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How to align the lens of Samsung CD ROM Drive SC-152

I have a samsung 52x cd rom drive. It does not recognize any disc and gives "device not ready".
I need to realign the lens. I know how to open the drive. Can anyone tell me how to align the lens.
Please dont suggest to me check data cables, power cables, test it on other PC , buy a new
one etc. I am sure that the drive requires a lens realignment. So if any one can tell me how to do that.

nobus

i would suggest contacting Samsung for that, but i doubt if they will be willing to tell you that.
I should think it is a self -adjusting sytem they use.
Other than lens cleaning, i never saw another possibility than to put in another drive

virtuoso1

Might be worth more trouble than buying a new cd-rom. 20 bucks for a new 52x burner.

crazijoe

I concur with the above. Optical drive are very cheap. You may just want to upgrade and replace the drive with a DVD-ROM drive.

pjcrooks2000

saketagrawal,

I agree with above comments. Actually in fact you should not try to do this your self as the device uses a laser and this can be very dangerous if you get it wrong. Either return to the manufacturer or buy an new one.

regards

pjcrooks2000

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I have in the past corrected a problem with a Sony CD-R, it was going through the motions of writing a CD but it would always still be blank afterit said the CD was finished being written. I fixed this by opening the drive and moving the head as near to the centre of the drive as possible.