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When I insert a audio disk windows says the disk is empty this happens 75% of the time
But the disk works on cd players
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Samsung NP-R530 UK
- OS
- MS Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
- CPU
- Celeron(R) Dual-Core CPU T3300 @ 2.00GHz
- Motherboard
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. R530/R730 (U2E1)
- Memory
- 2.00 GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 399MHz (6-6-6-15)
- Graphics Card(s)
- Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family (780Mb)
- Sound Card
- Intel(R) High Definition Audio HDMI
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Generic PnP Monitor on Mobile Intel 4 Series
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768 (Display1) 1280x1024 (Display 2)
- Hard Drives
- 233GB SAMSUNG SAMSUNG HM250HI ATA Device (SATA)
- Cooling
- Ya know about fans?
- Keyboard
- USB
- Mouse
- USB
- Internet Speed
- 100Mbps
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Two possibilities:
- Dust and hair inside the drive. Clean out with a can of compressed air.
- Failing/misaligned laser head. Drive replacement is usually the best solution.
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Home Built - Jan 2013
- OS
- Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
- CPU
- i7-3820
- Motherboard
- Asus P9X79-PRO - Bios 4608
- Memory
- GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
- Sound Card
- On board Realtek ALC898
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer S271HL
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- #1- Samsung 840 Pro Series
#2- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
#3- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
- PSU
- Corsair CMPSU-850TX-V2 - 850 watt (by Seasonic)
- Case
- Corsair Obsidian 550D
- Cooling
- Standard 3 120mm case fans, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
- Keyboard
- MS KC-0405
- Mouse
- Intellimouse 5-button
- Internet Speed
- 56 Mbits/Sec (on a good day)
- Antivirus
- Avast & Malwarebytes
- Browser
- Firefox
- Other Info
- Asus DVD - DRW-24B1ST 24X
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Is it safe to use compressed air on a laptop disk drive?
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Samsung NP-R530 UK
- OS
- MS Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
- CPU
- Celeron(R) Dual-Core CPU T3300 @ 2.00GHz
- Motherboard
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. R530/R730 (U2E1)
- Memory
- 2.00 GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 399MHz (6-6-6-15)
- Graphics Card(s)
- Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family (780Mb)
- Sound Card
- Intel(R) High Definition Audio HDMI
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Generic PnP Monitor on Mobile Intel 4 Series
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768 (Display1) 1280x1024 (Display 2)
- Hard Drives
- 233GB SAMSUNG SAMSUNG HM250HI ATA Device (SATA)
- Cooling
- Ya know about fans?
- Keyboard
- USB
- Mouse
- USB
- Internet Speed
- 100Mbps
Student
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- Computer type
- Laptop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Samsung NP-R530 UK
- OS
- MS Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
- CPU
- Celeron(R) Dual-Core CPU T3300 @ 2.00GHz
- Motherboard
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. R530/R730 (U2E1)
- Memory
- 2.00 GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 399MHz (6-6-6-15)
- Graphics Card(s)
- Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family (780Mb)
- Sound Card
- Intel(R) High Definition Audio HDMI
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Generic PnP Monitor on Mobile Intel 4 Series
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768 (Display1) 1280x1024 (Display 2)
- Hard Drives
- 233GB SAMSUNG SAMSUNG HM250HI ATA Device (SATA)
- Cooling
- Ya know about fans?
- Keyboard
- USB
- Mouse
- USB
- Internet Speed
- 100Mbps
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Is it safe to use compressed air on a laptop disk drive?
Yes.
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Home Built - Jan 2013
- OS
- Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
- CPU
- i7-3820
- Motherboard
- Asus P9X79-PRO - Bios 4608
- Memory
- GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
- Sound Card
- On board Realtek ALC898
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer S271HL
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- #1- Samsung 840 Pro Series
#2- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
#3- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
- PSU
- Corsair CMPSU-850TX-V2 - 850 watt (by Seasonic)
- Case
- Corsair Obsidian 550D
- Cooling
- Standard 3 120mm case fans, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
- Keyboard
- MS KC-0405
- Mouse
- Intellimouse 5-button
- Internet Speed
- 56 Mbits/Sec (on a good day)
- Antivirus
- Avast & Malwarebytes
- Browser
- Firefox
- Other Info
- Asus DVD - DRW-24B1ST 24X
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Thxs I'm just testing how many disks
- Read(Data)
- Read(Empty)
- Not read
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Samsung NP-R530 UK
- OS
- MS Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
- CPU
- Celeron(R) Dual-Core CPU T3300 @ 2.00GHz
- Motherboard
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. R530/R730 (U2E1)
- Memory
- 2.00 GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 399MHz (6-6-6-15)
- Graphics Card(s)
- Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family (780Mb)
- Sound Card
- Intel(R) High Definition Audio HDMI
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Generic PnP Monitor on Mobile Intel 4 Series
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768 (Display1) 1280x1024 (Display 2)
- Hard Drives
- 233GB SAMSUNG SAMSUNG HM250HI ATA Device (SATA)
- Cooling
- Ya know about fans?
- Keyboard
- USB
- Mouse
- USB
- Internet Speed
- 100Mbps
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Ok I did the testing and
- Green = Not Read
- Red = Read but was empty
- Blue = Read with data on.
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Samsung NP-R530 UK
- OS
- MS Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
- CPU
- Celeron(R) Dual-Core CPU T3300 @ 2.00GHz
- Motherboard
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. R530/R730 (U2E1)
- Memory
- 2.00 GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 399MHz (6-6-6-15)
- Graphics Card(s)
- Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family (780Mb)
- Sound Card
- Intel(R) High Definition Audio HDMI
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Generic PnP Monitor on Mobile Intel 4 Series
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768 (Display1) 1280x1024 (Display 2)
- Hard Drives
- 233GB SAMSUNG SAMSUNG HM250HI ATA Device (SATA)
- Cooling
- Ya know about fans?
- Keyboard
- USB
- Mouse
- USB
- Internet Speed
- 100Mbps
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That confirms what you said in post #1.
Have you blown it out yet?
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Home Built - Jan 2013
- OS
- Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
- CPU
- i7-3820
- Motherboard
- Asus P9X79-PRO - Bios 4608
- Memory
- GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
- Sound Card
- On board Realtek ALC898
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer S271HL
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- #1- Samsung 840 Pro Series
#2- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
#3- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
- PSU
- Corsair CMPSU-850TX-V2 - 850 watt (by Seasonic)
- Case
- Corsair Obsidian 550D
- Cooling
- Standard 3 120mm case fans, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
- Keyboard
- MS KC-0405
- Mouse
- Intellimouse 5-button
- Internet Speed
- 56 Mbits/Sec (on a good day)
- Antivirus
- Avast & Malwarebytes
- Browser
- Firefox
- Other Info
- Asus DVD - DRW-24B1ST 24X
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I am unable to get any compressed air so on saturday I'm gonna get a USB disk drive
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Samsung NP-R530 UK
- OS
- MS Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
- CPU
- Celeron(R) Dual-Core CPU T3300 @ 2.00GHz
- Motherboard
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. R530/R730 (U2E1)
- Memory
- 2.00 GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 399MHz (6-6-6-15)
- Graphics Card(s)
- Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family (780Mb)
- Sound Card
- Intel(R) High Definition Audio HDMI
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Generic PnP Monitor on Mobile Intel 4 Series
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768 (Display1) 1280x1024 (Display 2)
- Hard Drives
- 233GB SAMSUNG SAMSUNG HM250HI ATA Device (SATA)
- Cooling
- Ya know about fans?
- Keyboard
- USB
- Mouse
- USB
- Internet Speed
- 100Mbps
