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My optical drive is not reading DVDs?

  • 07-01-2010 1:25pm
    #1
    Ramza
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,006 ✭✭✭


    Ok I got a new PC yesterday. I have it all setup perfectly now after the first day. The spec is

    Amd 3800+ 2.0GHZ Dual Core
    2 GB RAM
    nVidia GeForce 6600GT 256MB

    My drive is a Sony DVD RW AW-G170A. It runs CDs fine, but last night I went to watch a DVD and when my software said "No DVD found" I became a little worried. I've just tried now to install a PC game from a DVD and no such luck. In my Computer it shows as "DVD RAM" and has no size at all (0 bytes). If someone could help I'd be very grateful

    PS. My drivers etc are all up to date


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  • #2
    wolfric
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭wolfric


    vista by any chance?
    http://www.google.com/search?q=vista+dvd+drive

    Heaps of cases. I personally never got mine to work but apparently i had ALL the things that could possibly cause it by combination. The registery fix didn't do it but meh i don't use cds/dvds. Seems to work for everyone else though


  • #3
    Ramza
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,006 ✭✭✭Ramza


    No I'm on XP, but still, it's a really annoying problem


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