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  1. March 3rd, 2007, 10:34 PM #1
    Jamie M
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    Exclamation Internal DVD +-RW not reading DVD's

    Hi I have a DEL inspiron Lap-top with DVD/CD burner, the DVD will now not read DVD's but will read and burn CD's? Dont know what has happend any help would be appreciated
    Cheers Jamie
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  2. March 3rd, 2007, 10:55 PM #2
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    Can you post the model of the DVD drive, please? If it is a NEC DVD drive, they have had some firmware issues in the past - you can download the latest version of the firmware from the NEC website and follow the instructions therein for flashing.

    http://support.necam.com/Optical/dow...FlashFirmware/

    And oh, on behalf of NooNoo & the entire gang, welcome to WinDrivers
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  3. March 3rd, 2007, 11:53 PM #3
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    Thanks for the welcome...
    The DVD model is the Sony DVD+-RW DW-Q58A
    Cheers,
    Jim
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  4. March 4th, 2007, 04:11 AM #4
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    Jamie you need to go to Dell and put your service tag in and check for a firmware update there.

    A combination dvd and cd drive has two lasers. If one of them dies then the other still works. Is the laptop in warranty?

    If you put a dvd in, exactly what happens? Can you right click and explore the dvd that's in the drive?
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