OK...Now the drive is giving me a lot of grief...Just now the drive will not read any of my DVDs. I tried rebooting and changing DVDs, even different types, and still it won't read them. Now the muted hiccuping sounds are more than just three times.

I feel like poking the insides of the drive with a sharp object...Maybe the optical lens just got stuck, maybe if I poke it with something it'll work, maybe...@#$&*#@

Can someone help me out? I already reformatted my HD and it worked fine for a day...I've even upgraded the firmware to 1.0d...Seriously, I'll do anything to get this thing working again, I have some important data from a backup DVD to open...And to think that I confidently threw away my old matshita DVD-ROM drive when I bought this DRU-810A.