Need advice on DC's GD-ROM drive problem
Before I leave my DC in someone's else hands and risk myself being cheated and my wallet being raped, I tought it would be good to ask about this problem here and learn about it's severity.
Well, when I turn my DC on, the laser refuses to move. I can hear it trying a few times, then giving up, so it can't read *any* disc.
After a few tries, turning the DC on and off several times, and turning it around while turning it on, sometimes giving it a gentle slap after turning on, the laser comes back to life, and it reads the disc.
No problems after this - it'll run games and play audio CDs without problems -, and after some play time, I can change discs without hassle.
I dissaembled my whole DC, cleaned everything up, assembled it again, to no avail. Odd is: the laser tray motor seems to work ok, because it'll properly pull the laser back to the start position when I turn it on, but the darned thing won't perform the usual reading movement before I stress myself a bit.
Anyone had similar problems? Is this easily fixable (aka: cheap), or does it requires a total replacement of the GD-ROM bay (ouch!)?
Before I leave my DC in someone's else hands and risk myself being cheated and my wallet being raped, I tought it would be good to ask about this problem here and learn about it's severity.
Well, when I turn my DC on, the laser refuses to move. I can hear it trying a few times, then giving up, so it can't read *any* disc.
After a few tries, turning the DC on and off several times, and turning it around while turning it on, sometimes giving it a gentle slap after turning on, the laser comes back to life, and it reads the disc.
No problems after this - it'll run games and play audio CDs without problems -, and after some play time, I can change discs without hassle.
I dissaembled my whole DC, cleaned everything up, assembled it again, to no avail. Odd is: the laser tray motor seems to work ok, because it'll properly pull the laser back to the start position when I turn it on, but the darned thing won't perform the usual reading movement before I stress myself a bit.
Anyone had similar problems? Is this easily fixable (aka: cheap), or does it requires a total replacement of the GD-ROM bay (ouch!)?