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dvd rom wont play r-dvds

Discussion in 'DVD-ROM drives' started by blom, Dec 1, 2004.

  1. drewsy68

    drewsy68 Member

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    No, not in device manager, in settings in DVD Region Free.

    Can I enable DMA in device manager and will it help me re dvd-rom playback problem ?

    Thanks
     
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    try it and see. goto the cd/dvdroms, click properties than settings & click on dma than have to do restart of windows
     
  3. drewsy68

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    Hello again ddp.

    Tried what you suggested, only, after going to DVD/CD Roms then Properties, I dont have "settings" as a selection option.

    If you have any other suggestions please let me know.

    Windows XP Pro
    SP2
    AMD Athlon 2200
    512MB of RAM
    IDE DVD-Rom 16x
    Liteon 16x DVD-RW +,-
     
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    what drives are on what cables & in what order
     
  5. blom

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    i've now instaled force aspi layer and clipex dvd software before i buy a new drive it seems to have done the trick it has now played them for two whole days! which it has'nt done before i'm not sure how long it will last so i won't hold my breath , i'm not sure if the force aspi layer has done it of the clipex softwere as i instaled them both at the same time I'll let you know if it changes

    cheers

    paul
     
  6. blom

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    can you reccomend a good dvd rom for ripping and reading r- dvds as i have now had enougth of this drive its gone back to crashing i've looked at getting the new plextor px716a which i am told does not have a rip lock but i am not sure on what to do try another dvd rom or have 2 burners what do you think?

    cheers

    paul
     
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    could have 2 burners but make certain 1 is slave on hd cable & other is master on secondary cable.
    LG 4163B 16x (Super Multi Format) Info $87
    Sony DVD+/-RW 16X DW-D22A $79
    Pioneer 108D 16X Info NA
    Plextor PX-712A 12X (Retail Box) Info $139
    in $Can.
     
  8. blom

    blom Guest

    thanks i will look into it and let you know what i go for

    cheers
    paul
     

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