Help, DVD-ROM wont read DVD's

CobraKid00 · 10-27-2005, 03:37 AM

My DVD-ROM in my laptop will not read any DVD. WHen I put one in, it just says insert disc....I tried formatting the computer and updating the driver for the drive, still no luck, any ideas?

Camper · 10-27-2005, 03:47 AM

Do you have any programs like power DVD to play DVD's or are you using windows media player

CobraKid00 · 10-27-2005, 03:49 AM

I have power DVD, but I cant even get the disc to come up in my computer...

I should add, these are real DVD's not burned.

Camper · 10-27-2005, 03:52 AM

Is the DVD- Rom drive the only drive or is there another drive installed with it.

CobraKid00 · 10-27-2005, 03:59 AM

Its the only drive.

Dell Latitude C-Series (CPX?)

P3 800
128 ram
drive is a LG DRN8080B

Trizoy · 10-27-2005, 04:31 AM

I googled this.. found this...

Subject: no disk detected

Question
I have a slimline toshiba sdr2312 dvd/cdrw drive and sometimes I will get a error [ no disk in drive ]. I had this problem with a lg drn8080b drive and it was a firm ware issue, but there isn't firm ware with xp. I have uninstalled the drive and reloaded the drivers and nothing works. What are the reasons a drive won't read a disk. I have powerdvd and the patch installed

Answer
Hi Chris, who's been pulling your leg? Of course there's firmware with XP! The firmware is the drive's internal software, built into the drive in ROM, without it the drive will not work at all.
There are many reasons why an optical drive will not recognise or read a disk, in order of likelihood some are, but not exclusively:-
1. Dirty or damaged disk.
2. Failed CD laser in the drive. (Includes dirty or damaged lens.)
3. Failed drive control electronics.
4. Software problem, including windows and or drivers.
5. Associated hardware problem. Cable, IDE port etc.

In your case, because the fault is intermittant, items 2 & 3 are very unlikely to be the culprit. Item 5 is only slightly more likely, and 4 is only a medium probability. Therefore the highest probability is a damaged or dirty disk.
However, you should be aware that it may be a combination of faults, favourite would be 1 & 2. The laser having degraded to where it will only use perfect disks, it doesn't then take much for a disk not to be recognised at all.

Camper · 10-28-2005, 02:00 AM

Make sure you have the Jumper set correctly. They should be in a bank that look like this you want it to be set to CS or Master (MA) since it is the oly drive.

Also make sure you have the IDE Cable correctly hooked up. One why to tell is that the red stripe on the IDE Cable is facing the red wire on the power cable.

Trizoy · 10-28-2005, 02:52 AM

Its a laptop... Probably slides into the slot... Hence no jumpers.

Camper · 10-28-2005, 02:54 AM

O sorry I did not see that

10-27-2005, 03:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
CobraKid00 New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5	Help, DVD-ROM wont read DVD's My DVD-ROM in my laptop will not read any DVD. WHen I put one in, it just says insert disc....I tried formatting the computer and updating the driver for the drive, still no luck, any ideas?

10-27-2005, 03:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
Camper Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: /dev/null Age: 22 Posts: 1,227	Do you have any programs like power DVD to play DVD's or are you using windows media player __________________ Dell Inspiron 530 Q6600 Quad 3gb RAM Nvidia 8600 GT 500GB HD

10-27-2005, 03:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
Camper Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: /dev/null Age: 22 Posts: 1,227	Is the DVD- Rom drive the only drive or is there another drive installed with it. __________________ Dell Inspiron 530 Q6600 Quad 3gb RAM Nvidia 8600 GT 500GB HD

10-28-2005, 02:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
Camper Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: /dev/null Age: 22 Posts: 1,227	Make sure you have the Jumper set correctly. They should be in a bank that look like this you want it to be set to CS or Master (MA) since it is the oly drive. Also make sure you have the IDE Cable correctly hooked up. One why to tell is that the red stripe on the IDE Cable is facing the red wire on the power cable. __________________ Dell Inspiron 530 Q6600 Quad 3gb RAM Nvidia 8600 GT 500GB HD

10-28-2005, 02:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
Camper Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: /dev/null Age: 22 Posts: 1,227	O sorry I did not see that __________________ Dell Inspiron 530 Q6600 Quad 3gb RAM Nvidia 8600 GT 500GB HD

10-27-2005, 03:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
CobraKid00 New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5	I have power DVD, but I cant even get the disc to come up in my computer... I should add, these are real DVD's not burned.

10-27-2005, 03:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
CobraKid00 New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5	Its the only drive. Dell Latitude C-Series (CPX?) P3 800 128 ram drive is a LG DRN8080B

10-27-2005, 04:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
Trizoy VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mountain View, Ca Posts: 4,663	I googled this.. found this... Subject: no disk detected Question I have a slimline toshiba sdr2312 dvd/cdrw drive and sometimes I will get a error [ no disk in drive ]. I had this problem with a lg drn8080b drive and it was a firm ware issue, but there isn't firm ware with xp. I have uninstalled the drive and reloaded the drivers and nothing works. What are the reasons a drive won't read a disk. I have powerdvd and the patch installed Answer Hi Chris, who's been pulling your leg? Of course there's firmware with XP! The firmware is the drive's internal software, built into the drive in ROM, without it the drive will not work at all. There are many reasons why an optical drive will not recognise or read a disk, in order of likelihood some are, but not exclusively:- 1. Dirty or damaged disk. 2. Failed CD laser in the drive. (Includes dirty or damaged lens.) 3. Failed drive control electronics. 4. Software problem, including windows and or drivers. 5. Associated hardware problem. Cable, IDE port etc. In your case, because the fault is intermittant, items 2 & 3 are very unlikely to be the culprit. Item 5 is only slightly more likely, and 4 is only a medium probability. Therefore the highest probability is a damaged or dirty disk. However, you should be aware that it may be a combination of faults, favourite would be 1 & 2. The laser having degraded to where it will only use perfect disks, it doesn't then take much for a disk not to be recognised at all.

10-28-2005, 02:52 AM	#8 (permalink)
Trizoy VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mountain View, Ca Posts: 4,663	Its a laptop... Probably slides into the slot... Hence no jumpers.

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