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David Cheatham
I scanned this group and it seems like everyone is having the same
problems and has the same solution to their DVD problems. Well, not me.
I have a DVD+/-RW drive that will not read any disks in it. It's an
NEC-3550A, and I've updated to the newest firmware. The only software
I've used on this drive is the OEM Nero, and that's still installed.
It will eject them via right click, and tells me to insert a disk if I
have Recording turned off, and presents a place to put files if I have
it turned on. I.e., it thinks there's no disk in the drive. I can't
burn anything, either via the built in thing or Nero, although I don't
know if that's because it doesn't work or they just detect no disc.
Now, in theory, this sounds like a bad laser, except DVDs and CDs uses
different lasers, so I'm not entirely sure how they'd both stop working
at the same time. (And I think CD-RWs use yet a third one, and it won't
read those either.)
*And* I have a old CD-RW that is exhibiting the same behavior. Though
it's a piece of crap that didn't burn right anymore, and quits reading
after about ten minutes of continual use, it never tried to tell me
that an inserted CD wasn't even there, until I tested it in this
machine.
The DVD drive, however, 'works' if I hook it up to my IDE->USB
converter on my laptop. (The converter does not actually handle DVD
drives well, and they tend to error on every other read until they stop
working one minute in, but I *can* see the disc name and directory
listings before it heads south and gives me repeated errors. It does
this same thing on my CD-RW and the older CD that I used to have.)
I don't have any other machines to test this on at the moment, but the
mere fact that I can see a directory, under any circumstances, using
this drive would imply that the laser is, in fact, working.
I've already done a lot of research on this, and I've check that Upper
and LowerFilter registry entry, and even the Services\Cdr4_2K,
Cdralw2k, Cdudf, and UdfReadr. I *had* a LowerFilter entry, but have
removed it.
And I've done the obvious things like uninstall the drivers for the CD
and even the entire IDE controller. Repeatedly.
I have Daemon tools installed, because it's nearly impossible to
operate a Windows machine without a CD drive, and I've been reduced to
ripping ISOs and transfering them across the network, but I've disabled
it for now. I can uninstall it if that will matter, and I can uninstall
Nero. I've never used any virtual disc stuff in Nero, though, or
anything but Daemon tools.
I don't *think* I've ever installed a copy-protected game that
installed drivers, but I could be wrong.
I used to be pretty knowledgable about all this, and like to consider
myself still so, but this has me completely stumped.
problems and has the same solution to their DVD problems. Well, not me.
I have a DVD+/-RW drive that will not read any disks in it. It's an
NEC-3550A, and I've updated to the newest firmware. The only software
I've used on this drive is the OEM Nero, and that's still installed.
It will eject them via right click, and tells me to insert a disk if I
have Recording turned off, and presents a place to put files if I have
it turned on. I.e., it thinks there's no disk in the drive. I can't
burn anything, either via the built in thing or Nero, although I don't
know if that's because it doesn't work or they just detect no disc.
Now, in theory, this sounds like a bad laser, except DVDs and CDs uses
different lasers, so I'm not entirely sure how they'd both stop working
at the same time. (And I think CD-RWs use yet a third one, and it won't
read those either.)
*And* I have a old CD-RW that is exhibiting the same behavior. Though
it's a piece of crap that didn't burn right anymore, and quits reading
after about ten minutes of continual use, it never tried to tell me
that an inserted CD wasn't even there, until I tested it in this
machine.
The DVD drive, however, 'works' if I hook it up to my IDE->USB
converter on my laptop. (The converter does not actually handle DVD
drives well, and they tend to error on every other read until they stop
working one minute in, but I *can* see the disc name and directory
listings before it heads south and gives me repeated errors. It does
this same thing on my CD-RW and the older CD that I used to have.)
I don't have any other machines to test this on at the moment, but the
mere fact that I can see a directory, under any circumstances, using
this drive would imply that the laser is, in fact, working.
I've already done a lot of research on this, and I've check that Upper
and LowerFilter registry entry, and even the Services\Cdr4_2K,
Cdralw2k, Cdudf, and UdfReadr. I *had* a LowerFilter entry, but have
removed it.
And I've done the obvious things like uninstall the drivers for the CD
and even the entire IDE controller. Repeatedly.
I have Daemon tools installed, because it's nearly impossible to
operate a Windows machine without a CD drive, and I've been reduced to
ripping ISOs and transfering them across the network, but I've disabled
it for now. I can uninstall it if that will matter, and I can uninstall
Nero. I've never used any virtual disc stuff in Nero, though, or
anything but Daemon tools.
I don't *think* I've ever installed a copy-protected game that
installed drivers, but I could be wrong.
I used to be pretty knowledgable about all this, and like to consider
myself still so, but this has me completely stumped.