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Laptop combo reading DVD as blank........ Dvd Drive Problem My laptop's combo works fine, but sometimes it read certain DVDs as BLANK, though they aren't. When I play those DVDs on my desktop combo they work fine. Its quite weird because usually my laptop combo plays all sort of DVDs, its they very first time such thing has happened. Can anybody help me out in this issue. Take care. -reply by Noreen Khan...
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Dvd Drive Problem - It Wont Read Anything!

Thelaw
Recently my DVD drive was playing everything, today i put a dvd disk in, it says nothing comes up with no auto play or nothing loads at all. so i go to my computer and load from there, it dont load. It says please insert disk... Im like WTF so i put a cd disk in and the same exact thing happened. i tried about 7 different disks including cd and dvd disks and burned ones too. Nothing at all, So i go to google and check around for tuts on fixing this, it gives me this registry thing. Like delete lowerfilter and upperfilter in this folder. I do it, Still nothing happens, so i reinstalled my hardware... nothing happens. So i think the laser for the dvd driver burned out! Anyone else got a clue of what happened or how to fix it. Or is it dead! Thanks

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braderz
tongue.gif buy a new one there only cheap biggrin.gif

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dazappa
There could be several problems. First off, go to My Computer (windows) and see if it says Drive D:. Drive D is the standard CD drive. Also, do you have any other cd drives? Please post all of the drive letters you see. Also, if you own your copy of windows, or the software that came with your computer, you could try repairing windows. Of course this means you need a working cd drive first which could be a problem if the dvd drive is the only cd type drive you have. Also, some wires may have come loose inside your computer. I had a problem one time where my cd drive wouldnt read music cds, but it read others just fine. So I inserted my disk (on startup but it really doesn't matter) and selected repair windows. After it finished my drive worked normally. A virus may have done something with your drivers. You could try reinstalling your drivers, or getting antivirus software such as Norton and downloading Spybot (spyware,adware etc). I am pretty sure you have to buy norton, but spybot and many other spyware or adware deleters are free. You could also look for a free anti virus software if you don't already have something.

 

 

 


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TripleH13
this happened to me a while ago with my cd drive. I would put a cd in and nothing would load and i noticed my cd drive was missing from My Computer and it converted to an image drive. I never found out what the problem was but it came back a few months later. So yours probally isnt broken just something interfering with it. Another thing could be have you installed any new programs becuase i heard that could do it sometimes.

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kdr_98
I had the same problem.
I opened the drive and cleaned the laser lens.
Without any result, I think after a while the laser become useless.

The only thing you can do is replaceing the drive with a (newer and faster) model.
Or you can even replace it by a DVD writer or if you have a bit of time Blue laser drive.

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OpaQue
When cleaning the LASER LENS, Please do not use Chemicals like Alcohol or Hydrogen Peroxide.

In some drives, it might work wonders, but in some drives, it can react with the chemical present in the lens to screw it up totally.

The best thing to use would be clean water and lint free cloth.

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FeedBacker
Don't use water in any electronic device,water is a very good conductive material.

-reply by henricksen

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FeedBacker
problem with dvd rom
Dvd Drive Problem

I have one thoshiba dvd rom 2001 model .It reads alla cd but not read dvd what is the problem with my drive

-question by sarath

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iGuest-paul
My com is not showing any D drive in my computer it was working now its not it is showing this message (Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)when I go into device management. Any thoughts

-question by paul

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bluedragon
QUOTE(FeedBacker @ May 11 2008, 12:17 AM) *
problem with dvd rom

Dvd Drive Problem
I have one thoshiba dvd rom 2001 model .It reads alla cd but not read dvd what is the problem with my drive

-question by sarath


Is this problem since when you bought the drive ?

Are you sure its a DVD ROM ? biggrin.gif

Did you check this with some tool to determine what all it supports ?

I'll suggest you check this with Nero tool to determine what types of playback it supports.

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iGuest
Laptop combo reading DVD as blank........
Dvd Drive Problem

My laptop's combo works fine, but sometimes it read certain DVDs as BLANK, though they aren't. When I play those DVDs on my desktop combo they work fine. Its quite weird because usually my laptop combo plays all sort of DVDs, its they very first time such thing has happened. Can anybody help me out in this issue. Take care. -reply by Noreen Khan

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iGuest
code 39
Dvd Drive Problem

I had the same problem this morning with my cd and dvd drives. This is what I did to fix it. It removed the little yellow exclamation symbols in device manager.

http://www.Pchell.Com/hardware/cd_drive_error_code_39.Shtml

and then I did this: 

http://www.Eggheadcafe.Com/software/aspnet/31762668/storpropdll-not-being-co.Aspx

my cd drive works now but I'm still having trouble with my dvd drive. It keeps telling me to insert a dvd when there is already one inside. 

 hope this helps! 

you can also try this, which I took from the help and support center from troubleshooting:

Is there a problem with the driver for your device?

Important

  • The following procedure might require you to restart your computer, which Will close this troubleshooter. If possible, view this troubleshooter on another Computer while you perform the steps on the computer you are Troubleshooting.

The driver for your device Might be corrupted. Or, your driver might not be compatible with Windows XP, and You might need an updated version.

There is no obvious way to tell if your driver is corrupted. Uninstall and Reinstall the driver, and then try to use your device again.

To uninstall the driver for your device

  1. Open Device Manager.
  2. Double-click the device category to display all devices in that category.
  3. Right-click the problem device, and then click Uninstall.
  4. In the Confirm Device Removal dialog box, click OK.
  5. If you receive a message that prompts you to restart your computer, click Yes to restart.

Note

  • To open Device Manager, click Start, click Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Hardware Tab, and then click Device Manager.

When you uninstall an existing driver and restart your computer, Windows Should automatically detect your device and display a wizard that helps you Reinstall the drivers for it. If this wizard does not appear, reinstall a new Driver manually.

To reinstall a driver manually

  1. Close any open programs.
  2. Start the Add Hardware Wizard.
  3. Click Next, and wait for Windows to search for Plug And Play hardware. Most newer hardware is Plug and Play, so you will rarely Need to go beyond this step.
  4. If no Plug and Play hardware is found, you will be presented with a list of Hardware types to choose from. Click Add a new hardware device, and then Click Next.
  5. Click Install the hardware that I manually select from a list, and Then click Next.
  6. In the Common hardware types list, click the appropriate hardware Category, and then click Next.
  7. In the Manufacturers list, click the manufacturer of your hardware; In the Models list, click the model name.

    Or, click Have Disk if you have an updated or third-party driver to install for your Hardware.
  8. Click Next, and then follow the instructions on the screen to Complete the installation.

Note

  • To open the Add Hardware Wizard, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Other Hardware. Under See Also, click Add Hardware.

If reinstalling the driver does not work, check to see whether there is an Updated driver available for your device. You are likely to need an updated Driver if you started having problems with your device right after you upgraded To Windows XP.

Try one of the following to search for an updated Driver:

  • Check the Windows Update Web site for an updated driver. To go to the Windows Update Web site, click Start, point to All Programs, and Then click Windows Update.
  • Contact the manufacturer of your device, or visit the manufacturer's Web Site, to see if an updated driver is available.
-reply by melanie

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iGuest
I too have a problem
Dvd Drive Problem

I have a LITE-ON DVDRW LH-18A1P and whenever I put a DVD in it says I have inserted a CD.

Not only that is says CD Drive (E:) when it's a DVD drive.

When no CD is in it it goes back to saying DVD RAM Drive (E:)

What is wrong? Anyone know?

FEEDBACK PLEASE

Thanks

-reply by Alan

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bluedragon
QUOTE(joeblogg @ Nov 1 2008, 04:25 PM) *
whenever i put a dvd or cd in my dvd drive i can't view it. i can burn stuff to the dvd but i can't go onto the files like on my computer. its really anoying. i think usb's are way easier to use. if only you could plug them into the tv so you can watch movies from your usb on the tv.



This happened to me also.. Are you using Nero 8 with InCD ??

because InCD does these things.. NEways Try uninstalling your writting application and then check your DVD

Hopefully it should work fine

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joeblogg
whenever i put a dvd or cd in my dvd drive i can't view it. i can burn stuff to the dvd but i can't go onto the files like on my computer. its really anoying. i think usb's are way easier to use. if only you could plug them into the tv so you can watch movies from your usb on the tv.


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