dvd/cdrw. lsc-24082k acer tm 240

hi can any one please help. i have recently got an acer travelmate 240 . the person i got it from had wiped all the drivers off when he cleared the hard drive. and i dident get any cds with it i have found and reinstaled all the drivers apart from the dvd/cd-rw as i cant find the driver any where . it is a slimtype combo lsc-24082k. it will play cd roms but not dvds or music. and i have run an inspection and it keeps telling me the drive is installed and working properly. and every time i try nero vision it keeps saying drive not ready. :guns:

Hello and welcome; try a read and check through at this site;
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Hard..._21416304.html .

Let us know of your progress.

thanks for the help but no good.

Have you installed any software to burn with such as nero?

hi yes i have i have instaled nero 7 . and power dvd but only recognise cd rom .i have never had so much trubble with a computer.

Have you checked the aspi layer?
Go to google and type aspicheck

hi just chequed it and one conponant was not instaled correctly. so dumped it and reinstaled the new version and all device are detected but still dose not recognis dvds or music.

You did reinstall the chipset drivers?

http://www.acersupport.com/notebook/....html#IntelINF

You can try this site to get details about your comp;

https://secure.tx.acer.com/FindSyste...0Your%20System

yes i did all of that but still not working . looks like might have to get new drive .

yes i did and still dose not recognis them so might have to get a new drive buy the looks of it

Sounds like just the dvd side of the drive died.... annoying that... have you looked for a firmware update?

hi iv been an all the acer web sites and found one firmware but it was a dead link i striped the drive out last night and it is a lite-on . so still looking for an lite-on update

full model of the liteon please?

it is a lite-on cd-r/rw/dvd-rom drive model lsc-24082k. combo model ko24x09004423c5741m000. s/n:492412003206. f/w: jwk2. h/w:01. manufactured date: march2004.

read this thread there is a good link on the bottom --- on your own head be it though!!

ok thanks will have a look and let you no. all i can find is the firmware for windows 98 at mo so still looking . thanks

Drive Type = COMBO
Disc Type = CD-ROM
Material = Phthalocyanine
Lead In = 25:75:75
Lead Out = 25:75:75
Nominal Capacity = 230.57MB
Manufacturer Maybe = Unknown Manufacturer
SMART-BURN Speed Limit = 0X (Write)
this is what comes up when i put a music cd in. but when i put a dvd in it comes up saying no media. and it is playing music cds now.

These combo drives have two lasers, one for dvd and one for cd... if the dvd laser died you would get a no media message... you could prove it by putting the drive in another machine.

i have just looked at the drive and i can only see one lazer. which is a bit weard

You may see only one lens....

cant try the drive in another machine . so njust gone and got a second hand one with three months warrenty so if that dosent work i no its the computer and i can send it back.

good plan!

:grin: changed the drive and works perfect thanks for your help. your a good person thanks again.

Glad to help :)