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Inserting CD freezes PC [SecuROM Issue? Corrupted drive?] - Zipppy - 2013-02-17 19:28 I've been having this annoying issue with my CD drive, every time I insert a disk, it freezes Windows Explorer, and after about a minute or so, it freezes the whole system, locking everything up, even the sound. I've been noticing this has been happening since I installed DiRT 2 on my PC via DVD. Since DiRT 2 uses SecuROM for DRM (I've been reading that it corrupts disk drives), it possibly has corrupted the drive itself, making me with two options: sending the drive back for replacement at the store, or doing RMA via the manufacturer. The model is an ASUS DRW-24B1ST drive. Is there a way to fix this issue software-wise? The only difference in this situation, from my old PC, I don't have a virtual drive software installed (like Daemon tools, etc). When I had DiRT 2 installed on my old setup, it took forever to read any CD, and it kept trying to move the head back and forth repeatedly. RE: Inserting CD freezes PC [SecuROM Issue? Corrupted drive?] - Tom - 2013-02-18 01:16 in device manager uninstall the drivers for it then reboot your pc and it will auto reinstall its own drivers.. see how that works RE: Inserting CD freezes PC [SecuROM Issue? Corrupted drive?] - Zipppy - 2013-02-18 05:24 I tried that, no avail. RE: Inserting CD freezes PC [SecuROM Issue? Corrupted drive?] - Zipppy - 2013-02-20 04:02 I'll give it one more try. Will edit this post with with an update. EDIT: nope. RE: Inserting CD freezes PC [SecuROM Issue? Corrupted drive?] - Zipppy - 2013-02-24 22:11 I connected it via a USB HDD enclosure, and it is working normally.