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The original poster, Danny1, reports that their Toshiba Satellite C655 DVD drive was unable to play certain DVDs or recognize new game discs, with troubleshooting steps like driver reinstallation and Microsoft Fixit not resolving the issue. A helpful reply suggests cleaning the lens with a DVD/CD cleaner disc, which eventually leads Danny1 to confirm that cleaning the lens fixed the problem and restored the player’s functionality. Overall, the thread discusses troubleshooting DVD drive issues, culminating in a successful cleaning solution.

Danny1

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I have a Toshiba Satellite C655 with a DVD RW drive that won't play some DVDs or video games. For example, I put in a new Sim City game I bought today and a yellow light briefly flashes but does nothing after that. When I go to the Computer folder and click on the DVD RW icon, it spits out the game and says "Please insert a disc into drive D." There's no humming sound that I normally hear when I put something in.

Here's what I've done so far:
Ran Microsoft Fixit-it found that the media is not readable but didn't fix it.
Uninstalled the driver (HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GT30F ATA Device) and restarted my laptop. Still didn't fix it.
Called Toshiba support-but my laptop is out of warranty and they charge for support, plus they were rude.

The Sim City has a PC DVD ROM Software icon. I put it in a Dell and it works as usual.

Any ideas on why this happens and how it can be fixed?
 

helpifIcan

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You could try a DVD/CD cleaner disc maybe the lens is dirty.
 

Danny1

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The lens was dirty. The player is working now.
 

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