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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: bellskem on May 16, 2005, 01:30:52 PM

Title: DVD drive not functioning correctly
Post by: bellskem on May 16, 2005, 01:30:52 PM

I use my DVD Rom drive to copy home produced DVDs ( no macrovision) to my DVD -RW drive. First disc works fine using Nero 6 quick copy set-up. Inserting the second disc, the IDE 16x ROM drive will not recognise DVDs at all, only CDs..says it's a CD only drive. Rebooting cures the problem, temporarily.
Using Windows XP, Nero 6, and plenty of memory and hard drive capacity. Any suggestions?

Title: Re: DVD drive not functioning correctly
Post by: Flame on May 16, 2005, 03:30:37 PM

Have you tried updating the drivers for the CD Drive?

[glb]Flame[/glb]

Title: Re: DVD drive not functioning correctly
Post by: bellskem on May 16, 2005, 03:42:58 PM

Yes, I did try, but the seemed to be a problem with the website of the manufacturer, Artec...and an email came back undelivered.

Thanks for the suggestion. Maybe I should ditch the drive and get a new one, they are not really expensive, let's face it!

Title: Re: DVD drive not functioning correctly
Post by: Flame on May 16, 2005, 04:26:35 PM

Well, that's the easy way out... It's your choice... What do you want to do?

[glb]Flame[/glb]

Title: Re: DVD drive not functioning correctly
Post by: Computer_Commando on May 16, 2005, 04:27:46 PM

Check with Nero, they're pretty good about fixing those things.

Title: Re: DVD drive not functioning correctly
Post by: bellskem on May 17, 2005, 03:20:22 PM

Replying to Flame:
Well it may be the easy way out, but there seems to be no practical alternative. Updating the drivers didn't work.  I can install a new DVD Rom drive, and keep the old allegedly DVD drive for use aas a CD drive I suppose. Do you think there is any practical barrier to having all these different drives installed?

Title: Re: DVD drive not functioning correctly
Post by: bellskem on May 31, 2005, 03:47:14 PM

 ;D

Installed new source drive  (Aopen DVD-RW) and all problems solved..musty have been failing Artec DVD Rom drive/

Thanks to all who tried to help.

R