My CD-RW drive is all @#$%ed up now?

[neilthecellist]

Ok, I have a Lite-On CD-RW Drive 52X......After using this drive for around a year, erasing/burning 50 CD-RW's everyday my CD-RW drive now gives me write errors 75% of the time.... I'm a little frustrated.

I reformat each month with either Win XP Home or Win XP Professional (NO DUALBOOT)


what the hell is wrong with my comp?? :-D ^_^ thanks everybody.


would cleaning my CD Drive help?

[Razgo]

sometimes using a cd cleaner helps. you should try it and see.

[Spoon]

If it is broke, it is broke, cleaning possibly will not help.

[ChristinaS]

What on earth are doing to your computer that it needs reformatting every month????

[neilthecellist]

sometimes using a cd cleaner helps. you should try it and see.sometimes using a cd cleaner helps. you should try it and see.[/quote] Ok, i'll do that. Does it matter which brand of a CD cleaner I use?

If it is broke, it is broke, cleaning possibly will not help.
how do you know if it's broken? ^_^

What on earth are doing to your computer that it needs reformatting every month????
For two reasons:
1. The Disk Defragmenter that comes with Win XP Home is pretty bad. The one that comes with Win XP Professional is even worse. I don't like either of them; this is why I reformat once a month
2. Don't hurt me for saying this, Spoon, but to bypass that 30 day trial on the mp3 and powerpack licence, I have to reformat every 30 days to get by...(I PROMISE I'LL REGISTER SOON, please don't hurt me!! ^_^ )

[ChristinaS]

sometimes using a cd cleaner helps. you should try it and see. Ok, i'll do that. Does it matter which brand of a CD cleaner I use?


how do you know if it's broken? ^_^


For two reasons:
1. The Disk Defragmenter that comes with Win XP Home is pretty bad. The one that comes with Win XP Professional is even worse. I don't like either of them; this is why I reformat once a month
2. Don't hurt me for saying this, Spoon, but to bypass that 30 day trial on the mp3 and powerpack licence, I have to reformat every 30 days to get by...(I PROMISE I'LL REGISTER SOON, please don't hurt me!! ^_^ )

You said it's broken.

And reformatting instead of defragmenting or in order to get by without a licence is not the best way. You should instead buy a new computer every month :lustig1:

[neilthecellist]

good idea !

I still haven't gotten that CD cleaner. I'll try to get that this weekend and see what results I get.