Problem with my LIte-on DVDRW SOHW-1633s

I have a Compaq Presario SR1620NX computer and the dvd drive is LIte-on DVDRW SOHW-1633s.

A few days ago, my dvd drive can only play audio CDs but not read cd/dvd or burn cd/dvd. My question to the group is some thing wrong with the driver of xp?

nah i won't say driver for xp or anything else cause these days most cd/dvd drives doesn't need drivers.
I just think your dvd is wearing out
one a side note that are drives that are picky reading certain media be it origina; or burnt cd's / dvd's

thanks patrickv,

do you know of any fix I should try before replacing the drive? i have had this PC for less than 2 years and have not been using the dvd/cd rom a lot. I hate to see it go without trying a fix.

thanks

Is it showing up as a CD or DVD drive in my computer, but anyway go to the Control Panel-System-Hardware-Device Manager-find your DVD/CD drives click the + next to it-right click on the drive thats giving you a problem-click uninstall-then restart, it will reload windows drivers for the drive. If that doesnt help, like said above the drive is probable going out.

Hey i'm having the same problem too, except mine is a TSSTcorp.. the Dvd drive play's everything, and burns cd perfectly, everything except DVD's i'll insert it in and I can hear it spin the disc, and i hear that laser noise, the little disc insterted icon shows then i open power dvd and it says no disc inserted, tried WMP, PDVD, and Nero... i gave up and now i'm waiting for my new DVD+-RW/CD+-RW... with lightscribe by LG for 32.99... best deal ever..!!!

should go into your device manager and check the IDE then next to the current transfer mode it should say something like DMA #.

you might consider updating the firmware of the drive. I had a Lite-on LTD-163, wich didnt read half the disks I put into it, till I updated the firmware to the newest version



the latest firmware for this drive has in the notes "supports more media" So my gues is, thats what you're looking for



http://www.liteonit.com/global/index...per&Itemid=154

( tried linking the download site directly, didnt work. select optical storage in the first box, and then the model numbar in the 2nd box. then you'll find it )

problems like this usually does not consent the drivers or even the disc. try flashing your firmware so that the drive is reset and updated

Well i don't think c.d or dvd rom dosent works because of drivers , there are no use of drivers of xp,or 98 in running c.d or d.v.d rom...

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