DVD ROM has stopped recognizing DVDs

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I have an LG DVD-ROM Model DRD8160B that has stopped recognizing DVD movies.
The DVD won't even show up in Explorer; it just says "Please insert disk."
The drive plays a music CD all right and recognizes a CD-ROM with files on
it.

Windows XP SP2.

Thanks for any help.
--
Bearman
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"Malke" <invalid@not-real.com> wrote in message
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> bearman wrote:
>
>>
>> I have an LG DVD-ROM Model DRD8160B that has stopped recognizing DVD
>> movies. The DVD won't even show up in Explorer; it just says "Please
>> insert disk." The drive plays a music CD all right and recognizes a
>> CD-ROM with files on it.
>>
>> Windows XP SP2.
>>
> DVD/CD combo drives have two lasers, one for the cd's and one for the
> dvd's. It would appear that the dvd part of the drive has failed.
> Replace it. DVD/CD-ROM drives are very inexpensive.
>
> Malke
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Thank you.