Error Reading Cd Rom Drive X
disc drive, as it may be one CD that is bad or dirty. If all but one or two discs fail, the disc drive is bad or dirty. For instructions on cleaning your CDs and disc drive, see the computer cleaning page. If after cleaning the drive and CDs you still get errors, it is likely the disc drive is bad. Check Device Manager Open the Control Panel Click or double-click the System icon In Windows XP and earlier, click the Hardware tab and then the Device Manager button.In Windows Vista and later, click on the Device Manager link on the left side of the System window. Within Device Manager, verify the CD-ROM has no exclamation marks or red X's. If listed with a yellow exclamation mark or red X, remove the CD-ROM by highlighting the drive and pressing the delete key. Reboot the computer to reinstall the CD-ROM drive. Note: If the CD-ROM drive is not found in the Device Manager, it is likely the drive's cables are not connected properly or that the drive is bad and needs to be replaced. Additional information on Device Manager can be found on our Device Manager page. Corruption in Windows Try testing the CD-ROM in Safe Mode. If the CD-ROM works in Safe Mode but not in normal Windows, it's likely another program is running that is causing the issue or that the drivers are corrupt. Open Device Manager, highlight and remove the CD-ROM currently installed by pressing the delete key. After deleting the CD-ROM, reboot the computer. Windows should then detect the CD-ROM and reinstall it. Note: If the CD-ROM drive is not found in the Device Manager, it is likely the drive's cables are not connected properly or that the drive is bad and needs to be replaced. Try booting a CD or bootable diskette Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, and later users If the above recommendations do not work, boot from the Windows disc to see if the computer can detect and boot from the disc. If the computer can boot from the disc, you are encountering a Windows driver related issue. Try the above recommendations again. Windows 98 users If the above recommendations have been attempted, try booting from a Windows 98 diskette or other bootable diskette with CD-ROM drivers to se
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Explanation: You are receiving errors trying to read the contents of a CD. The contents of one of the sectors on the disk cannot be read. Diagnosis: The most common cause of http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000227.htm data error or sector not found messages on a CD is a problem with the physical disk itself, assuming other CDs are working properly. If the drive consistently gives these sorts of problems, it can means that dust has accumulated on the read head of the drive and is obscuring the disk from being read properly. CD media are quite durable if not abused and should normally last http://www.pcguide.com/ts/x/comp/cd/errorsData-c.html for years of ordinary use. Recommendation: Try ejecting the CD and then reloading it. Sometimes this will fix the problem because the drive for some reason didn't register it correctly the first time. There may be dirt or dust on the surface of the disk. Examine it closely and if necessary, clean it by wiping it with a clean soft cloth radially, from the inside hub to the outer edge. Then retry the disk. Try another CD in the drive and see if it works. If possible, try the problem disk in a different PC. This should provide you with enough information to decide if the problem is actually the drive or the particular disk. If there is a single disk that is not reading properly, examine it closely for scratches. If it has any, look here for ideas on fixing the disk. CD-ROM players that are not specifically designed to handle multi-session disks produced by CD-RW or some kinds of CD-R drives may have problems with those types of disks. Regular CD-R disks should be readable by most types of regular CD-ROMs, but there are different types of CD-R blanks and some types of media occasionally don't work well oWindows games Windows phone games Entertainment All Entertainment Movies & TV Music Business & Education Business Students & educators Developers Sale Sale Find a store http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-360/console/disc-drive-solution Gift cards Products Software & services Windows Office Free downloads & security Internet Explorer Microsoft Edge Skype OneNote OneDrive Microsoft Health MSN Bing Microsoft Groove Microsoft Movies & TV Devices http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/forum/helproom-1/error-reading-cd-rom-285560/ & Xbox All Microsoft devices Microsoft Surface All Windows PCs & tablets PC accessories Xbox & games Microsoft Lumia All Windows phones Microsoft HoloLens For business Cloud Platform Microsoft Azure error reading Microsoft Dynamics Windows for business Office for business Skype for business Surface for business Enterprise solutions Small business solutions Find a solutions provider Volume Licensing For developers & IT pros Develop Windows apps Microsoft Azure MSDN TechNet Visual Studio For students & educators Office for students OneNote in classroom Shop PCs & tablets perfect for students Microsoft in Education Support Sign error reading cd in Cart Search Microsoft Search Cart Xbox One Meet Xbox One S Meet Xbox One Project Scorpio Bundles & Editions New Xbox Experience Backward Compatibility Entertainment on Xbox All Entertainment Music Movies & TV NFL on Xbox TV Xbox One Apps Xbox 360 Apps Xbox 360 Games Browse all games Xbox Play Anywhere Xbox One Xbox One Compatible Free to Play Xbox 360 Windows Windows Phone Xbox Store EA Access Games with Gold Deals with Gold Sales & Specials Redeem Code Xbox Live Meet Xbox Live Xbox App Join Xbox Live Gold Games with Gold Deals with Gold Community Calendar Xbox Live Rewards Redeem Code Accessories Xbox Design Lab Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Gears of War 4 Limited Edition Xbox Wireless View all accessories Controllers & Remotes Headsets & Communication Hard Drives & Chargers Cables & Networking Wheels & Joysticks Interactive Toys Xbox on Windows Windows 10 Gaming Xbox App on Windows 10 Windows 10 Accessories Support All support Xbox One Xbox 360 Xbox on Windows 10 Games Billing My Account Xbox Forums Error & Status Code Search Xbox L
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