Pioneer CD/DVD drive problems =(

[hotjoester]

Hello everybody
Okay so I bought a new CD/DVD drive last week.
But the problem is, everytime  I play a CD in it, my songs will play for a few seconds. Then the green light on the drive will light up and my song will freeze. Then Windows Media Player will go to the next song. That song will play for a few seconds and then the same thing will happen. I know it isn't the disk because I tried playing a brand new disk in it and still had this problem.
I posted this question on yahooanswers and they told me it was just a bad drive. So I returned that one to bestbuy and got a different one.. and i'm still having the same problem.
Does anybody have an idea of what the problem is??

Note: I'm using Windows XP.

Thanks for any future responses! =)

[Allan]

I'm guessing there's a setting in the software you're using to listen to the music to just scan the first few seconds of each song.

[Quantos]

I'm guessing there's a setting in the software you're using to listen to the music to just scan the first few seconds of each song.

Yes, it sounds like the OP is pre-viewing the songs rather than playing them.

[hotjoester]

thanks for the replies guys =)
that would make sense!
but the drive i had before this one, [the one that died], i never had this problem. i used the same program which is windows media player and everything played perfectly. could the settings have automatically changed since i'm using a new cd drive?

[Quantos]

I just can't see that being a change that would result from a new optical drive.

What program are you using to play the media?

[smeezekitty]

i used the same program which is windows media player

try VLC media player

[hotjoester]

i'm using windows media player.

btw, i just tried VLC and its still doing the same thing.

[Quantos]

try VLC media player

What?

[Quantos]

i'm using windows media player.

btw, i just tried VLC and its still doing the same thing.

What version of MP?

[hotjoester]

im using windows media player 10 =)

[smeezekitty]

i just tried VLC and its still doing the same thing.

i would have to say its hardware related then
maybe you can get a refund and buy a difrent brand of drive

[Quantos]

i would have to say its hardware related then
maybe you can get a refund and buy a difrent brand of drive

Will you stay out of this.  Hardware will not likely cause this.  Don't offer advice until troubleshooting is finished please.

[Quantos]

im using windows media player 10 =)

Tell me what steps you are following to play the disk.

By the way, how does it work with video media?

[hotjoester]

1. I insert the disk.
2. I open windows media player.
3. I go to Play
4. I click on the track i want to play
and that's about it. =)

When it comes to video media, it's just as bad. I tried playing a DVD last night and it skipped like crazy.

[Quantos]

Open up your case and double check all of your connections.

Disconnect them and reconnect them to make sure.

Is this SATA or EIDE?