Dell Inspiron 1520? DVD/CD driver not working right.?

Question

Hi. I have a Dell Insprion 1520 laptop and it won't play DVD's or CD's. If I put a DVD into the drive it just spins, nothing happens on-screen. Am I missing some kind of player system or program? Can someone explain this to me as if I were a child. LOL. I am not anywhere near computer savvy and I don't know if perhaps I'm missing a program that reads the disc once it's put into the drive. Thank you for any help that you might offer. I appreciate it.

Answer 1

Hello who,



I am from Dell Social Media and Community.



Follow the link below to download and run the Microsoft fix it tool for optical drive issues.

http://support.microsoft.com/mats/cd_dvd_drive_problems/en-us



If it is a software issue, this should fix it.

Follow the link below to run a basic hardware test on your system.

http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kcs/document?docid=266787



If you get any error code, you can associate it to the list given in the link below.

http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kcs/document?c=us&docid=583411&doclang=en&l=en&s=gen&cs=



If this has not helped you or if you need any further assistance, feel free to message me on Twitter(@NiranjanatDell). I will be happy to assist.



Dell-Niranjan

Answer 2

Dell Inspiron 1520 Drivers

Answer 3

daiver cd&dvd dell 1520

Answer 4

try ISO buster , its a software which can read any type of disk ... also try autoplay cd's like games or audio cd's which can boot by itself ... or the best way is to go to BIOS and boot directly from a bootable cd like windows98 or xp ... if it works try reinstalling your OS , or else change your drive ... enjoy .......

Answer 5

sorry, you might have a bad dvd/cd drive