Computer Help.....

[rubberdinghy]

My DVD writer won't burn or even acknowledge there is a CD in...It's relatively new and it used to work...the computer recognizes it in the BIOS and Device Manager.

I searched google high and low, tried updating drivers, everything I could think of.....

Ideas?

[Dr_Evil_Mouse]

We've got pretty much the same problem with one of ours (though it does at least play cds) - it's not an emachine, is it?

[rubberdinghy]

no....I checked some stuff out re: aspi drivers or something...I got it all at 4.60 but would it make a difference at 4.71?

any1 know what I'm talking about...cuz i'm not

[jonyak]

ok I had a problem very similar to this a while ago with a bunch of cd's.

It turns out the cd was corrupt and it was crashing my drive. ya weird. but what happened was I would put the cd in and it would do nothing and then I could not even open other cd's on it for a while until I reset the computer with the cd out and reinstalled the drive.

I dunno if that will help you. but it worked for me. I then had to find all the cd's that did that. funny thing was they were all from a batch of cheap blanks I had bought. so I just didn;t use them.

[larry_llama]

remove the device in device manager (rt click "my computer"->manage->device manager, rt click dvd drive and "remove")

then rescan hardware (button at top of device manager) and it should force a reinstall of the drivers for the writer

report back

[rubberdinghy]

Tried that...even downloaded updated drivers from LG. No workie.

[rubberdinghy]

while we're on the subject....

I can't get my USB 2.0 to work...just reg straight up USB.

Maybe it's time to go out and purchase Windows XP.

if you know what I mean.

[popo weenie]

can help be right there i knoe albou tthose thingd

[larry_llama]

In theory, burners don't need an actual "Driver" to work. DId you try updating the firmware of the drive?

What OS are you running now? Don't resist it... XP Pro is pretty decent. Fuck vista though.

[Douglas]

does the drive at least spin the cd/dvd?

does said cd/dvd play in any other cd/dvd player?

[rubberdinghy]

Firmware? what's that? I am using XP, but, it's not a friendly version. I'm wondering if something screwed up when I attempted a SP2 Install, again, not a friendly version. I know that you need SP2 for the USB issue, I thought I had it fixed but it's still not.

[mattm]

"good" or "bad", xp is xp, there's no difference, the only thing is if you feel guilty or not.

By used to work, you mean it stopped working one day? Was there anything in particular that you can recall happening at the same time?

Does it refuse to play ALL cd's/dvd's? I once bought two spindles of blank dvd's, 50 on each, and when I tried to burn then, about 10 worked (that's two seperate spindles, all defective except for about 10 and I tried burining them all I was so pissed).

Have you tried pulling out the drive, booting windows without it then putting it back in? Best if you have another drive. Pull them both out, switch them (don't forget to change the master/slave jumpers on them). That will force windows to see them and reinstall them.

What's the exact make/model of the burner?

[rubberdinghy]

a) I don't feel guilty, but things started happening when I tried to get SP2 installed, to get my USB 2.0's to work.

b)yes

c)It refuses everything

d)Done that, currently setup alone as the master on the secondary IDE

e)LG Super Multi DVD Burner GSA-H22N102

[rubberdinghy]

does the drive at least spin the cd/dvd?

does said cd/dvd play in any other cd/dvd player?

a)yes, but doesn't read it.

b)It did before but I have disconnected my CD-ROM

[Douglas]

what are the jumper settings now on your dvd-rom?

[rubberdinghy]

master

[Booche]

It's relatively new and it used to work

cleanthefuckingporn.com

If that doesnt work yet everything else is fine, your cd/dvd player is facked.

[mattm]

Bad drive, send it back or just suck in the gut and get another one.

If you're really adventurous (and it's what I would do as the last thing before getting another one), reinstall windows entirely.

If you decide to go that route, make sure to talk to me first (pm me)

Edited October 17, 2007 by Guest

[rubberdinghy]

Well, b4 I do a complete re-install...

Anyone got a burner I could borrow to see if it is my burner...plus I got a bunch of stuff to put on disc before I can do a complete re-install.

[mattm]

partition magic, it's your friend. Never just have a C, always have at least a C and a D drive. This allows you to save any files to D so that you can reinstall anytime you want.