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New Acer Laptop DVD-RAM Problem

  • 23-08-2006 12:18am
    #1
    awishawash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 135 ✭✭


    Hi everyone, I'm having some frustrating problems with my cd drive. The laptop is less than a month old. The drive plays DVD's, audio cd's, and reads data cd's fine. However, it will not read recordable cd's etc. Like if I have data written to a memorex cd, which is being read on another laptop no problem, and put it into this one, it just spins and doesnt bring anything up when I go into my computer/e:. In the cd burn software, it just reads 'media not present', or no disk in drive.
    Very Annoying! Any ideas?


Comments

  • #2
    hedgeh0g
    Closed Accounts Posts: 393 ✭✭hedgeh0g


    If its a cdrw will it burn a cd and then not read its own work?
    Its definitely a CD right? Like you are not trying to read a dvd in cd rom.

    Also – have you “closed” the cd after writing it?

    My top hunch is that you are using a cdrw (not closed ) no cdr disks.

    Then again its late – and Im tired – hope some of that helps you.


  • #3
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,378 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    Burn a cd on your laptop and see if it reads on another machine and then on yours. To be sure - finalise the cd.


  • #4
    majiktripp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭majiktripp


    Have seen this problem on a clients Acer laptop,if its a Matsui (I think that was the makes name) DVD- RAM drive (its black with "MultiRecorder" written on front bezel of it) then its an inbuilt fault in them and theres not much you can do about it unfortunately! I had to replace the clients one with a new dvd-rw.Tried firmware updates etc but no joy.


  • #5
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    I had the same problem with an Acer - in reverse. It would read cd-r, dvd-r etc, but it would not read any retail discs whether they were dvd, cd, etc. Was really weird, one of the strangest things I've seen...


  • #6
    awishawash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 135 ✭✭awishawash


    Thanks for all the replies, its looking like i'm gonna have to dig out the warranty. Hedgeh0g, what do u mean by "My top hunch is that you are using a cdrw (not closed ) no cdr disks." Do u mean with a cd-rw drive I cant use CD-r 's?


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  • #7
    majiktripp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭majiktripp


    To OP,I'll wager bottom dollar its hardware at fault not the media your using (ie CD's,DVD's,etc).
    If you search using google for your model number and dvd problems you'll probably find a few people in similar boat.


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