The DVD works but CDs will not read

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HP laptop dvd player can read DVD but not CD

The lens is causing the problem. Simplifying a bit, on a DVD unit, the same lens must "focus" on a laser beam reflected by the disk. CD and DVD reflect laser beams on different frequencies.\015\012A scratched or dirty lens may be able to read D ... HP Compaq nx6115 Notebook

Dell Inspiron 530 not recognizing HL-DT-ST-DVD+-RW GSA-H73N ATA. Downloaded latest driver. No luck. Plays CDs fine, but not DVDs. I've checked in Device manager and it says the DVD RW is working fine. I've also tried Microsoft fix-it and it has detected problem but cannot solve it. My computer has played DVD's in the past - this is a new issue.

I think your problem might not be a driver or software issue, if you have already checked all of that then it must be hardware, my guess is that if it plays cds fine and dosent play dvds, but did, the problem is with the lense inside the unit, i sugg ... Dell Inspiron 530 -Intel® Pentium® dual-core processor E2180 , Genuine Windows Vista® ... PC Desktop

HP Pavillion not reading audio CD

It is possible that this is a drive issue, I've seen drives that one of the optical reader device has gone out, but generally it'e the DVD reader and will only read CD's. It's very rare that the CD reader goes and the DVD reader works. Before you rep ... PC Laptops

Can't Play Dvds

Just wondering if you have tried a good DVD Cleaner and see if that Helps you out sometimes the optics on the laser gets so much dust it can't read the DVD and will more than likely read CDs but not DVDs Try that see If it works. I have the same comp ... Dell Dimension 5150 (DIM515MIN) PC Desktop

Cd/DVD drive has stopped working

Sounds like your Acer is not recognizing your DVD meaning your driver is not letting your computer talk to your dvd player. Try to determine what DVD player you have and search GOOGLE for drivers. Your computer might of come with a disk which have ... Acer Aspire 5100 Notebook

DVDRW will not read CDs

1)right clik on my computer\015\012go to \015\012properties\015\012device manager\015\012clik on cdrom\015\012uninstall it then re-install it\015\012after reinstall try using the drive\015\012\015\0122) ... PC Laptops

I can't burn anything with my DVD/CD-ROM but it reads dvds and cds

First reinstall the operating system and then you use either nero 6 or NTI CD? DVD maker ... PC Desktops

ComboDVD CD read/write fail

MS-DOS error messages\015\012\015\012\015\012\015\012\015\012This error is commonly encountered when attempting to read a diskette that is ... Inform ... HP Pavilion dv4000 Notebook

Matshita DVD-RAM UJ-840S Problem

CD drives work by reflecting a laser to a sensor, where the existance or absence of a reflected signal corresponds to a 1 or a 0 in the binary code.\015\012\015\012Prefessional "pressed" CD have a much greater level of "contrast" between ... PC Laptops

Toshiba Satellite A75-S206 DVDCD-RW drive problem

Hello GeneMat,\015\012\015\012I am Romeet,i will try and help you with this problem.Seems it could be an issue with the Combo DVD Drive's Driver Software or Firmware.\015\012\015\012Try This:\015\012\015\012From yo ... Toshiba Satellite A75-S206 Notebook

HP Pavillion dv6121tx 15.4" notebook problem with DVD Drive

I am stumpted. I am not sure. normally if a drive cannot read a disk and all of the software and drivers are correct then I would say that the drive head is out of alignment . Pasify me if you will and restore you computer to the time before you star ... HP Pavilion dv6000z Notebook

Will not read DVD-ROM

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Dvd and cds are not working the light keeps flashing yellow on dvd

Go into my computer and see if the dvd-rw is being recognized in there, It should be either the d: or e: drive.If it is in there then try different disks like music cd's, game cd's movie dvds and see if it can read them and show informati ... HP Pavilion dv6000z Notebook

I have an e-machines with a dvd/cd-rom in one that will not work.

I understand that your pc has a single dvd-drive that has the problem that it dos read dvds but not cds...please give model because this is a rare error.to check it, get the following disks and the freeware program 'burnatonce' (it is a ... E-Machines eMachines Desktop PC

Compaq armada e500 dvd rom doesn't work

Try cleaning the lense using a lense cleaning disk.Unfortunately it sounds as the drive is on the way out :(Dvd are harder for it to read than cds so they are normally the first thing to stop working.Dvd/cd drives ... Compaq Armada E500 Notebook

My Toshiba DVD drive stopped reading CD's

Try deleting the "upper and lower filters" from registry to see if this will help\015\012To follow this step, please go to start, then run....\015\012Inside the run box, please type in the box - regedit.\015\012Once it comes up wit ... Fujitsu LifeBook E6560 Notebook

Dvd ram drive not reading disc

Try cleaning with lens cleaner and if that doesn't help you need too replace it ... HP Pavilion dv2000t Notebook

Pioneer dvd-rw dvr-k17a

Dear Sir/Madam,\015\012\015\012\015\012 This is the problem of not matching/support the motherboard of your driver with Pioneer DVD. U just go the manufacturing site of Pioneer dvd and download the driver / updates and then inst ... Computer Utilities & Maintenance

LG HL-DT-ST DVDRAM T10N ATA DRIVE

Various issues can cause drives to occasionally balk at writing optical discs. These run the gamut of physical, hardware, and software troubles. Inappropriate or dirty media may be to blame. Make sure to match the type of recordable disc ... HP Pavilion dv6000z Notebook

Acer aspire 4720z DVD drive not working

Hey,it could be a dirty lens. here's a video on the cleaning, its annoyingly loud but shows how to clean the lens with rubbing alcohol.might want to turn the volume down in advance: ... Acer Aspire 5100 Notebook

Toshiba satellite a65-s1762 dvd-ram drive problems

Take the laptop *and* your DVDs/CDs to a qualified technician.\015\012It seems like the drive is "intermittently" failing, and needs to be replaced. ... Toshiba Satellite A65-S1065 Notebook

Doesnt read cds

Possible dirty cd laser lens. The CD & DVD lens are different so one may work and not the other. First step would be to try cleaning with a good quality lens cleaner. If it still does not work then it would be cheaper to replace the drive than to ... PC Laptops

Some keys in the keyboard not working

HelloThe easist way and cheapest is to buy a exernal keyboard for your laptop.The keyboard is broken and you cant repair it, to buy a new laptop keyboard it very expensive.The cd driver is also very expensive to buy, so I suggest th ... Compaq Presario 1800 Notebook

Only reads some disks.

Hi, if the PC's are older than 3 years or the cdrom drives are near it's end of life, it will make problems to read some CDR's. If you recorded the CD's you are trying to read, try recording at less than 4X speed.Sometimes, even "original" or " ... HP Pavilion dv6000z Notebook

When i insert a burned cd, the cd is recognized as such, but it does not see the files on it.It considers it as an empty cd

If you have burned CDs using Windows XP, you are already familiar with the Mastered format. The latest version of Windowsoffers a new format, called Live File System. Discs that use the LiveFile System format are often more ... Sony PC Laptops