Nec 1000a stopped spinning

CD, DVD and (Ultra HD) Blu-ray Writers NEC / Optiarc Writer
#1

nec 1000a stopped spinning after a dvd+rw wouldn’t eject from a finished InCD write. I’ve had this for over a year without any probs.

The written disk is fine, I can read it. But now when I put a disk in it says ‘please insert disk’, in explorer as well as nero. It doesn’t matter what type I put in.

So i put in a cd and remembered the position, it’s the same when I eject it, so it doesn’t spin. LED lights up on hdd and burner for 4 secs, i hear 2 sounds, tk pause tk.

I thought it was a nero problem so thats where I posted first. Now that I see that the disk isn’t spinning I’m posting here.

I read somewhere else that I can put in a motor from any other optical drive, because that’s what it is.

Help!

thx

#2

Uninstall InCD and see if the drive works again.

#3

i uninstalled Incd, nero, and reinstalled several times. Never got to read anything.

Also uninstalled the drive itself in device mnanager. Deleted all but microsoft drivers. Restarted and shutdown. Nothing

#4

See if the drive will spin up when you attempt to run a CD/DVD Speed test.
If not, the drive is hosed.
Can you return the drive or RMA it?

#5

No dice, no spin. I’ll have to check for the receipt.

thx

#6

I don’t know of a drive that has a warranty of more than one year.

I’d guess your spindle motor failed, and the drive is hosed. I’d say it’s time to go shopping.

#7

okelee

#8

Certain credit cards extend manufacturers warranties (like my Amex Blue) :bigsmile:
So that is something you may want to look into if you purchased with a credit card.

Otherwise, Newegg usually has a good price on the 2500A. An excellent writer. :iagree:

OfficeMax also has periodic sales on their Pacific Digital 8X drives.
You can find a rebadged 2500A in there by purchasing one with a serial number that looks like 41XXXXXXX