DVD/CD-ROM drive won't read DVD's

incognitoshane · 07-12-2007, 01:59 AM

I have recently formatted my Acer TravelMate 3000 Series laptop and since doing so my DVD/CD-ROM drive doesn't seem to read any DVD's.

When I insert a DVD disc it makes a bit of noise and the green light at the front of the drive comes on and flashes a bit as I'd normally expect it to, however, that's it... nothing else happens after that. When I go into 'My Computer' the drive is still shown but when I double-click on it I'm just shown an empty DVD Drive folder. When I tested with DVD Films, Windows Media player displays a message saying no DVD decoder is installed. I tried installing a an nvidia DVD Decoder but it didn't help solve the problem. All CD's work perfectly fine. The model number is EOSD-0CL (External Slim Combo Drive) for your reference.

Any ideas how I can solve this?

Thanks in advance for anyone who can help me out.

Shane

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Mr. Shamees "Shane" Rasheed
Founder / Managing Director, Maldives360 Travel Agency

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Viking · 07-13-2007, 06:37 AM

Put a bootable dvd, possibly your OS media you used, if it is a dvd.
set your bios to boot from the cd / dvd drive and restart. If the dvd starts to boot the drive is ok, if not the drive may be bad.

marx91 · 07-13-2007, 07:38 PM

you'll need the dvd decoder driver that came w/ the laptop
which should have been on the restore cd's that came w/ it
a copy of nero 6 dvd burning software will work too

azwebs · 07-13-2007, 08:11 PM

To try and play DVD's, the solution I recommend is Power DVD, but it costs, as does WinDVD. I suggest that you try VLC Media Player if you don't already have any of these. It will play the vast majority of files out there, and can be downloaded from here.

Download VLC Media Player from VideoLan

Viking · 07-13-2007, 11:23 PM

Quote:

When I go into 'My Computer' the drive is still shown but when I double-click on it I'm just shown an empty DVD Drive folder.

..there is more wrong then missing codecs, even w/o codecs it should show the contents of the dvd

**The_Other_One** · 07-13-2007, 11:35 PM

I have seen some burnt disks that certain drives didn't like. Might this be the case with yours, or are these commercial disks that can't be read?

07-12-2007, 01:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
incognitoshane New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4	DVD/CD-ROM drive won't read DVD's I have recently formatted my Acer TravelMate 3000 Series laptop and since doing so my DVD/CD-ROM drive doesn't seem to read any DVD's. When I insert a DVD disc it makes a bit of noise and the green light at the front of the drive comes on and flashes a bit as I'd normally expect it to, however, that's it... nothing else happens after that. When I go into 'My Computer' the drive is still shown but when I double-click on it I'm just shown an empty DVD Drive folder. When I tested with DVD Films, Windows Media player displays a message saying no DVD decoder is installed. I tried installing a an nvidia DVD Decoder but it didn't help solve the problem. All CD's work perfectly fine. The model number is EOSD-0CL (External Slim Combo Drive) for your reference. Any ideas how I can solve this? Thanks in advance for anyone who can help me out. Shane -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Shamees "Shane" Rasheed Founder / Managing Director, Maldives360 Travel Agency http://www.maldives360.net

07-13-2007, 06:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
Viking Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: east coast Posts: 392	Put a bootable dvd, possibly your OS media you used, if it is a dvd. set your bios to boot from the cd / dvd drive and restart. If the dvd starts to boot the drive is ok, if not the drive may be bad. __________________ http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g8...512200x267.jpg

07-13-2007, 07:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
marx91 Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 61	you'll need the dvd decoder driver that came w/ the laptop which should have been on the restore cd's that came w/ it a copy of nero 6 dvd burning software will work too Last edited by marx91; 07-13-2007 at 07:41 PM.

07-13-2007, 08:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
azwebs Silver Member Join Date: May 2007 Age: 14 Posts: 208	To try and play DVD's, the solution I recommend is Power DVD, but it costs, as does WinDVD. I suggest that you try VLC Media Player if you don't already have any of these. It will play the vast majority of files out there, and can be downloaded from here. Download VLC Media Player from VideoLan __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad QX6850 4.5Ghz 8GB Corsair 1033Mhz DDR2 RAM (4 x 2gb) 6 x 500GB Hard Drive SATA II 7200RPM (3 Terabytes) ATI Radeon CrossFire HD 4870X2 2gb (total) Dual GPU 18x DL DVD Burner, BluRay Writer (4X Speed) TV Tuner w/ Remote 2 Firewire Ports/8 CH Audio/Floppy/7 USB's 255mb Fibre Optic Broadband Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit

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The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	I have seen some burnt disks that certain drives didn't like. Might this be the case with yours, or are these commercial disks that can't be read? __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

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