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August 19th, 2003, 05:25 PM
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August 20th, 2003, 03:21 AM
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same exact friggin thing happened to my old drive so i replaced it and then same with this frigging drive!!!! aghh i am so mad!!!! it reads cds but not dvds!!!! it is a "Samsung 616t 16x DVD Drive" my old one was also a samsung but it was 12x (forgot the exact model of it though). does this mean my lazer for dvds, or lens for dvds is screwed? | |
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January 26th, 2004, 10:59 PM
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I have the same problem, I have 2 dvd drives, both were working fine. I installed some dvd copying software(1 click dvd copy) and (copy to dvd) and now,one of my drives doesn't read dvd's just cd-roms and audio cd's. I uninstalled the software, did a repair install on win xp, unin and reinstalled all my dvd software,and to no avail, that same drive still doesn't read dvd's. If anyone know how to fix this please post it or e-mail me, and I will post it. thanks. riorio1781@aol.com | |
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January 26th, 2004, 11:04 PM
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I have the same problem, I have 2 dvd drives, both were working fine. I installed some dvd copying software(1 click dvd copy) and (copy to dvd) and now,one of my drives doesn't read dvd's just cd-roms and audio cd's. I uninstalled the software, did a repair install on win xp, unin and reinstalled all my dvd software,and to no avail, that same drive still doesn't read dvd's. If anyone know how to fix this please post it or e-mail me, and I will post it. thanks. riorio1781@aol.com | |
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January 29th, 2004, 10:19 PM
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When you say that you did a repair install of win xp do you mean you restored it to an earlier restore point when the dvd drive was working? If you guys haven't tried that it might be worth a try. | |
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January 31st, 2004, 11:49 AM
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A friend of mine had a similar problem. I simply flashed the latest firmware onto it and now it works fine. | |
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February 1st, 2004, 07:55 PM
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all of a sudden it working again, ????????????? weird | |
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October 18th, 2009, 02:25 AM
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| Six years after, I am having the same issue
I have a Sony DRX-510 UL external drive that was working. I upgraded Vista and now the drive reads CDs only and can't recognize a dvd. Any one has the solution?
I took the drive out from its casing and installed it directly in the computer with SCSI cables. The computer recognize it and it still reads CDs only.
I think the issue is with the drive and its drivers rather than the OS. Unless the OS is refusing to acknowledge it as a DVD reader / writer.
Appreciate your help. | |
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