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Dell E510 DVD+-RW drive stopped working

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ascardino View Member Profile	Aug 7 2008, 10:22 AM Post #1
New Member Posts: 1 OS: XP	I have a 4 year old Dell E510.The drivecannot read DVds. it canread CDs. I have never had probs reading DVd's Before. This just started about a week ago. I have been researching on the web for about a Week and trying EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!! THE Drive Is HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GWA4164B I have Win XP. Windows Service pack 3 Windows Media player 11 Roxio DVD Creator software PLease Help anything Thanks!!!!!!

shard92 View Member Profile	Aug 7 2008, 10:41 AM Post #2
Member 1K Posts: 1,110 From: tip of lake superior OS: win98/win2000/linux	well since it is 4 years old you could try a dvd cleaning kit.... looks like a dvd with a little brush on it... if that doesn't work, more than likely the dvd laser is toast and you need to get a new one.

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