Help me with my DVD drive!

Discussion in 'DVD / Blu-ray drives' started by andsteele, Jul 31, 2007.

  1. andsteele

    andsteele Member

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    My Dvd drive isn't reading dvd's! It used to, but then just stopped. However, it reads my games on dvds and even writes to dvd. So why not the movies? I have cyberlink power dvd if that helps.
     
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    binkie7 Moderator Staff Member

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    Have your tried playing the dvds with anything else besides cyberlink?
    Try another player like wmp or vlc.

    Is it only certain ones or ones that used to play before?
     
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    I have tried other players. The drive can't acctually read the dvd, it just clicks.
     
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    binkie7 Moderator Staff Member

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    Is it only certain dvds or also the ones that used to play before?

    Do you another drive in the pc to try them on?
     
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    You can try removing it through Device Manager, then reboot, but that clicking sound indicates it may be time to get a new burner.
     
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    Damn it, it's like 6 months old. Oh well.
     
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    It should be under warranty, then. Contact whoever you purchased it from, but first, go to the website of whoever manufactured the drive, and see if they have a way to test if it is bad.

    BTW, did you do what I suggested in my previous post?
     

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