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harv4eva
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_ 		19. May 2004 @ 15:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi everyone. I am new and have joined mainly to ask advice on the following:

I copied a DVd and put it in my regular DVD read drive to play. I use sticky label to mark the disks and forgot to take the label off before putting it in. Dum move I know. It whirred and whined, before a loud scraping and grating noise and I ejected it.

The label was still attached to the CD but a tiny bit ripped on the end.

I tried all sorts to get it (the small piece of paper, 0.5cm at most) out of the drive, including vacuuming it. Eventually I opened up the PC and took out the drive, unscrewed it, and got out the bit of paper easily.

BUT! Now when I play DVD's on the drive the playback is very skippy, only just watchable. The sound is odd too. They play fine on my second external DVD-RW drive though!

Any suggestion as to what I could do to solve the problem?

Thank you
Harv.
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brian100
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_ 		20. May 2004 @ 12:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yessum boss.
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It whirred and whined, before a loud scraping and grating noise and I ejected it.
I dont like the sound of that, sounded to me like a death roar!!

You could be cheeky if it's still under guarantee, IE try and blag a new one form the supplier, im devious & would definitely try that first!!
If the guarantee has expired buy a new one, cos it sounds like your drive is bleedin demised!!,
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harv4eva
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_ 		20. May 2004 @ 13:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Oh no! It can't be!

That sucks. No guarentee unfortunatly. It was a bit of a death roar... I thought it was gonna explode to be honest, and I was surprised it even played afterwards.

Is there no way I could tinker with it?
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brian100
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_ 		20. May 2004 @ 13:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well you could try..but honestly matey...it may be time to send it down the crematorium...and shove yer mit in yer pocket and get a new un..
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