My Internal DVD Burner Not Always Working

[dazuk1972]

My DVD burner in my laptop doesn't always read DVD discs. One day it doesn't, then it does, then it doesn't. What is going on with it? Sometimes a DVD disc just spins non-stop and the burner makes a grinding sound and other times when that happens, it stops spinning and when I try and play the DVD my laptop indicates there's no disc inserted. Before I know it, it's working again and then it isn't.

What can I do to fix this?

Many thanks.

[doctorhardware]

I think that the only way to fix the drive is to replace the drive. It sounds like there is a hardware issue with the drive. Or the possibility that there could be a problem with the laptop itself. But odds are that it is the drive. It is hard to tell without being able to see the laptop.