[X4U] My Sony CD-RW CRX170E IS NOT RESPONDING.

[Jim Scott]

First, thank you very, very much for starting a new thread that has  
nothing to do with mathematics!

Second, when was the last time you cleaned your CD drive? Your  
problem may be caused by a piece of lint, a dust ball or something  
similar that's blocking the laser. The best way to clean the laser is  
to use one of those disks with a brush on it. Failing that, a very  
short blast of compressed air aimed into the drive while the tray is  
out may do the trick. Or it may be that the drive cable isn't firmly  
seated.

-- Jim

On Nov 29, 2005, at 8:34 AM, • Paul E. Miller • wrote:

> Can anybody help me with this little problem? My Sony CD-RW CRX170E
> IS NOT RESPONDING. I place a cd into the tray and it goes in but
> nothing happens. It doesn't recognize the cd...I've tried a number of
> different cds. After a few seconds the cd eject automatically.
>
> G4 800, 768 Ram, OSX10.3.9, 2 hard drives.