CD-ROM b0rked, :( help the poor, please :|)

[Clarkeyboy]

right, i have a creative cdrom drive, a 52x jobby, the model with a red turbo button on it. When i insert a cd, all it does, is spins up to a slow speed, makes funny noises like the laser mech moving quite quickly accross the whole disc, then it does that a few times, then spews out the cd. Whats wrong?
P.S. i bought it from dabs bout 10 month ago, who do i contact if u cant come up with any solutions? Creative or Dabs?
Thanx lots ppl

[[HLnC]Jay-Dee]

and the moral of the story is
Never buy a creative labs cd drive


btw most creative products have a 3yr warranty...

[Calzor Suzay]

Originally posted by [HLnC]Jay-Dee
btw most creative products have a 3yr warranty...
I think they need it the amount of times I've heard them break down :mad:

Dabs will probably point you in the direction of Creative but try them first as they'll be quicker if they can do stuff.

[p5]

my gosh, creative r still actually makin cdrom drives, y dont they just give up on trying to make a decent one, they'll never get there. i had a creative 24x MAX as they call it, and all it did was make a huge rattle from under my desk- earthquake type, and never read one cd properly. audio cd's just skipped as if i was jumping around with the cd rom drive. it was so crap, i even opened it up, cleaned the lens, but it still did the same thing. Well that's my story, my advice- give up and buy a nice shiny new teac 40x cdrom drive for £30.

p5

[Clarkeyboy]

hmm, i would do, but im skint :(

[Scarab]

Borrow some money, buy a new one, swap the cases, take it back, get a refund, give money back, enjoy cds.

[Clarkeyboy]

you cant swap cases without busting the warranty seal though.