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Posted by DarkAngel on May-01-2006 00:38:

Another Computer Problem

It seems my DVDRW drive doesn't recognize CDRs anymore, yet it will still read CDs, DVDs and DVDRs.

Help?

Posted by jonSun on May-01-2006 00:40:

ctrl alt delete

Your Welcome

Posted by DarkAngel on May-01-2006 00:41:

quote:
Originally posted by jonSun
ctrl alt delete

Your Welcome

Go listen to some Westbam.

Sunsnail?

Posted by wizniz on May-01-2006 00:45:

my favorite plan of action that works 80% of the time...

Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on May-01-2006 00:47:

have had the exact same problem.

mine was caused by issues related to daemon tools and/or firmware programs to work around the bloody region coding of my DVD player.

disabling those programs fixed it for me.

Posted by Sunsnail on May-01-2006 00:47:

format.

Posted by DarkAngel on May-01-2006 00:48:

quote:
Originally posted by Echo of Silence
Okay, I know what you need to do. Buy 2 new computers...

One for you and one for me!

Hi sweets!

quote:
Originally posted by wizniz
my favorite plan of action that works 80% of the time...

For some reason System Restore never works. Not only that, but when I put a CDR in the DVDRW drive, it makes a weird sound. Doesn't do that with any other disc whatsoever.

Posted by _Nut_ on May-01-2006 00:48:

have you tried flashing (updating) the drivers for your DVD drive?

Posted by DarkAngel on May-01-2006 00:49:

quote:
Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
have had the exact same problem.

mine was caused by issues related to daemon tools and/or firmware programs to work around the bloody region coding of my DVD player.

disabling those programs fixed it for me.

I'm not sure how to do that...

quote:
Originally posted by _Nut_
have you tried flashing (updating) the drivers for your DVD drive?

I'm not too sure how to do that either...

Posted by _Nut_ on May-01-2006 00:52:

quote:
Originally posted by DarkAngel

I'm not too sure how to do that either...

What is the make and model of it?

goto start - control panel - system - hardware - device manager and click on the cdrom/dvdrom drives. What does it say verbatim there?

Posted by DarkAngel on May-01-2006 00:56:

quote:
Originally posted by _Nut_
What is the make and model of it?

goto start - control panel - system - hardware - device manager and click on the cdrom/dvdrom drives. What does it say verbatim there?

NEC DVD_RW ND-3540A

Posted by _Nut_ on May-01-2006 01:14:

DA i am having a dog of a time finding drivers for you. I have an NEC (the 3400) and have a bitch of a time finding the drivers for it.

Posted by DarkAngel on May-01-2006 01:23:

quote:
Originally posted by _Nut_
DA i am having a dog of a time finding drivers for you. I have an NEC (the 3400) and have a bitch of a time finding the drivers for it.

Damn. I appreciate the effort...I bought the drive off of Newegg.com if that helps any.

Posted by noikeee on May-01-2006 01:30:

i'm not a specialist in dvd drives or anything, but i think it's more likely an hardware problem than software.

sorry, i think your drive is fucked.

Posted by igottaknow on May-01-2006 02:01:

those drives tend to last around 4 year. buy a new they're cheap

Posted by DarkAngel on May-01-2006 02:13:

quote:
Originally posted by paranoik0
i'm not a specialist in dvd drives or anything, but i think it's more likely an hardware problem than software.

sorry, i think your drive is fucked.

Judging by the sounds the drive is making, I'm inclined to agree with you.

quote:
Originally posted by igottaknow
those drives tend to last around 4 year. buy a new they're cheap

That's what I'll have to do...

Posted by Sunsnail on May-01-2006 02:20:

I think a new NEC drive is $40 . cheap

Posted by meneedit on May-01-2006 03:02:

updating the drivers doesnt help if it just started happening all of a sudden.

I'm surprised that "_Nut_" didnt think of this.

anyway DVD drives are well known for playing up. ur probably gonna have to get a new one. -but dont worry, it will all be good in the end