 Sony NEC Optiarc 5200s DVD drive |
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 Sep 28 2008, 05:47 PM
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 Knight Errant  Group: Clan Members Posts: 645 Thank(s): 0 Points: 79 Joined: 18-November 07 From: Swindon Member No.: 43  |
Hi,
I recently bought this DVD drive (http://tinyurl.com/53na3t) however from eBay rather than this shop. It ssuddenly started not recognising CD's anymore. Ive used it before to rip cd's but it not does not recognise blank or burnt cd's. But strangely it can still read DVD's and game discs.  Any ideas of what might be wrong or would you send it back for a new drive? Lawpf2001 --------------------  |
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Sep 28 2008, 08:07 PM
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Man at arms Group: Trusted non-SM Posts: 167 Thank(s): 0 Points: 1 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Leeds Member No.: 47 |
i gots me one of them.
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Sep 28 2008, 08:14 PM
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 Paddle Master Group: Clan Members Posts: 2,085 Thank(s): 30 Points: 317 Joined: 3-December 07 Member No.: 50 |
could try a firmware update
if that fails, message the seller asking if he had those issues --------------------  |
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Sep 28 2008, 08:23 PM
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 Knight Lieutenant Group: Clan Members Posts: 824 Thank(s): 0 Points: 218 Joined: 30-December 07 From: Brighton Member No.: 54 |
Potato!
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Sep 30 2008, 11:57 AM
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 Security and Projects Group: Clan Dogsbody Posts: 4,687 Thank(s): 1098 Points: 2,440 Joined: 31-August 07 From: A Magical Place, with toys in the million, all under one roof Member No.: 1 |
First thing we need to know: does it recognise any CD's at the moment?
A lot of CD/DVD players have dual diodes, meaning that hardware damage on the cd reading diode part will render cd reading knackered but dvd's still ok. I've had this happen once before, its possible to replace the lazer assembly but these days with cheap new dvd/cd writers, its better to buy them new (at least you generally get a 1 year guarantee) If it can read some sort of CD then you'd be worth checking out other drivers/firmware upgrades --------------------  |
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