New DVD drive: Busted or Not?
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New DVD drive: Busted or Not?
I got a new dvd/burner drive the other day and its being kinda weird. For some reason it can read empty discs and burn them, but when i put in a normal disc (video game, music cd, dvd, etc) it doesnt work, whats going on with this?
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Sounds like a driver fault to me. See if you can get an updated driver from the manufacturer, or even from Microsoft's Update site. Otherwise, re-install the existing driver.
The only thing I can think of that could be at fault from a hardware perspective is that the laser is mis-aligned, therefore reading it's own written data, and not other data CDs or DVDs. If it's new, see if you can return it for a replacement to play on the safe side.
The only thing I can think of that could be at fault from a hardware perspective is that the laser is mis-aligned, therefore reading it's own written data, and not other data CDs or DVDs. If it's new, see if you can return it for a replacement to play on the safe side.
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