Re: DVD Drive issue


Sounds like the laser is very dirty or has died. First try a standard CD
cleaning kit.... if no improvement, time to replace.
--
Cari
(MS-MVP Printing & Imaging)

"KRM" <KRM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F0A00AF8-2BAF-4DC3-9851-5DE032366CC4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> My DVD drive has stopped working. I thought the problem was with my DVD
> burning software (Sonic's MyDVD), which wasn't recognizing my Pioneer
> DVD-RW
> DVR-104 drive. However, when I put any disk in (software, CD, DVD), it
> hums
> for awhile and then stops. Nothing plays.
>
> In Explorer, it shows up as DVD-RW drive, but even with a good disk in it,
> when you click it, you get prompted to insert a disk. With a blank disk,
> I
> get "D:\ is not accessible. Incorrect function".
>
> In Device Manager, it shows up as PIONEER DVD-RW DVR 104. It does not
> indicate any issues. I have uninstalled completely, reloaded the latest
> drivers fresh, and the problem still occurs.
>
> Additionally, although I have checked the drive types in the registry
> (type
> =2), neither of my burnable drives (this DVD one, and a CD-RW) have the
> recording tab available in properties.
>
> Any ideas? This has been driving me nuts for weeks.
>



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