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  1. December 26th, 2004, 06:42 PM #1
    katied9387
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    DVD Recognition

    I know, everyone posting the same problem, but I've read the threads and tried their suggestions. My step-dad has an hp pavilion mx75. I use the DVD rom and it plays my CDs and The Sims 2 with no problems. I've tried playing many different DVDs though and nothing is happening. It does not recognize that a DVD has been put in. I have no idea what it wrong. I'm assuming it doesn't need to be cleaned b/c I play The Sims on it with no problems and played it earlier today and it had no problem reading the disk. Any suggestions?
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  2. December 26th, 2004, 06:52 PM #2
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    I've tried playing many different DVDs though and nothing is happening
    What type of DVDs manufactured,DVD-R,DVD+R or DVD-RW?
    Does it have a software DVD player installed like WINDVD?
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  3. December 26th, 2004, 06:55 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Archer
    What type of DVDs manufactured,DVD-R,DVD+R or DVD-RW?
    Does it have a software DVD player installed like WINDVD?

    I have InterVideo WINDVD 4 and earlier downloaded WINDVD 6 to see if that would solve the problem and it still did not recognize it.

    I'm trying to play a DVD that I just bought from Best Buy 1 hour ago.
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  4. December 26th, 2004, 10:24 PM #4
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    There's a faint possibility that a clean could remove something that is affecting the DVD wavelength but not the CD. But I doubt it.

    If the drive can't see commercial pressed DVDs (both movie and data disks) then most likely the DVD section of the dual-wavelength laser has failed.

    Time for a late Christmas present?
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