drive that it worked on could be a model that is less sensitive to this type of problem.

yog · 05-06-05, 11:31 PM

I though blowing canned air into your drive was supposed to hurt it.

ManOman · 05-06-05, 11:48 PM

If you do it carefully, going with multiple slow blasts off air you should be ok. Just don't spray full force and everything should work out all right I think.

Anybody have any evidence of damage to drives using canned air?

yog · 05-06-05, 11:53 PM

I have never had any damage but I read recently that it is a bad idea to get your air can anywhere near your optical drives.

Thanks

shellshock · 05-07-05, 12:04 AM

your really not suppossed to blow air in the drive, it jsut blows the dust around it the drive and settles on sensitive parts like the lazer

SavageBasher · 05-07-05, 12:36 AM

take the drive out of the computer... and take the top metal casing off, then use the canned air.

05-06-05, 11:15 PM	Thread Starter #1
yog Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Tacoma, WA	Dirty DVD Drive My DVD-RW drive is dirty. I tried installing a game the other day and it wouldn't get more than 43% done, I tried it in my other drive and it worked fine. Anybody have any suggestions for cleaning a dirty DVD drive? __________________ My Comp: i7 K875--AsusP7P55D Pro--Galaxy GTX 460--12 Gig Dual-Channel DDR3--Plextor SATA DVD-RW drive--500 Gig Seagate Hybrid Drive--Antec 500W HTPC AMD Athlon II 250--MSI K9A2 Platinum--430 GT--4 Gig Dual-Channel PQI RAM--1.5 TB Seagate--Ceton Infini TV 4 Heatware
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05-06-05, 11:21 PM	#2
ManOman Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: North Carolina	Canned air works wonders. Just remember to keep the can upright so there's no liquid spray comng from the nozzle. It could also be a problem with the DVD too. If the DVD has enough errors within it, some players are sensitive to the point of not being able to read the data correctly. The second drive that it worked on could be a model that is less sensitive to this type of problem. __________________ E8400 C2D 39c Idle - 47c Load GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R 4gigs G-Skill F2-8500CL5D BFG 9600 GT 512mb Windows XP Professional SP2 It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it-Aristotle
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05-06-05, 11:31 PM	Thread Starter #3
yog Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Tacoma, WA	I though blowing canned air into your drive was supposed to hurt it. __________________ My Comp: i7 K875--AsusP7P55D Pro--Galaxy GTX 460--12 Gig Dual-Channel DDR3--Plextor SATA DVD-RW drive--500 Gig Seagate Hybrid Drive--Antec 500W HTPC AMD Athlon II 250--MSI K9A2 Platinum--430 GT--4 Gig Dual-Channel PQI RAM--1.5 TB Seagate--Ceton Infini TV 4 Heatware
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05-06-05, 11:48 PM	#4
ManOman Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: North Carolina	If you do it carefully, going with multiple slow blasts off air you should be ok. Just don't spray full force and everything should work out all right I think. Anybody have any evidence of damage to drives using canned air? __________________ E8400 C2D 39c Idle - 47c Load GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R 4gigs G-Skill F2-8500CL5D BFG 9600 GT 512mb Windows XP Professional SP2 It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it-Aristotle
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05-06-05, 11:53 PM	Thread Starter #5
yog Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Tacoma, WA	I have never had any damage but I read recently that it is a bad idea to get your air can anywhere near your optical drives. Thanks __________________ My Comp: i7 K875--AsusP7P55D Pro--Galaxy GTX 460--12 Gig Dual-Channel DDR3--Plextor SATA DVD-RW drive--500 Gig Seagate Hybrid Drive--Antec 500W HTPC AMD Athlon II 250--MSI K9A2 Platinum--430 GT--4 Gig Dual-Channel PQI RAM--1.5 TB Seagate--Ceton Infini TV 4 Heatware
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05-07-05, 12:04 AM	#6
shellshock Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Claremore Oklahoma	your really not suppossed to blow air in the drive, it jsut blows the dust around it the drive and settles on sensitive parts like the lazer __________________ Heatware Ocforums metal club member #690 Folding for Team 32!
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05-07-05, 12:36 AM	#7
SavageBasher Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast PA	take the drive out of the computer... and take the top metal casing off, then use the canned air.
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