CD player

[CCmouse]

Does anyone know about how CD players work or of a good site where I might find some information about how I might tinker with my CD player?

We have a small Sony shelf system in our bedroom - single box containing dual tape, tuner, 3 disc cd player, and 2 speakers. Wasn't terribly expensive, around $200 a couple of years ago, so I don't want to send it to a repair shop and spend a fortune. Since we have CD players on our computers I thought I would give this a stab here.

Put in some CDs this weekend and they won't play. Machine won't even recognized them, giving the NO DISC message. Checked the owner's manual and Sony support site. All I can find is the disc is inserted wrong or dirty. Well I KNOW some half dozen CDs can't all be dirty and they ARE inserted correctly. Am thinking will buy a can of air and blow around any dust inside but I don't really hold out hope in that.

The table spins and you can here a soft clicking sound when it should be finding and reading the CD but it still says no disc. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Heck if it is already broken, how much worse can I make it http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

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CCmouse
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[hiredgoonz]

www.howstuffworks.com (http://www.howstuffworks.com)

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When all else fails, read the instructions.

Microsoft Knowledge Base (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;rid;kbinfo)

Drivers (http://www.driverguide.com)

Google (http://www.google.com)

[CCmouse]

THANKS hiredgoonz!!! The How Stuff Works site sent me to what appears to be a great detailed guide http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/cdfaq.htm to clean and totally decimate the insides of my CD player http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif


When all else fails, read the instructions.


Yup I had done that and posted it, too 'Checked the owner's manual and Sony support site...' Had done the Google thing too but was overwhelmed by the sales links returned. But now you have further piqued my curiosity... What kind of driver would a shelf system use and how does Bill Gates get involved??? http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/wink.gif

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CCmouse
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[hiredgoonz]

That:

When all else fails, read the instructions.
Microsoft Knowledge Base
Drivers
Google

wasn't part of my reply, just my signature...goes on every message I post. But Bill is involved in everything, didn't you know that? http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/wink.gif


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When all else fails, read the instructions.

Microsoft Knowledge Base (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;rid;kbinfo)

Drivers (http://www.driverguide.com)

Google (http://www.google.com)