My CD-ROM drive will start spinning a CD, but then I'll hear the
spinning stop and start over. This happens again and again, and
the drive never spins fast enough to read the CD. I tried
cleaning the drive, but that didn't help.  Will Hartwell via the
Internet  If you used a standard audio CD cleaner, it may not
have done an adequate job. If you're comfortable with taking
things apart–and more important, putting them back together–then
consider dismantling the drive and giving the lens a thorough
cleaning with a cotton swab and some alcohol, which should
provide a more effective cleaning and may resolve the problem.
If not, the drive itself may be defective and require
replacement.