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Gear / Technical Help => Post-Processing, Computer / Streaming / Internet Devices & Related Activity => Topic started by: kskreider on October 06, 2005, 06:31:41 PM
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I got this p.o.s with my desktop VAIO. All of a sudden it will not read OR write CD's. It will read and write DVD's fine, just no CD's.
I have tried absolutely everything one could think of doing. BIOS, Flashed firmware (for itself and the DRU-710a), updated drivers, rolled back to original drivers, XP system restore, old reg imports, etc.
Another other suggestions?
I am about 2 small screws away from turning this thing into a hammer party.
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It may be on its way to that big case in the sky.
I had the same drive, but never had that exact problem. Mine would not recognize CDs & DVDs sometimes, even if it was one I burned or the same brand I ususally used. I could usually "force" it to read it by putting in the disc, & rebooting.
Then the drive became stuck on PIU instead of Ultra DMA, took sooo long to read/burn a DVD. I eventually gave up & replaced it when it started doing everything at max of 1X ::)
Good luck.
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Anyway, thank goodness I am only $40 away from another badass NEC DVD-R/W drive.
Yeah, the way prices have come down it's not worth but so much trouble trying to fix it.
I got to jump from a 4X drive to 16X by replacing, as well. So that made it a little easier to do it :)