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April 27th, 2004, 10:25 AM
#1
Registered User
DVD drive not reading DVDs....??
Hi everyone! I'm having trouble trying to find out why my DVD drvie that came with the computer suddendly stopped recognizing DVDs, it wont read them at all...!
I bought a hp Pavillion 750n and the DVD drive is a SAMSUNG DVD-Rom SD-616F. As far as I can remember it was working fine some months ago, and now that I've been trying to use it again to watch some movies it just wont run the DVD. I have even tried some of my old DVDs that I use to use with and not even those run. Im guessing is not the DVDs, but something that has to do with either the drivers of the DVD drive or hardware itself (DVD drive).
I have tried the troubleshooting process and find that the drive is working properly, but it doesnt mention anything about why is not reading the DVD movies. Any ideas, or suggestions on how to troubleshoot it, will be more than appreciated.
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April 27th, 2004, 11:05 AM
#2
Registered User
Welcome to WinDrivers elrapto777
Will the drive still read cd-roms?
almost forgot dose it also just spin? had to ask
When heated to decomp it emits toxic fumes of /sulfur oxides/.
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April 27th, 2004, 11:57 AM
#3
Registered User
Many issues are caused by dirty lenses. Use a CD-cleaner and try again.
Protected by Glock. Don't mess with me!
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April 27th, 2004, 02:29 PM
#4
Driver Terrier
What dvd playing software are you using?
Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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April 27th, 2004, 11:25 PM
#5
Registered User
My DVD drive does read normal CD-Rom and music CDs and it does spin (lol!). It does not emit any wierd smelling stuff, and doesnt heat up or anything. It just wont play DVDs no more; for example, I put the DVD in and a few seconds after loading it to the drive I check the shortcut to the drive to see the contents of the DVD and it says "Please insert a Disc into drive D\:", nothing shows up.
The sofware I'm using is WinDVD (came preloaded with the CPU!) upgraded to v4.0 or so!
Now about a lens cleaner; that never crossed my mind...! thanks for tip.
KEEP'em COMMING! and thank you, guys!
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May 28th, 2004, 07:47 AM
#6
Did the lense cleaner ever work? The same thing starting happening to my Pioneer A04 last night. It reads CDs fine but when i put DVD's in it just clunks and makes sounds then stops. If a lens cleaner doesnt work are there other options?
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