DVD RW wont read

[Dalo Harkin]

I appologise for noy having responded earlier as I was travelling. I tried everything as suggested above but apparently the problem was with the hardware and problem was solved once I replaced it with a new dvd-writer.

 

The amazing thing is that how quickly (apprx 6 months) the driver became useless.

 

Thanks to all for your help and support!

 

I dont know what you mean by the above (in red) I presume that you are meaning the firmware - and some writers need firmware updates to recognise new media - in the same way that BIOS's need updating to recognise new hardware -

The reason this is done is because the hardware or the media is newer than the drive or MOBO and they need to be MADE to see the media/hardware

[Goku]

I dont know what you mean by the above (in red) I presume that you are meaning the firmware - and some writers need firmware updates to recognise new media - in the same way that BIOS's need updating to recognise new hardware -

The reason this is done is because the hardware or the media is newer than the drive or MOBO and they need to be MADE to see the media/hardware

Dalo, I think it was just a typographical error. Alp must have been remarking about how the old drive which was only 6 months old, as I understand it, became faulty so soon.

 

-- Goku

[Goku]

I dont know what you mean by the above (in red) I presume that you are meaning the firmware - and some writers need firmware updates to recognise new media - in the same way that BIOS's need updating to recognise new hardware -

The reason this is done is because the hardware or the media is newer than the drive or MOBO and they need to be MADE to see the media/hardware

Dalo, I think it was just a typographical error. Alp must have been remarking about how the old drive which was only 6 months old, as I understand it, became faulty so soon.

 

-- Goku

[Guest Wolfeymole]

I have to agree with Goku and I think Alp inadvertently put an R in the word drive to make it Driver.

[Guest Wolfeymole]

I have to agree with Goku and I think Alp inadvertently put an R in the word drive to make it Driver.

[Tootech]

Thanks for posting back Alp, glad you got it sorted.

[Tootech]

Thanks for posting back Alp, glad you got it sorted.

[Plastic Nev]

Just a final point, if the DVD drive is only six months old, it may still be under warranty, so send it back and see how you go from there.

[Plastic Nev]

Just a final point, if the DVD drive is only six months old, it may still be under warranty, so send it back and see how you go from there.