Christo Design Further Diagnostic Questions and Some Fix Suggestions 2. If the Drive Does Not Light Up When a CD/DVD Is Placed in It: • With removable laptop drive, pull it out and shove it back in solidly. • With removable laptop drive, also try cleaning the contacts of the drive with a pencil eraser. • If you have a laptop and the drive is removable, clean the contacts of the drive with a pencil eraser. • With a PC, unplug the machine and pull the data and power cables and then firmly reseat them. • If the drive functions perfectly well without an indicator light, the drive light may be defective. • More likely there is a problem with the inner workings of the drive, such as the drive motor or drive train is out of order. You probably need to replace the drive. • Failure to light up may indicate a problem with the inner workings of the drive, such as a short in the drive motor, drive train or laser or some kind of electrical failure in any of those three. In that case you probably need to replace the drive. • Try purchasing and using a "CD Lens Cleaner" or use a compressed air cleaner to see if a lack of a drive light has to do with a dirty laser .This one from Allsop on Amazon is rated 4 out of 5 stars and cost around $12: Allsop CD Laser-Lens Cleaner . You can purchase these special CDs at computer stores and office supply store for $2-$15. Here are more CD and DVD lens cleaners BACK