Re: No longer reads DVD+R's

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thanks for the feedback.
I have to ask though how is this forum specialized for writing
problems? It doesn't say that.
smlunatick wrote:
That is not the firmware version. Microsoft does not provide firmware
for LG (HL) hard drives. That number is the standard version number of
the Microsoft driver.

Head over to www.rpc1.org for more help and utilities. This is a web
forum site specialised in DVD writing problems.


fornewsgro...@xxxxxxx wrote:
fornewsgro...@xxxxxxx wrote:
I have a DVD burner and it will still read DVD+RW's but no longer
DVD+R's even though I made them on this PC AND they play fine in my TV
DVD player.
any ideas?

I have a compaq presario with a HL-DT-ST DVD+RW GCA-4040N combo drive.
Firmware 5.1.2535.0 by microsoft.

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