Re: CD-Rom won't read from 80 min/700 MB CDs
- From: "Yves Leclerc" <yvesleclercNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 11:49:38 -0400
There are no drivers! You need to look at firmware updates. Firmwares are
independant of the OS. If you have any questions, join the forums (free).
"buserian" <buserian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:E31230CA-1B9F-4D46-9DDC-F677A99E7D3F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I just checked there, thanks. But, the only driver I found there (it
> downloads from Dell's website) is for WinNT, Win2000, and other OS's, but
> not
> WinXP. As such, I am very leary of updating to it.
>
> "Yves Leclerc" wrote:
>
>> HL-DT-ST seems to indicate a LG CD-ROM. You should check on www.rpc1.org
>> to
>> see if there is a firmware that may fix your read problem.
>>
>>
>> "buserian" <buserian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:92652465-1F5A-46A0-A082-ABAA33A62430@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I have a CD-Rom and CD-R Burner on my Windows XP Pro (SP2) machine. The
>> >CD
>> > burner will burn data to a 70 min/800 MB CD (and that CD can be read
>> > with
>> > no
>> > problems on other computers), but neither the CD-Rom nor the CD burner
>> > will
>> > read any 80 min/700 MB CD, even the ones it burned itself. The CD
>> > Burner
>> > is a
>> > Mitsumi CR-4804TE drive, using driver version 5.1.2535.0 (7/1/01), the
>> > latest
>> > update I can find. Mitsumi has more recent updates, but they do not
>> > list
>> > WinXP as one of the OS.
>> >
>> > Not sure of the make of the CD-Rom, WinXp lists it as HL-DT-ST CD-Rom
>> > GCR-8483B (same driver as the CD Burner).
>> >
>> > Is there a general WinXP patch that will enable me to read these CDs?
>> > Will
>> > the Mitsumi driver work on WinXP Pro (I assume not)?
>> >
>> > I can't find the old 74 min/650 MB blank CDs at local stores any more.
>> > I'd
>> > be happy if I could get either of the drives to read the CDs, I don't
>> > care
>> > which.
>> >
>> > Thanx.
>>
>>
>>
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