CD Rom alignment

[melott]

Does anyone know how to align the head on a CD Rom??
I have a CD read/write drive I bought new and used
very little. It worked fine until I layed the case
(a PC tower) on its side. I was testing several
GFX, sound and SCSI cards.After I finished testing
the cards and stood the tower case upright again.
Now the drive gives me a 'Drive Not Ready' error.
I'm guessing its alignment, as I said, the drive is
like new.

[melott]

Hmmm.... It spins up and I've checked the cables,
they're OK. I've tried all the usual things, with
no luck.
I'm guessing it has to be alignment. When I was
testing those cards I had to turn the machine on
and off. Each time I turned the machine on the drive
would spin and I think I had a disk was in it at first.
It seems a shame to have to pitch an almost new drive.
But if I can't realign it I guess I'll have to.

[melott]

@Patrik

I agree with what you say..........
But this is my home PC, and in that respect, if
I can spend a couple hours repairing something I
figure I'm that much ahead because I would be just
setting around watching TV or some other very important
thing :-D
Plus, I live out in the boonies and I have to mail-order
just about everything I want. (The price I pay for my
solitude)