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is my Drive a dvd or cd Drive

  • 03-04-2012 9:29pm
    #1
    AustinByrnes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭


    friend of mine bought a laptop off ebay laptop works a treat but wont play dvds,

    my question is this from the screenshots below is the drive actually a dvd drive or just a cd rom drive.

    it plays a music cd but wont read a dvd at all.

    please see pics attached.


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  • #2
    _AVALANCHE_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,620 ✭✭✭_AVALANCHE_


    What I always do in this case is install imgburn (Mirror 7), click the "write image file to disc" box-->Tools-->Drive-->Capabilities-->TA DA, whatever boxes are ticked, the drive will do.


  • #3
    FanadMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    AustinByrnes wrote: »
    friend of mine bought a laptop off ebay laptop works a treat but wont play dvds,

    my question is this from the screenshots below is the drive actually a dvd drive or just a cd rom drive.

    it plays a music cd but wont read a dvd at all.

    please see pics attached.


    Look on the drive itself.....does it say Compact Disc Recordable/DVD Rom/DVD+Rewritable? Should be easy enough to check just by looking at it.....unless the seller stuck a different cover on the drive.


  • #4
    AustinByrnes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭AustinByrnes


    there is no logos on the drive its blank. hence my confusion.


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
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    It's definitely meant to be a DVD drive. The red laser could be faulty, I've seen it happen.


  • #6
    fasttalkerchat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,652 ✭✭✭fasttalkerchat


    Just a stab in the dark but have you tried a driver update? Possibly you're using DVD drivers for a CD drive or vice-versa.


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  • #7
    AustinByrnes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭AustinByrnes


    i went into device manager highlighted the driver and did update driver the result i got back was this.


    see pic


  • #8
    _AVALANCHE_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,620 ✭✭✭_AVALANCHE_


    _AVALANCHE_ wrote: »
    What I always do in this case is install imgburn (Mirror 7), click the "write image file to disc" box-->Tools-->Drive-->Capabilities-->TA DA, whatever boxes are ticked, the drive will do.
    ahem^^^^^^^


  • #9
    fasttalkerchat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,652 ✭✭✭fasttalkerchat


    The only other thing I can think of is to remove the drive. If you tell me the model of the laptop I'll tell you how.

    When you remove the drive there should be a sticker on the top. Even a serial number could be enough.


  • #10
    AustinByrnes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭AustinByrnes


    laptop is on Zoostorm Kangaroo Vme50(i know not the most popular brand name) i will take the drive out and check it.


  • #11
    FanadMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    You try checking the bios? - should show it in there.


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  • #12
    jay-me
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭jay-me


    FanadMan wrote: »
    You try checking the bios? - should show it in there.
    Windows doesnt have software to read dvds off the bat download vlc media player and you are done


  • #13
    Echoes675
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 256 ✭✭Echoes675


    Have you installed the correct codecs? DVDs require MPEG2 decoding. There are loads of free codec packs out there. I use the k-lite codec pack. It supports loads of different audio and video.

    There are no seperate "drivers" between a cd or dvd drive or a blu ray drive etc.... The recognition of the drive happens at a BIOS / hardware (controller on the motherboard) level, just like adding additional RAM or HDD or a floppy drive to a PC. The O/S detects the drive automatically. As you can see in device manager it has correctly detected a DS8A4S drive, which happens to be a DVD-RW.


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