Laptop’s DVD drive is one of the first components to get damaged. A dead lens is the main reason behind an optical drive’s failure to read or write data to a DVD. Another reason might be a damaged drive belt, but it can be replaced with a new one. An average optical drive lasts for a year and stops functioning because the laser wears out or slips out of alignment.

If your notebook’s optical drive stops reading or writing data, then you should replace it with a new drive.