[lonely67cowboy]

first i wanna say sorry for posting in someone elses post. been working on this all day and can´t find a answer that works.
my problem is this:
i have 2 dvd drives on my pc
1. aopen dvd/cd writer
2. hp dvd writer 840i
sometime between sunday and yesterday the both stopped reading dvd´s. the both can still read audio cd´s and data cd´s but show nothing on a dvd. don´t matter if it´s a original or a burned. shows nothing.
any helpful ideas?
oh yeah.... when i open my workplace the dvd burner is listed as a cd rom
thanks in advance for any and all help
lonely67cowboy

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Hi. Try going to to the dirve manufacturer's website and downloading the latest drivers for your model.

[Facedown98]

Hi. Try going to to the dirve manufacturer's website and downloading the latest drivers for your model.

[lonely67cowboy]

did that already. no change

[Facedown98]

Ok. Have you tried running a System Restoration back to the day before this started? Here's how if you don't already know... Click on Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore. A new window will appear. Make sure that "restore my computer to an earlier time" has a bullet point next to it, and click next. You will now see a calendar. I want you to go back to yesterday. When you click on the day, you will see a list of times. Pick the one that best suits you. Click on next. You will now see a confirmation screen. Confirm that the date and time are correctly set, and click on finish. Your computer will now restart. Just before resetting, you will see a progress meter, showing you the restoration process. It may take a few minutes, so be patient. The computer will then restart, and with any luck, when you login, you will be back to normal. Good luck to you.

[lonely67cowboy]

it only shows restoration times for 2 days. which would be wednesday is the oldest. problems started on sun. or mon. i´ll try wednesday and let you know what happens

[lonely67cowboy]

didn´t help much. it shows the drive now as a dvd but it still won´t take a dvd

[lonely67cowboy]

did everyone forget me?
i talked to a friend today and he said mabey both drive the laser went bad. i asked if it´s possible for both to go out at the same time and he said wierder things have happened. could he be right?

Edited by lonely67cowboy, 09 September 2006 - 11:00 AM.

[hackysackpro]

Hey i am having the exact same problem. my burner is a pioneer dvd-rw DVR-109. i have had this prob. for a long time now. it has been about 6 or 7 or more months now. and i have just recently started to look for a solution. i have seached on many websites and i have done a lot of the things they say to do but nothing works. i have updated my drivers. i have done a lot and nothing is working. if someone knows how to fix this problem please help us out. thanks.

[lonely67cowboy]

could it be that my laser defect is? if maybe, is there any programs that check something like this?

[lonely67cowboy]

well i took the hp drive in today and traded it for a new one( i´ve only had it since june) and it was the burner that was defect.´i now think my second one is also laser problem. thanks all and please close this one