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Who, me?
I recently purchased an I/O Magic DVD-RW drive and installed it on a
Pentium 3 machine running Windows XP. I can't get the thing to play
pre-recorded DVDs. The software that came with it (WinDVD) just locks
up. Windows Media Player tells me I'm getting a region code error, but
the message shows that the disk and player are both set to region 1.
PowerDVD tells me I have a problem with the TV output on my display
card. My video card doesn't have a TV out. Most bizarre is that when I
check the drive properties with Windows Device Manager, it shows that it
is set to region 1. When I put a disk (any disk - blank, pre-recorded,
whatever), it indicates that the region code is "not specified". This
happens without starting any players or any other software.
I/O Magic's tech people weren't any help. They suggested using PowerDVD
and, when I told them about the error I got with that program they
suggested I check out the ATI.com website for advice on TV output.
Unfortunately, I don't have an ATI card or a TV output on my card, so I
don't get the logic.
The only useful advice I've gotten so far is to use a player that
doesn't acknowledge the region. I have tried the Blaze player, which
does work, but I'd still like to solve the problem. Any suggestions?
Thanks.
By the way, in case it makes a difference, my video card is ancient (S3
Savage4) and there are no new drivers available for it (although I can't
imagine that the video card is responsible for the region code change),
the DVD-RW drive has the lastest firmware in it, and the DVD drive uses
the generic XP driver, according to I/O Magic.
Pentium 3 machine running Windows XP. I can't get the thing to play
pre-recorded DVDs. The software that came with it (WinDVD) just locks
up. Windows Media Player tells me I'm getting a region code error, but
the message shows that the disk and player are both set to region 1.
PowerDVD tells me I have a problem with the TV output on my display
card. My video card doesn't have a TV out. Most bizarre is that when I
check the drive properties with Windows Device Manager, it shows that it
is set to region 1. When I put a disk (any disk - blank, pre-recorded,
whatever), it indicates that the region code is "not specified". This
happens without starting any players or any other software.
I/O Magic's tech people weren't any help. They suggested using PowerDVD
and, when I told them about the error I got with that program they
suggested I check out the ATI.com website for advice on TV output.
Unfortunately, I don't have an ATI card or a TV output on my card, so I
don't get the logic.
The only useful advice I've gotten so far is to use a player that
doesn't acknowledge the region. I have tried the Blaze player, which
does work, but I'd still like to solve the problem. Any suggestions?
Thanks.
By the way, in case it makes a difference, my video card is ancient (S3
Savage4) and there are no new drivers available for it (although I can't
imagine that the video card is responsible for the region code change),
the DVD-RW drive has the lastest firmware in it, and the DVD drive uses
the generic XP driver, according to I/O Magic.