Problem with my LIte-on DVDRW SOHW-1633s

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nkhaeti

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I have a Compaq Presario SR1620NX computer and the dvd drive is LIte-on DVDRW SOHW-1633s.
A few days ago, my dvd drive can only play audio CDs but not read cd/dvd or burn cd/dvd. My question to the group is some thing wrong with the driver of xp?
 
nah i won't say driver for xp or anything else cause these days most cd/dvd drives doesn't need drivers.
I just think your dvd is wearing out
one a side note that are drives that are picky reading certain media be it origina; or burnt cd's / dvd's
 
any suggestion before replacing the dvd/cd rom

thanks patrickv,
do you know of any fix I should try before replacing the drive? i have had this PC for less than 2 years and have not been using the dvd/cd rom a lot. I hate to see it go without trying a fix.
thanks
 
Is it showing up as a CD or DVD drive in my computer, but anyway go to the Control Panel-System-Hardware-Device Manager-find your DVD/CD drives click the + next to it-right click on the drive thats giving you a problem-click uninstall-then restart, it will reload windows drivers for the drive. If that doesnt help, like said above the drive is probable going out.
 
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Hey i'm having the same problem too, except mine is a TSSTcorp.. the Dvd drive play's everything, and burns cd perfectly, everything except DVD's i'll insert it in and I can hear it spin the disc, and i hear that laser noise, the little disc insterted icon shows then i open power dvd and it says no disc inserted, tried WMP, PDVD, and Nero... i gave up and now i'm waiting for my new DVD+-RW/CD+-RW... with lightscribe by LG for 32.99...:D best deal ever..!!!
 
should go into your device manager and check the IDE then next to the current transfer mode it should say something like DMA #.
 
you might consider updating the firmware of the drive. I had a Lite-on LTD-163, wich didnt read half the disks I put into it, till I updated the firmware to the newest version :)

the latest firmware for this drive has in the notes "supports more media" So my gues is, thats what you're looking for :)

http://www.liteonit.com/global/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=154
( :( tried linking the download site directly, didnt work. select optical storage in the first box, and then the model numbar in the 2nd box. then you'll find it :) )
 
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problems like this usually does not consent the drivers or even the disc. try flashing your firmware so that the drive is reset and updated
 
Well i don't think c.d or dvd rom dosent works because of drivers , there are no use of drivers of xp,or 98 in running c.d or d.v.d rom...
 
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