Problem with dvd-r/rw drive

[exiveres]

hi i am having a problem reading my music CDs(real, non-burned)

i have a relatively new computer and have played real and burned CDs in the drive before. now i can only burn to cd, but cant read these new CDs i just purchased

plz help so i can listen to my new music. thx.

 

[DaBigHurt]

hi i am having a problem reading my music CDs(real, non-burned)

i have a relatively new computer and have played real and burned CDs in the drive before. now i can only burn to cd, but cant read these new CDs i just purchased

plz help so i can listen to my new music. thx.

Well which Drive Do you have? Make & Model. Perhaps its just the CD's you just bought. Or a Firmware update sometimes help.

 

[exiveres]

hi i am having a problem reading my music CDs(real, non-burned)

i have a relatively new computer and have played real and burned CDs in the drive before. now i can only burn to cd, but cant read these new CDs i just purchased

plz help so i can listen to my new music. thx.

Well which Drive Do you have? Make & Model. Perhaps its just the CD's you just bought. Or a Firmware update sometimes help.


its a lite-on shw-160p6s. the cd's are fine. they work in my other comp and my car. also just updated the firmware and still same problem.
the drive reads but doesnt recognize the disc. i can also burn cds. =\

even tried running it through windows media. just says 'no disc in drive'

 

[bacis]

hi
since your drive burn cd it is ok.
the problem is that it can not read them.
did you try to clean the drive the drive with special cd lens scleaner??
hope this works.

 

[Mousemonkey]

I don't know if this has any bearing on your problem (I hope it hasn’t) maybe someone out there can clarify for me (and you) what was the outcome of the Sony BMG's rootkit/DRM nastiness that they tried to inflict upon us?

 

[exiveres]

also: i am able to watch DVDs on the drive, if thats any help.

 

[Mousemonkey]

I have not had any experience with Rootkits/DRM myself it was just that you mentioned music CD’s and do remember a flag going up a while back about Sony music CD’s, computers and Trojans. If you have checked for this and found nothing then I would suspect you have a failing drive,

Here’s a link to what the Wiki has to say :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Sony_CD_copy_protection_scandal