cdrom/dvd drive playing up

[Mobius]

I've got a Toshiba cd/dvdw ts-h552u cd drive thingy, and since I got me pc back (its working great now) its been unable to read discs. If I put an audio cd in then it asks if I want to play it, opens in media player with the list of tracks, but doesn't play them when I ask. If I put a game from a cd or dvd disc in then it doesn't autoplay as it should and when I go to my computer and manually double click the drive, it freezes up and windows goes all slow and mental for a while, until I eject the disc again. Does anyone know why this could be, or how it can be fixed? I can't play FM2005 at the minute cus it won't read me ruddy disc! Ta, ya shitters.

 

[Bob007]

Couple of things it could be.

IDE cable and power cable seated right.
Everything showing in bios, Not just this drive, but all drives/devices on IDE
Try new ide cable.
Master/slave set correct.
Is it sharing a cable, If so try it on its own.
Try a new power plug.
Try a Linux live cd/dvd. See if it boots into linux from drive.
Windows fault maybe, Any 3rd party software running in back ground that access to cd/dvd drive(nero incd for 1).
Mainboard IDE fault, Try a different drive on the IDE socket. Try ya boot HDD.
Dirty disc been used in it. Try a disc cleaner(Hate these, Use at own risk ).
Faulty/damaged heads, Is it still under warranty.
RMA or replace.

Good Luck