Cd/dvd Rom Drive

[dylanfanatic]

Running windows 7 on laptop, talktalk wi fi, IE, 'google' as main search engine. My cd/dvd r drive wont play cds's or vids, or let me burn, any way I can check what the prob is without taking into shop and possibly having a new cd/dvd r fitted?
Thanks a bunch folks
Bob

[bhg481]

You can buy CD lens cleaning kits - worth a try.

[Daffy6543]

If you can't get it working by cleaning as suggested by bhg481, it would probably be much cheaper to buy an external CD/DVD rewriting drive.
Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

[bhg481]

And, if you opt for Daffy's recommendation, think about getting one which will also read BluRay discs. Ebuyer is a good place to look (as well as Amazon).