dvd drive reads iso very slow & stucks

[general07]

Hello i have sony vaio pcg-71312M.the last two months my dvd drive has difficulty to read/write any cd and especially iso (live cd) .i observe that starts and stops ,starts and stop for a long time..sometime success ,sometime fail..i have tried a lot of cd burn programms .but nothing change.I have windows7 on ssd and ubuntu on my second hdd and try both of them but the same situation ..Finally when i boot an iso on usb flash drive,runs perfectly..should i replace my dvd drive?..i dont know about compatibility.thanks in advance and sorry for my bad english

 

[noidea_77]

Does it happen with pre-recorded CDs, like audio CDs or DVDs as well? If not, you might want to try a different brand for your recordables. If it happens with audio CDs as well, review the Windows event viewer entries. If it says something about i/o errors, check the cableing of the drive. Or replace it.

 

[general07]

problem fixed,i just cleaned the laser head of dvd drive with isopropyl alcohol ,and everything works great ,for now at least