Tried the updated software. Made things worse.
> > Would be interested in your results. Never tried an
LG drive,
> > but I did
> > talk to someone that had a similar problem and
switched to a
> > Lite-On drive
> > and fixed it.
> >
> >
> > "Rosseauguy" <
[email protected]>
wrote in message
> >
> > > "Absolutely" wrote:
> > > > So far it appears that it may be the
DVD drive
> > itself. I had
> > > > a Sony
> > > > DRU-720a. The machine would hang
without fail when
> > using the
> > > > drive for
> > > > anything. It was installed and
configured per
> > Sony's
> > > > recommendations.
> > > > Windows was reporting a CDROM
failure, so I decided
> > to take
> > > > the drive back
> > > > and get a new one. Got another one
and had the same
> > problem.
> > > > Finally
> > > > switched to a PacificDigital drive
with pretty much
> > the same
> > > > capabilities
> > > > and so far it's been running well.
Media Player
> > dies now and
> > > > then when
> > > > playing a CD, but Nero works without
a problem for
> > viewing and
> > > > burning.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Rosseauguy"
> > <
[email protected]> wrote in
> > > > message
> > > >
> >
> > > > > "Absolutely" wrote:
> > > > > > Here's my setup:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Epox EP-9NDA3+
> > > > > > AMD 3000+ CPU
> > > > > > 1 Gig DDR400 (2x512)
> > > > > > 2 Matrox 160 Gig
SATA Drives (RAID
> > 0) on SATA 1 & 2
> > > > > > Matrox 60 Gig ATA133
Drive on
> > Primary IDE
> > > > > > Sony DVD RW on
Secondary IDE
> > > > > > ATI Radeon X700 Pro
> > > > > > Windows XP Pro w/SP2
> > > > > >
> > > > > > When I insert a DVD
it appears for a
> > second that it
> > > > is going
> > > > > > to play, but
> > > > > > then machine hangs.
I don't know if
> > this is being
> > > > caused by
> > > > > > the ATI
> > > > > > drivers, the ATI DVD
software, XP
> > SP2, or what. I
> > > > removed all
> > > > > > the ATI
> > > > > > software except for
the video
> > drivers and it still
> > > > hangs. I
> > > > > > tried to
> > > > > > install the supplied
Sony software
> > (Nero DVD, Nero
> > > > burning
> > > > > > software, etc.),
> > > > > > but it also hangs
the machine. The
> > ATI CD works
> > > > fine in it,
> > > > > > as does the
> > > > > > Epox driver CD. In
every other
> > respect, the machine
> > > > runs
> > > > > > fine.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any known issues
with ATI Radeon
> > drivers and SP2, or
> > > > the other
> > > > > > ATI
> > > > > > applications and
SP2? I've searched
> > the web and can
> > > > find
> > > > > > nothing related to
> > > > > > this. The ATI site
is worthless for
> > support, as it
> > > > the Epox
> > > > > > site. Haven't
> > > > > > tried the Sony site
yet.
> > > > >
> > > > > I've got the same problem
with X600. The ATI
> > DVD app stays
> > > > alive until
> > > > > I place a DVD in the
drive. After the drive
> > starts up and
> > > > the drive
> > > > > light goes through its
series of flashing as
> > things load,
> > > > the app
> > > > > hangs. The same thing
happens with POWERDVD.
> > However,
> > > > Windows Media
> > > > > Player and Real Player
both play DVDs fine.
> > This happens my
> > > > two DVD
> > > > > drives (both LG but
different models). Oh
> > yeh, CD's play
> > > > fine.
> > > > >
> > > > > ATI has gone through with
me all the usual
> > steps (Chipset
> > > > driver
> > > > > upgrade, BIOS upgrade,
DVD Flash upgrade
> > etc.) My PC is now
> > > > so
> > > > > up-to-date it's hard to
believe.
> > > > >
> > > > > So, ATI has finally
agreed to replace the
> > X600 card to see
> > > > if that
> > > > > will work.
> > > > >
> > > > > If you have any success,
PLEASE let me know.
> > I've been
> > > > working on this
> > > > > problem for weeks.
> > > > >
> > > > > FYI, AMD 64 3500+ with
ASUS a8v-e Deluxe
> > motherboard. Up to
> > > > date XP2.
> > > > >
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> > >
> > > Looks like the reason for your DVD hangs is
not the same as
> > mine.
> > > I have two drives and the hang occurs when
using either.
> > Mind you,
> > > they are both LG drives so it's always
possible, but likely
> > not very
> > > probable, that the problem lies with LG
drives. Naw, I
> > really think
> > > that's a stretch.
> > >
> > > I haven't received the replacement X600 Pro
card yet but
> > after I do
> > > install it, I'll post the result, for your
possible
> > interest.
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