Hello to everyone on ComputerHope.com,
I have been trying for several months now to figure out what is wrong with my CD-RW/DVD combo drive. For some reason, it will not play DVDs anymore. I have an IBM Thinkpad G40 laptop Model 2384-ATU, Windows XP Service Pack 2. My CD-RW/DVD combo drive is a TEAC DW-224E. Everything else - music CDs, CD-RWs, CD-Rs - will play or run, but not DVDs. It will spin and try to load a DVD, but chokes each time before it finally stops and gives an error message. I ran PC Doctor 5 on it and this is what I get:
(DVD Drive) Linear Seek Test*
Event Type Description Time
Test Started - Tuesday, July 01, 2008 11:58:53 PM
Error Message Failure starting the drive - S Wednesday, July 02, 2008 12:00
CSI Error 0600H.:53 AM
Error Message Failure starting the drive - S Wednesday, July 02, 2008 12:02
CSI Error 0600H.:29 AM
Test Finished Failed Wednesday, July 02, 2008 12:02:29 AM
Note: All tests - linear seek, random seek, etc. - involving the DVD drive failed with the same errors.
Is this a driver, firmware, or a mechanical problem? I don't get why other disc media will play, but not DVDs.
Any help or suggestions are GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!