T61 - Some CD's not Recognized

[evil_homer]

This has got me baffled. Let me start out by saying that after reading the forums I've performed a clean install to remove many of the lonovo programs

I have a IDVD-RAM UJ-852 ATA DVD/CD drive and for some reasons it doesn't recognize some Audio CDs. The weird part? It seems to happen with the 2nd disc of two cd sets.

I recently purchased the Lost Season 3 soundtrack and was able to rip the first cd to my hard drive. When I inserted the second? The disc is not even recognized. When I try to open the drive through Windows Explorer it tells me to insert a cd?!?!

I've run the DVD Multi drive firmware update utility (Bootable CD ISO) - ThinkPad but that hasn't helped.

I'm running 32-bit Vista Home Premium.

Anybody got any ideas?

[sktn77a]

If the CDs read fine on other computers, it sounds like the drive. Get it replaced under warranty.

[evil_homer]

Well, I've gotten a replacement drive from Lenovo and I'm still experiencing the same problem.

Any other ideas?

[sktn77a]

OK..... You know what's coming.................. System Recovery............

If that doesn't work, it sounds like time to send it to Solectron until they can fix it!

[evil_homer]

Thanks sktn77a. I was hoping it wasn't going to come to that but that's been my luck since I've bought the T61. I've been a big Thinkpad fan for a long time and never had an issue with my T20 but I've had nothing but trouble with the T61.

First performance issues drove me to do a clean install and now I'm going to have to do it again because of this issue.

Anyone else really turned off by the T61?

[stkris]

I love my T61 - perhaps you got a bad one?