Anything i can do about an unreadable disk?

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  • Dirty F
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Jul 2001
    • 59204

    #1

    Anything i can do about an unreadable disk?

    A normal writeable cd. It has some important stuff on it. The date part is scratched and the silver side actually lost some of its silver. Im not sure if thats there for any purpose but if it is can i fix this?
  • Nicky
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Mar 2003
    • 30072

    #2
    no idea, but I bet its not good that the silver part lost some of its silver though.....here is a bump

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    • BigBen
      Confirmed User
      • Nov 2004
      • 2299

      #3
      The silver on the top of the cd reflects the laser from the cd-rom. You're out of luck.

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      • chupachups
        Confirmed User
        • Dec 2002
        • 6576

        #4
        Yes, the silver is the most essential part of the cd. Scratches and stuff like that you can repair with some epoxy-like fluid. How important stuff?

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        • fuzzylogic
          Confirmed User
          • Jun 2004
          • 4796

          #5
          Originally posted by BigBen
          The silver on the top of the cd reflects the laser from the cd-rom. You're out of luck.
          then put a mirror on the top

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          • dready
            Confirmed User
            • Oct 2002
            • 5247

            #6
            Sounds pretty tricky!
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            • BV
              wtf
              • Sep 2001
              • 10914

              #7
              scrape all of the silver off until the disc is opaque
              then just hold it up to the light and read it that way

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              • SureFire
                Confirmed User
                • Jan 2003
                • 4398

                #8
                Toothpaste

                Last resort but it saved a few CDs

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                • fuzzylogic
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jun 2004
                  • 4796

                  #9
                  Originally posted by SureFire
                  Toothpaste

                  Last resort but it saved a few CDs
                  no kidding?
                  i will remember that

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                  • Dirty F
                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                    • Jul 2001
                    • 59204

                    #10
                    Originally posted by SureFire
                    Toothpaste

                    Last resort but it saved a few CDs

                    For the scratches or the silver part?

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                    • SureFire
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jan 2003
                      • 4398

                      #11
                      Originally posted by fuzzylogic
                      no kidding?
                      i will remember that
                      Not kidding. A clerk at the grocery store applied toothpaste to my ATM card after the plastic bag trick didn't work. It worked. I tried it on a few CD's that I couldn't read anymore and it worked. I did try it on a DVD from Blockbuster and it didn't work...so who knows but as a last resort I would try it.

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                      • chupachups
                        Confirmed User
                        • Dec 2002
                        • 6576

                        #12
                        Originally posted by SureFire
                        Not kidding. A clerk at the grocery store applied toothpaste to my ATM card after the plastic bag trick didn't work. It worked. I tried it on a few CD's that I couldn't read anymore and it worked. I did try it on a DVD from Blockbuster and it didn't work...so who knows but as a last resort I would try it.
                        Now tell about the plastic bag trick, because I dont know about that either

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                        • Spunky
                          I need a beer
                          • Jun 2002
                          • 133978

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Chupachups
                          Now tell about the plastic bag trick, because I dont know about that either
                          They rub the strip with a plastic bag..I think it builds a static electricity on it

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                          • SureFire
                            Confirmed User
                            • Jan 2003
                            • 4398

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Chupachups
                            Now tell about the plastic bag trick, because I dont know about that either
                            Simple if your credit card or ATM card has scratches on it, one puts in a plastic bag and swipes it...may work or not and could shut the whole store down to accept ccs so that is why I said trick.

                            Like I said toothpaste work for me to save a few CDs...who knows maybe soap works

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                            • je_rome
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jul 2005
                              • 6846

                              #15
                              Originally posted by SureFire
                              Not kidding. A clerk at the grocery store applied toothpaste to my ATM card after the plastic bag trick didn't work. It worked. I tried it on a few CD's that I couldn't read anymore and it worked. I did try it on a DVD from Blockbuster and it didn't work...so who knows but as a last resort I would try it.
                              OMG I never heard of this. maybe I should try it.
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                              • kosta
                                So Fucking Banned
                                • Mar 2002
                                • 441

                                #16
                                buy a new cd.

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                                • Vlad
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Dec 2002
                                  • 2865

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by kosta
                                  buy a new cd.

                                  you better read the thread before hitting the reply button...


                                  Franck , have ya tried different cdrom ? sometimes it's works.

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                                  • LiveDose
                                    Show Yer Tits!
                                    • Feb 2002
                                    • 25792

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by SureFire
                                    Toothpaste

                                    Last resort but it saved a few CDs
                                    Does work for some scratches but to be safe do it in a center to edge motion not circular...

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                                    • Dirty F
                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                      • Jul 2001
                                      • 59204

                                      #19
                                      Bumpizzle

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                                      • pornguy
                                        Too lazy to set a custom title
                                        • Mar 2003
                                        • 62910

                                        #20
                                        I got one from someone with no damage to it, and you can see that it has data on it, but none of my computers can read it.
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